

Kong Suting (fourth from right), vice president of the Xiamen Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, poses for a group photo with ROK guests and makes the "finger heart" gesture, a convenient alternative to the big heart sign created by crossing the thumb and index finger. [Photo/xmfo.gov.cn]
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.