Statistics show that Xiamen in Fujian province boasted foreign trade import and export volume worth 204.92 billion yuan ($32.12 billion) in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 9.7 percent year-on-year.
Xiamen Port ranked 13th worldwide in terms of container throughput in 2021, setting a record high.
In the first quarter, Xiamen Customs and the Xiamen Commission of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade issued 2,279 RCEP certificates of origin worth $170 million to 283 companies.
Three expats in Xiamen recently hosted a livestreaming event to share tips on epidemic prevention and control with their local counterparts.
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport recently added six new international freight routes that link Xiamen with cities in Australia, Qatar and Ethiopia, Xiamen Daily reported.
Xiamen ranked first in terms of business environment in Fujian province in 2021, marking the third consecutive year that the city has received the honor, local media reported on March 22.
The first phase of the Xiamen international health station was put into use on March 28 and received its first 63 inbound travelers on the same day.
