Flight MF831, carrying 161 passengers, departed from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport on Oct 8, bound for Doha, capital of Qatar. This marks the 10,000th round trip flight between Xiamen airport and Belt and Road countries this year.
Mohamed Ameen, senator of the PNC and Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of the Maldives led the delegation of the ruling coalition of the Maldives to visit Xiamen in Southeast China's Fujian province from Sept 20 to 22.
A World First Aid Day promotional event and series of activities known as "Xiamen Now — Stories of the New Era" took place at the Guanren International Community in Xiamen on Sept 14.
On Sept 7, during the 24th CIFIT, the Dialogue on Global Development Initiative, with the tagline "Cultivating new growth momentum for shared global development", was held in Xiamen.
The BRICS Forum on Partnership on New Industrial Revolution 2024 is scheduled to begin in Xiamen on Sept 10.
Xiamen along with other cities in China and Brazil hosted light shows at their respective landmark buildings to commemorate the 50th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic relations.
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his retourage visited the port city of Xiamen in Fujian province.