Over 2,000 participants took part in the Wenchang stop of a running competition on May 13 held to celebrate Hainan's 30th anniversary of building up the province and the special economic zone.
Hainan province announced a plan on Sunday to woo top-tier talent to help the island develop into a pilot international free trade zone.
Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, exchanged ideas with Chinese and foreign journalists and media officers on Hainan's new development opportunities at a press salon held in Beijing on May 10 by the All-China Journalists Association.
A Hainan modern agriculture and internet industry promotional show was held on May 9 in Tel Aviv, a coastal city in Israel.
More than 1,900 foreigners from about 70 countries have received a Foreigner's Work Permit and been employed in Hainan since April 1 last year, according to data from the Hainan Foreign Experts Affairs Bureau.
Establishment of an institute for a free trade port with Chinese characteristics has been approved by the Hainan provincial government to support Hainan's free trade port development.
Ten years ago, when she was 14, Tang Xuemei lost a leg in the Wenchuan earthquake, but that didn't stop her from following her dreams.
