About Hainan

About Hainan

Dongfang; Hainan’s Sunniest, Driest City, Where “East” Lies West

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East is on the west here; Dongfang means "east", yet the city stands on Hainan's west coast. It takes its name from a Li hill village called East Village, gets more sunshine than any other place on the island...

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China Grows 4.5 Percent in Q3 but Exports are Doing Outsized Work

China's economy grew 4.5 percent in the third quarter, up from 4.3 percent in the second, yet investment in...
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German Chemical Giant BASF to Make Chip Materials in Nanjing by 2028

German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of...
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China Creates an X-Class of Train Numbers for Services above 350KM/H

China is giving its fastest trains a letter of their own. A new X prefix, read xīn (新, "new"),...

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