Not all December space missions were successful. The Japanese startup Space One, for example, saw its Kairos rocket self-destruct shortly after lifting off from Kushimoto in Japan’s Wakayama ...

China sent all of its operational aircraft carriers to sea, while a U.S. "flattop" remained in the Philippine Sea.

Hainan’s duty-free spending slumped 29.3% in 2024, raising concerns over its transformation into a tax-free shopping hub by 2025.

While retail spending in Hainan is not crucial for China's economy, the declines deal a blow to foreign luxury brands. Such brands had counted on a post-pandemic boom that had tripled sales to 43. ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Duty-free spending slumped 29.3% last year in China's island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, as a weak economy led to a ...

German retail giant Metro AG is set to open a new store in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, in the second half of this year. Covering an area of 12,000 square meters, the new store ...

BEIJING – Duty-free spending in China’s island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, slumped 29.3 per cent in 2024 as a weak economy saw a sharp ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Duty-free spending slumped 29.3% last year in China's island province of Hainan, where global luxury players from LVMH to Kering have set up shop, as a weak economy led to a ...

HAIKOU -- German retail giant Metro AG is set to open a new store in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan province, in the second half of this year. Covering an area of 12,000 square meters ...

A research team conducted a large-scale genetic study by collecting 500 samples from Hainan’s major tea-growing regions.