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Hainan offshore duty-free sales up 25%

China's southern island province of Hainan saw total offshore duty-free sales surge 25.4 percent year-on-year to 43.76 billion yuan ($6.2 billion) in 2023, local Customs said on Monday. Last year, over 6.7 million shoppers purchased 51.3 million duty-free products on the tropical island, said the Customs department in Haikou, capital of Hainan. The two figures grew 59.9 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively.

Logistics sector sees December expansion

China's logistics sector registered expansion in December, industry data showed. The index tracking the country's logistics market performance stood at 53.5 last month, up 0.2 percentage point from November, said the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.

Xinhua - China Daily