The Chinese mainland is making an all-out effort to contain the novel coronavirus, with outbreaks spreading nationwide.
Zhang Quan, director general of Xiamen foreign affairs office, met with Maria Antonina Mendoza Oblena, consul general of the Philippines in Xiamen, on March 1.
Xiamen in Fujian province released an action plan aiming to build the city into a consumption-oriented international city recently, following its fruitful achievements in the consumption sector in 2021.
The Xiamen financial block chain platform for international trade recently opened six new application scenarios for companies' supply chain financing and banks' loan tracking, Xiamen Daily reported.
Xiamen city in East China's Fujian province and its sister city of Guadalajara in Mexico both held light shows on the night of Feb 14, local time, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sino-Mexican diplomatic relations.
Xiamen customs issued 1,013 RCEP certificates of origin for commodities worth 498 million yuan ($78.53 million) in January, which was expected to help eliminate tariffs by more than 5 million yuan for local export companies.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province reached 2.2 billion yuan ($346.35 million) in January, an increase of 11.7 percent year-on-year.