In February international publicity forced a hotel, the Mangrove Tree Resort World in Hainan, a southern vacation island, to close a casino bar for guests that paid out winnings in tokens that could be redeemed for hotel rooms and spent in resort shops.
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In 2007, the company sold 50 aircraft to Hainan Airlines in Shanghai.
Compared with other smart cards in China, Hainan's marker has a number of advantages.
The survey polled U.S. run businesses in Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan provinces, as well as in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Chongqing.
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Couples in the southern island province of Hainan even braced bad weather and lined up in the rain, waiting for their chance to say "I do".
Some blame bad weather, such as the October floods in China's Hainan province, which damaged crops and helped raise food prices.
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State media said patrols in the southern island province of Hainan would be able to board foreign ships that stopped in its waters or violated other regulations.
Our aircraft made an emergency landing in an airfield on China's Hainan Island.
On the higher education circuit, she will receive the title of Honorary Professor from Tongji University in Shanghai and meet with officials at Hainan University, where she is Honorary Chairperson of the University Council.
In 1993 the People's Bank of Hainan decided to establish a provincial financial-data network using a credit card with a microchip.
Growth in pivotal Guangdong province slowed and business on Hainan Island was brought to a virtual standstill by a real-estate bubble, now once more a problem.
The newest entrant to the luxury club might be the Banyan Tree resort on the island of Hainan, which is set to open in April.
Lanzhou in north-west Gansu ranked last, while Haikou on southern Hainan island was rated with the cleanest air.
Hainan has played host to one-off poker tournaments, including a World Poker Tour event held in December.
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