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Stormy Skies Ahead: What Hainan’s Weather Looks Like This Week (Oct 24–31)

If you’re planning beach time, boating trips, or outdoor adventures in Hainan this week, you may want to hit pause. The latest forecast from the Hainan Meteorological Bureau indicates a stretch of unsettled weather, with heavy rainfall and strong winds ...

Hainan to ban disposable plastic bags and tableware by...

Disposable plastic bags and tableware that are non-degradable are to be phased out by 2020 in Hainan, the provincial department of ecological environment announced...

Hainan province to ban sales of diesel, petrol cars...

Hainan province will ban sales of diesel or petrol cars from March 1 when new air pollution measures and laws take effect. Hainan, the smallest province in...

Giant panda bears arrive in Hainan

The first giant pandas to relocate permanently to Hainan Province made their first public appearance last Sunday 25th November.

Discover the Haikou countryside by bicycle on Hainan Island

If you are looking to get out of the city and explore the Haikou countryside then this is a great spot to put your head down for the night. Even better, it's situated amongst some of Haikou's oldest villages and major tourist attractions.

Discover Haikou E02 The Meishe River Wetland Park

The Mei she river Feng Xiang wetland park covers an area of around 200 acres and is capable of treating 5,000 tons of wastewater from the Mei she river each day. Last weekend The Haikou Guide, visited the park to discover what it's all about.

Guilin Yang Zoo, things to do in Haikou

Guilin Yang is one of my favourite haunts at weekends, it's only 20 minutes from Haikou City, has a beautiful unspoiled beach that’s usually empty, has some nice nature walks if you know where to look and by and large has a really relaxed friendly atmosphere.

Seawater rice could eventually feed 80 – 200 million...

Chinese researchers hope to find at least one strain that can be grown nationally according to Mr. Zhang Guodong, executive director of the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center in Shandong province.

Boa constrictor swallows goat, bites off more than it...

Forest authorities in Hainan have confirmed that a boa constrictor has died after attempting to swallow a 35 kg mountain goat, the boa itself was estimated to weigh only 25 kg.

Hainan scientists complete genome sequencing for the humble coconut

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences Hainan have sequenced and assembled the genome of the humble coconut, reports Xinhua last Thursday.

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