Port area open for business

DALIAN: China's second bonded port area began operation on Thursday in this port city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province.

Dalian Dayaowan Bonded Port Area, one of three areas approved by the State Council, received a license to operate after passing a check of its infrastructure and monitoring systems.

"It is the second bonded port area to open in China," said Gong Zheng, deputy head of the General Administration of Customs.