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Temporary Road Closures in Haikou for New Year’s Eve...

Several roads in Haikou will be subject to temporary traffic controls on December 31, 2025, due to a large New Year’s Eve concert being held in the city ...

A New Direct Flight Puts Hanoi Within Easy Reach...

Hainan Airlines has launched a direct Haikou–Hanoi route, with three weekly flights and a short evening schedule, offering a practical option for Spring Festival 2026 travel ...

China Updates Entry and Transit Policies for International Visitors

China has announced new entry and transit measures for international travellers, including expanded visa-free transit, more direct-transfer airports, online arrival filing, and upgraded clearance systems …

Hainan’s New Tourism Regulations: What You Need to Know

The Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is about to see a major shift in how tourism is regulated. On December 1, 2025, a comprehensive new law, the Hainan Free Trade Port Tourism Regulations, will take effect, replacing the current provincial tourism ordinance ...

Hainan Free Trade Port: Unlocking Opportunities in the Hainan Free Trade Zone

Learn about the Hainan Free Trade Port and Free Trade Zone, a thriving economic hub in Hainan Island. Discover the benefits, incentives, and investment opportunities available in this strategic location. Explore the policies, industries, and initiatives driving growth in the Hainan Free Trade Zone and how businesses can leverage its advantages to expand their operations and tap into new markets.

Stress testing for Hainan Island customs closure is underway

In June 2020, China released a master plan for the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), aiming to build Hainan Island into a globally influential free trade port by the middle of the century. As part of the master plan, the FTP is set to introduce island-wide customs clearance operations by 2025, which will be a foundation and a milestone for its future development.

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China’s New VAT Rules (Effective January 1, 2026)

You may have seen headlines about new VAT regulations coming into effect in China from January 1, 2026. For many foreigners living and working in China, the immediate question is “Does this affect me — and if so, how?” Here’s the short, simple answer ...
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Hainan Releases 2026–2030 Masterplan: What the Next Five Years Mean for the Free Trade Port

Hainan has just released its 2026–2030 blueprint, a plan that will shape the Free Trade Port after customs closure. Here’s a clear breakdown of what to expect and what the next five years mean for business, investment and the island’s economic trajectory ...

FTPBlueprint

In need of new drivers of growth that go beyond natural resources and tourism, China’s economic planners aim to give Hainan’s economy a boost by leveraging its clean, service-driven tropical environment to showcase a China that is proficient in renewable energy and value-added services as opposed to the labor-intensive and export-driven manufacturing that characterise other free trade zones and previous periods of economic development.

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Currently, China has 12 pilot FTZs

Currently, China has 12 pilot FTZs, so what are the unique advantages of the Hainan Free Trade Port?

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Advantages of the Hainan FTZ

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Invest in Hainan, tropical agriculture

Hainan boasts unique tropical agricultural resources, its tropical land area accounts for 42.5% of China’s total tropical land area, with an average annual temperature of 22.5-25.6℃, annual sunshine hours of 1780 ～ 2600 hours and average rainfall of 1,600 mm

Invest in Hainan, high end food processing

Hainan is rich in tropical fruits and vegetables such as pineapple’s, coconuts and mango, providing a local resource base for the processing of agricultural and sideline products

Invest in Hainan, the modern medicine industry

Hailed as “natural medicine storehouse” and “capital of southern medicine,” Hainan boasts up to 3,080 different types of medicinal plants. As a base for the introduction and entreport of global animal and plant germplasm resources, Hainan encompasses significant categories of biomedical raw materials, with immense resources for the pharmaceutical sector

Invest in Hainan, energy and environmental protection

Hainan announced Development Plans for a completley Biodegradable Plastics Industry in the province (2020-2025) to increase production capacity of completely biodegradable plastic products, support the demand for a plastic ban and work to build a totally biodegradable plastics industry demonstration base

Invest in Hainan, new petrochemical materials a 100-billion-yuan petrochemical industry

Invest in Hainan. With 3 natural gas-rich areas and resources of 12 trillion m³, Hainan boasts one third of China’s total reserves of oil and gas.

Interview with Ambassador of Ireland to the People’s Republic of China, Ann Derwin on the Hainan Expo and FTP

It’s believed that Ireland’s industry and Hainan’s growth development plans complement each other, especially in the areas of science, high-tech, agri-food produce, pharmaceuticals, med-tech and education
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How does the Hainan FTP negative list compare to...

Except for specific regulations related to the mining industry, foreign investors will generally be able to register and obtain their business licenses in Hainan in these industries and further expand into other locations in China.
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Hainan FTP Q&A

What materials are required for a limited liability company...

Hainan Free Trade Port Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.
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Hainan FTP Q&A

What materials do foreign enterprises need to prepare for...

Hainan Free Trade Port Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.
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