Hainan Island working permit application

Hainan Island working permit application

A working permit is a long term visa which allows a foreigner to stay and work legally in China. So to work on Hainan Island, foreigners should get their working permits approved before they start their jobs. Once a foreigner gets a job, his/her employer normally handles the working permit application. As a foreigner, the […]

Covid-19 Entry Restrictions to Mainland China Updated Sept. 25

Covid-19 Entry Restrictions to Mainland China Updated Sept. 25

Who can travel to Mainland China including Hainan Island from Sept. 28, 2020: From September 28, 2020, foreign nationals holding valid residence permits for work, personal affairs, or family reunions many once again enter Mainland China. Persons whose residence permits in the approved categories expired after March 28, 2020, may apply for a new residence […]

The 2020 Hainan Free Trade Port Investment Guide officially released

The 2020 Hainan Free Trade Port Investment Guide officially released

Hainan Free Trade Port Investment Guide On June 1, 2020, The Central Government released Hainan Free Trade Port Master Plan. On August. 25th, 2020, the Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development (Hainan IEDB) published the 2020 Hainan Free Trade Port Investment Guide. For foreign investors, the most important is to know where to invest […]

Hainan Marine Trade Exchange Services set up in Sanya

Hainan Marine Trade Exchange Services set up in Sanya

On August, 21st, 2020, a big ceremony was held to celebrate the establishment of Hainan Marine Trade Exchange Services at the Seminar on Innovation and Development of Cruise and Yacht Industry in Hainan Free Trade Port. Sanya has great potential to develop the cruise and yacht industry with its unique natural resources and climate advantages. […]

More flights to Boao Airport, the third Airport on Hainan Island

More flights to Boao Airport, the third Airport on Hainan Island

Boao Qionghai Airport Hainan Island China Boao Airport is located in Zhongyuan Town (中原镇), about 12KM from Qionghai City Center, and 15KM from the Boao Forum for Asia permanent site. The Airport occupies an area of about 3 million sq. meters with airstrip of 3200 meters, good for B747 and Airbus 340. The airport serves […]

Hainan increased Tax-free shopping quota to CNY100,000 from July, 1, 2020

Hainan increased Tax-free shopping quota to CNY100,000 from July, 1, 2020

Hainan Duty-Free Annual Quota to CNY100,000: China’s Hainan Province increased its annual tax-free shopping quota for travelers. With effect from Wednesday, July 1, the quota was raised to 100,000 yuan (about 14,123 U.S. dollars) per person each year from the current 30,000 yuan. The categories of duty-free goods were also been expanded. Duty-Free Shopping Centers […]

Hainan Free Trade Port Major Policies

Hainan Free Trade Port Major Policies

On June 1st, 2020, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released a master plan for the Hainan free trade port, which aims to build the southern island province into a globally-influential high-level free trade port by the middle of the century. According to the master plan, a […]

Updated June.5： Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits to China including Hainan Island China

Updated June.5： Temporary Suspension of Entry by Foreign Nationals Holding Valid Chinese Visas or Residence Permits to China including Hainan Island China

In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China National Immigration Administration has announced that China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits still valid to the time of this announcement, effective 28 […]

Hainan Free Trade Port master plan released

Hainan Free Trade Port master plan released

From Xinhua News Agency On June 1st, 2020, Chinese authorities released a master plan for the Hainan free trade port, aiming to build Hainan Island, the southern island province into a globally-influential high-level free trade port by the middle of the century. A free trade port system focusing on trade and investment liberalization and facilitation […]

Boao Forum for Asia to postpone 2020 Annual Conference

Boao Forum for Asia to postpone 2020 Annual Conference

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) has shown full solidarity to the international community in the fight against the disease. To support and comply with the epidemic control measures from affected countries and in the interest of participants’ health and safety, the Forum, based on consultation with the host country and […]