The online closing ceremony of 5th Friendly Cultural Exchange Program was held on Nov 26.
Daisuke Miyajima, the newly appointed mayor of Sasebo, Japan, led a delegation of 18 representatives to visit Xiamen in East China's Fujian province from Oct 31 to Nov 2.
A team of five amateur marathon runners from Xiamen visited the Republic of Korea from Oct 21 to 23, during which they took part in the 2023 Pyeongtaek Port Marathon.
A celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the sister-city relations between Xiamen and Cardiff in the United Kingdom was held in Xiamen on Oct 12.
Huang Yiyang, consul general of the People's Republic of China in Frankfurt, Germany, had his first official meeting with Wolfram Leibe, mayor of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, on Oct 9.
Huang Wenhui, mayor of Xiamen in East China's Fujian province, welcomed the visiting Tory Whanau, mayor of Wellington, New Zealand and her delegation on Sept 19.
A delegation from Xiamen recently visited South Africa to strengthen subnational exchanges and promote development of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center (BPIC).