Statistics indicate that Xiamen's import and export volume increased 5.5 percent year-on-year to 607.11 billion yuan ($87.16 billion) from January to August, hitting a record high.
More than 480 projects with a total investment of 342 billion yuan ($49.3 billion) reached cooperation agreements during the 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade, which concluded in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Sunday.
Participants in the fourth China-Arab Trade and Investment Summit on Wednesday hailed cooperation between China and Arab nations, saying that it has displayed great vitality and resilience amid the uncertainty and instability in today's world.
The 22nd China International Fair for Investment and Trade, or CIFIT, kicks off on Thursday in Xiamen, Fujian province, with a focus on the digital economy and green investment.
International students from the Xiamen University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Urban Environment recently visited the Xiamen Software Park in the coastal city in Fujian province to learn about local sci-tech companies' development, their talent demand and the park's one-stop services for expats.
The upcoming 22nd China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) will offer more access for global companies to China's market, and function as a platform for economies to be more involved in free trade, said government officials and business leaders on Tuesday.
China has eased border entry restrictions for international students and business travelers starting on Aug 24 as part of broader steps to facilitate greater cross-border travel and exchanges more than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.