The public technology platform offers services relating to 17 subject fields.
At the same time, the local government has also provided financial support to a marine industry venture capital fund to attract private capital into the local marine industry, said the bureau's officials.
Focusing on cultivating a number of innovative enterprises in their start-up or growing stages, the government has also provided them with special loans, according to the officials.
Li You, Ren Xiaojin and Zhang Yi contributed to the story.
A show of marine biotechnology attracts the interest of visitors during the 2016 World Ocean Week in Xiamen. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily]
Two foreign delegates exchange their opinions during the World Ocean Week. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily]
Representatives from Africa take a group photo at the Haicang Innovation Exhibition Center, the main venue for the event. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily]
China has decided to extend its visa waiver policy to ordinary passport holders from Canada and the United Kingdom starting from Feb 17.
Forty-one new port-of-entry duty-free shops have been established nationwide, with Xiamen Xiang'an International Airport, Xiamen Wutong Passenger Wharf, and Xiamen International Cruise Center included on the list.
