With its ratification steadily advancing, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement is likely to come into force next year, shoring up regional development and injecting strong growth impetus into the global economy, experts and industry insiders said.
Yuan Longping, dubbed the "father of hybrid rice", who died from multiple organ failure on Saturday at age 91, will long be remembered for his contribution to help feed the world.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement will help its participating countries forge more open economic relationships and improve trade liberalization, officials and experts said.
Shen Xiaoming, Party chief of Hainan, described Hainan University as a participant, thinktank, incubator, and reserve team in service of Hainan's reform and opening-up and its Free Trade Port construction, during his visit to the university on May 19.
Hainan has achieved a regional GDP of 139.6 billion yuan ($21.3 billion) in the first quarter of this year, up by 19.8 percent year-on-year and the second fastest growth in China, according to a press conference held by National Reform and Development Commission on May 18.
South China's Hainan issued a three-year action plan on May 17 to improve the investment structure and quality of Hainan Free Trade Port.
China's Tianzhou 2 cargo spacecraft and its carrier rocket - a Long March 7 - were moved to the launchpad on Sunday morning, undergoing final tests before their planned launch in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
