Beijing is considering making a city neighborhood often called "Russia Town" its first downtown duty-free shopping area.
The Shanghai municipal government is looking for retail space to open a duty-free store to promote the city as an international trading center.
Hainan province is expected to expand the network of duty-free shops across the island in a bid to build itself into a global shopping center and tourism destination, Luo Baoming, Party secretary of Hainan, said in an interview.
Tourists visiting China's southernmost province, Hainan, have a higher duty-free spending limit starting Thursday - a stimulus to promote the island as a destination for luxury-good buyers.
South China's Hainan province on Thursday launched an expanded version of its duty-free purchase program in order to encourage more Chinese to buy imported luxury items at home.
Famed around the world for its natural beauty, Sanya in South China's Hainan province has added to its appeal by becoming a duty-free island with high-end luxury shopping centers attracting millions of visitors from home and abroad.
China's southernmost province, Hainan, will offer more kinds of duty-free items with a higher purchase limit, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Tourists visiting China's southernmost province of Hainan will soon be able to buy more kinds of duty-free items with a higher purchase limit.
China's southernmost province of Hainan is considering raising the duty-free allowance for tourists as it attempts to build itself as an international resort.
Beijing is expected to set up duty-free shops in its downtown area, said an official at the first general assembly of the World Tourism Cities Federation in Beijing on Saturday.
Stores established on South China's tropical island province of Hainan as part of a pilot duty-free program saw business continue to boom this year.
Tourists heading to Hainan may get to spend more on duty-free products in the tropical island province as the 5,000-yuan ($760) limit might double.
Baijiu makers look abroad for new markets and increasing sales figures. A French businessman said his favorite baijiu brand is Moutai.
The first downtown Beijing duty-free shop will be located in the central business district, according to People's Daily website.
Officials said more stores are in the pipeline and a rebate cap on purchases is to be lifted in Hainan.
With the once-famous Exotic Cargo Market having lost its appeal, Tianjin authorities are looking at turning Dongjiang Island into a duty-free shopping destination
Hainan opened a second duty-free store on Wednesday, following the success of the first, which since April has boosted domestic tourism to the province in South China.
Hainan opened a second duty-free store on Wednesday, following the success of the first, which has boosted domestic tourism to the province in South China.
A second duty-free shop will open in south China's island province of Hainan on Wednesday, marking the full implementation of the region's trial program for duty exemptions.
A second duty-free shop will open in South China's island province of Hainan on Wednesday, marking the full implementation of the region's trial program for duty exemptions, local authorities said Monday.
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