

Vladimir Timofeev (front), deputy head of the Russian Republic of Karelia on strategic development, stops before a freezer stocked with meat and cheese at the Seashine Imported Goods Sales Center in Xiamen, Fujian province. [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.