Sixteen senior high school students from Baltimore, USA visited the US city's sister city of Xiamen, China from June 25 to 30.
Xiamen in East China's Fujian province boasted a steady growth of import and export sales with countries involved the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Jan to May this year.
Xiamen city moved up two spots to 17th in terms of comprehensive economic competitiveness in the 2018 report of China's urban competitiveness released on June 24.
A new air route linking southeast China's coastal city of Xiamen and Rangoon, capital city of Myanmar, was launched on June 22, ending the nagging absence of a direct flight between Fujian province and the largest city in Myanmar.
A Sino-Singapore youth exchange study and tour program was launched in Xiamen, southeast Fujian province, on June 10.
Xiamen in East China's Fujian province is set to host the 28th China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival on Nov 19-23.
Nobel laureate James J. Heckman came to Xiamen University in Fujian province to deliver a lecture on "Creating and Measuring Capabilities" on June 14.
