

A delegation of more than 20 foreign diplomats and and entrepreneurs in Xiamen visits the Taiwan Investment Zone in Zhangzhou, a Fujian city adjacent to Xiamen. [Photo/fao.xm.gov.cn]
The Foreign Affairs Office of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province organized a business tour for more than 20 foreign diplomats and entrepreneurs in the city on June 27.
The delegation visited the Taiwan Investment Zone in Zhangzhou, a Fujian city adjacent to Xiamen and the Maluanwan New Urban Zone in the Haicang district of Xiamen.
Organizers said in the Zhangzhou Taiwan Investment Zone, they got a comprehensive understanding of the importance of financial remittances from overseas Chinese to the economy of southern Fujian.
Julius Caesar Aragon Flores, consul general of the Philippines in Xiamen, promised to organize a media delegation from Manila, capital of the Philippines, to film and promote the traditional culture and overseas Chinese culture in South Fujian.

The delegation of more than 20 foreign diplomats and entrepreneurs in Xiamen visits the Maluanwan New Urban Zone in Haicang district. [Photo/fao.xm.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.