Category: Expats in Haikou

On February 28th, the Haikou Jiangdong New District Management Bureau and the Haikou Foreign Experts Bureau jointly hosted a Foreign Talent Open Day event in Haikou Jiangdong New District. Amidst the rich aroma of local Hainan coffee beans, foreign talents from Hong Kong, Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia shared their vision and hopes for studying, working, and developing in the Hainan Free Trade Port.

According to news reports, influenza has become more prevalent than COVID-19 in Beijing as of February 2023 with the most common subtype of influenza detected being H1N1. Some schools across the country have temporarily suspend face-to-face classes as a result of scattered clusters of COVID-19 cases or H1N1 influenza, leading experts to call for calm and reassuring people not to worry.

The first acoustic music event at Roxy's Restaurant in Haikou was a resounding success. The event brought together international artists from China, the U.S., Ireland, and the U.K. to showcase their talent and entertain the crowd.

A weekend at Yunshe Songtao is a nice break away to recharge the batteries whether for families, couples or even small groups. At the time of writing, it’s still undergoing development with the first phase having been completed and accepting tourists.

A new air cargo service connecting Haikou with Incheon in the Republic of Korea (ROK) was launched on Sunday. It flew on the first all-cargo route opened by Haikou City's Meilan International airport in 2023.

Hainan Province has announced "Ten Measures to Open Hainan Free Trade Port's Professional Service Market to Hong Kong" to promote institutional opening up and optimise the business environment. The "Ten Measures" are part of Hainan's plan to accelerate the opening up and innovation of trade in services and promote deep cooperation between Hainan and Hong Kong in the field of professional services.

A warning letter has been issued on the regulation of education fees declaring eleven "prohibitions" for educational institutions in Hainan, including colleges, universities, secondary vocational schools, primary and secondary schools, and kindergartens.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and human orthopneumovirus, is a common, contagious virus that causes infections of the respiratory tract. Currently, there is no vaccine against RSV.

For Hainan, the restart of outbound tourism brings not only opportunities but also challenges as it must compete once again with established tourism destinations like Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.