China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has unveiled 47 new institutional innovations from the nation's pilot free trade zones (FTZs).

The flagship cruise ship Costa Mediterranea of China's leading cruise company will officially commence operations, with Xiamen as its homeport, in March.

Xiamen's reform heat index once again ranked first among 19 cities at the vice-provincial level or above nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The world's largest LNG dual-fuel roll-on/roll-off ship, SAIC ANJI SINCERITY, the first to be funded and built by a Chinese ship-owner, made its debut at the Modern Terminal of Dongdu Port Area in Xiamen on Jan 22.

The Xiamen Digital Port Platform officially went live on Jan 23.

The Cross-Strait Tea Culture Festival and Enjoying Free Trade New Year Consumer Festival are being held at the Taiwan Duty-free Shopping Park in Dadeng town from Jan 19 to 25.

With the arrival of 2024, the aircraft leasing business in the Xiamen Free Trade Zone has surged, with four leased aircraft successfully touching down so far this year.

A total of 108 trips, an 8 percent year-on-year increase, were made on the China-Europe (Xiamen) freight train route in 2023.