THE Hainan Free Trade Port(FTP)officially launched island-wide special customs operations on December 18,2025.One month in,a reporting team from China International Communications Group(CICG)conducted an exclusive int...THE Hainan Free Trade Port(FTP)officially launched island-wide special customs operations on December 18,2025.One month in,a reporting team from China International Communications Group(CICG)conducted an exclusive interview with Feng Fei,secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People’s Congress.展开更多
On December 18,2025, Hainan Free Trade Port (Hainan FTP) officially began islandwide special customs operations.Although only two months have passed since this landmark step, the shift is already visible everywhere—f...On December 18,2025, Hainan Free Trade Port (Hainan FTP) officially began islandwide special customs operations.Although only two months have passed since this landmark step, the shift is already visible everywhere—from the bustling flow of international passengers at Haikou Meilan International Airport to the steady stream of cargo vessels calling at Yangpu Port, and even in the sustained attention investors are paying to “Hainan-related” stocks.Together, these signals point to one clear conclusion:China’s largest special economic zone has entered a new phase of development.展开更多
With the gradual implementation of a series of institutional arrangements, H ainan is becoming a new hot spot for global investment and an ideal destination for starting businesses and developing industry. While attra...With the gradual implementation of a series of institutional arrangements, H ainan is becoming a new hot spot for global investment and an ideal destination for starting businesses and developing industry. While attracting foreign investment projects, it is also creating more favorable conditions for local enterprises to expand into international markets.展开更多
For ordinary tourists, simpler entry and exit procedures and a broader range of duty-free goods in Hainan create a better travel and shopping experience.For China’s earnest endeavor to deepen reform and opening-up, i...For ordinary tourists, simpler entry and exit procedures and a broader range of duty-free goods in Hainan create a better travel and shopping experience.For China’s earnest endeavor to deepen reform and opening-up, implementation of the special customs operations policy in Hainan represents a significant step forward. For businesses in Malaysia and other ASEAN member states, especially export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Hainan serves as a“transit hub” for accessing the Chinese market and even other Asian markets.展开更多
At 11:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026, floodlights illuminated the launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in Wenchang,south China’s Hainan Province. A Long March-8A (CZ-8A) carrier rocket lifted off with a...At 11:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026, floodlights illuminated the launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in Wenchang,south China’s Hainan Province. A Long March-8A (CZ-8A) carrier rocket lifted off with a steady roar, its exhaust lighting up the night sky as it delivered a satellite into its designated orbit.The development of China’s first commercial space launch site has been striking. Since its inaugural launch in2024, it has completed 11 missions in less than 14 months—each a success.展开更多
In recent years,the new-style tea-drinking market has expanded rapidly.With the upgrading of consumer demands and the younger generation becoming the primary consumer group,the space experience centered around the“th...In recent years,the new-style tea-drinking market has expanded rapidly.With the upgrading of consumer demands and the younger generation becoming the primary consumer group,the space experience centered around the“third space”has become a crucial strategy for brands to differentiate themselves.This research focuses on the impact mechanism of spatial scenario design on the brand value of tea-drinking brands,aiming to explore the internal relationships among the key elements of spatial design,brand perception,consumers’emotional connection,and consumption willingness,providing theoretical support and practical references for scenario-based design in the industry.Through a combination of literature research and case-analysis methods,this study systematically reviews relevant domestic and international research on scenario-based design and brand value over the past five years.It selects representative brands as cases,deeply analyzes their spatial design strategies,user feedback,and market performance,and summarizes both successful experiences and existing problems.Scenario-based design is an important means to enhance the brand value of tea-drinking brands,but it needs to follow the four-in-one design principle of“brand consistency,functional diversity,experience coherence,and cost controllability.”In the future,brands should focus on the in-depth exploration and innovative expression of cultural elements,strengthen the multi-functional attributes of spaces,and achieve seamless integration of online and offline scenarios through digital means.In addition,it is recommended to adopt modular design to reduce scenario-updating costs and increase the return on investment.This research provides a theoretical basis and practical path for the optimization of the spatial design of tea-drinking brands,and has important reference value for promoting the high-quality development of the industry.展开更多
The work in this paper is based on primary research on how to obtain informed consent to medical treatment and or procedure among patients;this study was carried out in Papua New Guinea in both urban and rural health ...The work in this paper is based on primary research on how to obtain informed consent to medical treatment and or procedure among patients;this study was carried out in Papua New Guinea in both urban and rural health settings across customs,cultures,and languages in two provinces,on the basis of qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals including doctors,nurses,other healthcare workers,patients,and traditional healers.We emphasize the views of consent with participants of customs,cultural,and languages regarding informed consent.There are factors between peoples of differing circumstances which can greatly alter how they view consent.Some groups would involve people in the decision-making process that may not traditionally be involved in the decision making of a medical decision.Other groups may dislike certain medical procedures as in Papua New Guinea(PNG).And certain people have different views on what should be disclosed of the patient’s condition.Customs,cultures,and languages are common phenomena which continue to affect the daily lives of many thousands of people.It is unclear in PNG about the characteristics of customs,culture,and language on health care because there is no published information on informed consent and issues that affect the making of informed consent.展开更多
Starting from the issues related to the construction and management of customs supervision places for railway and water transportation,this paper systematically analyzes the problems and challenges in the facility lay...Starting from the issues related to the construction and management of customs supervision places for railway and water transportation,this paper systematically analyzes the problems and challenges in the facility layout of customs operation places,the construction of a public platform for customs and port logistics monitoring,the utilization of information and data,and the intensity of technological innovation.Based on in-depth research,this paper attempts to propose improvement strategies and suggestions in terms of scientifically planning the layout of customs supervision places for railway and water transportation,improving the operation of the logistics monitoring public platform,developing and utilizing the information and data system,building a smart customs,and innovating the supervision mode.This aims to further optimize the customs supervision process,improve supervision efficiency and accuracy,and provide a reference for the facilitation and safe development of international trade.展开更多
1 The Inuit's remarkable ability to thrive(蓬勃发展)in one of Earth's toughest environments hasn't happened by chance.Their complex system of traditions,passed down through countless generations,represents...1 The Inuit's remarkable ability to thrive(蓬勃发展)in one of Earth's toughest environments hasn't happened by chance.Their complex system of traditions,passed down through countless generations,represents far more than mere survival strategies-it's a highly developed blueprint for living in harmony with the Arctic's unforgiving landscape.展开更多
Huizhou etiquette and customs culture,as a significant element of China’s rural cultural system that integrates ethical profundity with the warmth of everyday life,embodies the collective memory and cultural identity...Huizhou etiquette and customs culture,as a significant element of China’s rural cultural system that integrates ethical profundity with the warmth of everyday life,embodies the collective memory and cultural identity of the regional community.In the context of social transformation characterized by informatization and globalization,the social structures and spatial domains that underpin traditional etiquette and customs are undergoing disruption.Focusing on Huizhou region as a case study,this paper investigates the transmission mechanisms and paths of identity reconstruction associated with etiquette and customs culture within the framework of media convergence.The research is conducted at three levels.First,at the symbolic catalyst level,the refinement of symbols and contextual translation facilitate the dynamic regeneration of Huizhou etiquette and customs symbols and reactivation of cultural significance.Second,at the media dimension level,a multi-dimensional communication system encompassing“the digital,social,and community layers”is constructed.Third,at the field identity level,the study analyzes how media convergence reorganizes material,social,and spiritual spaces to promote the reshaping of cultural identity among individuals and communities.Research indicates that the integration of digitalization,interactivity,and spatialization has transformed Huizhou etiquette and customs from static cultural heritage into a dynamic identity system,thereby facilitating a cultural cycle that“originating from the people and returning to the people”.展开更多
Customer churn is the rate at which customers discontinue doing business with a company over a given time period.It is an essential measure for businesses to monitor high churn rates,as they often indicate underlying ...Customer churn is the rate at which customers discontinue doing business with a company over a given time period.It is an essential measure for businesses to monitor high churn rates,as they often indicate underlying issues with services,products,or customer experience,resulting in considerable income loss.Prediction of customer churn is a crucial task aimed at retaining customers and maintaining revenue growth.Traditional machine learning(ML)models often struggle to capture complex temporal dependencies in client behavior data.To address this,an optimized deep learning(DL)approach using a Regularized Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory(RBiLSTM)model is proposed to mitigate overfitting and improve generalization error.The model integrates dropout,L2-regularization,and early stopping to enhance predictive accuracy while preventing over-reliance on specific patterns.Moreover,this study investigates the effect of optimization techniques on boosting the training efficiency of the developed model.Experimental results on a recent public customer churn dataset demonstrate that the trained model outperforms the traditional ML models and some other DL models,such as Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM)and Deep Neural Network(DNN),in churn prediction performance and stability.The proposed approach achieves 96.1%accuracy,compared with LSTM and DNN,which attain 94.5%and 94.1%accuracy,respectively.These results confirm that the proposed approach can be used as a valuable tool for businesses to identify at-risk consumers proactively and implement targeted retention strategies.展开更多
In the competitive retail industry of the digital era,data-driven insights into gender-specific customer behavior are essential.They support the optimization of store performance,layout design,product placement,and ta...In the competitive retail industry of the digital era,data-driven insights into gender-specific customer behavior are essential.They support the optimization of store performance,layout design,product placement,and targeted marketing.However,existing computer vision solutions often rely on facial recognition to gather such insights,raising significant privacy and ethical concerns.To address these issues,this paper presents a privacypreserving customer analytics system through two key strategies.First,we deploy a deep learning framework using YOLOv9s,trained on the RCA-TVGender dataset.Cameras are positioned perpendicular to observation areas to reduce facial visibility while maintaining accurate gender classification.Second,we apply AES-128 encryption to customer position data,ensuring secure access and regulatory compliance.Our system achieved overall performance,with 81.5%mAP@50,77.7%precision,and 75.7%recall.Moreover,a 90-min observational study confirmed the system’s ability to generate privacy-protected heatmaps revealing distinct behavioral patterns between male and female customers.For instance,women spent more time in certain areas and showed interest in different products.These results confirm the system’s effectiveness in enabling personalized layout and marketing strategies without compromising privacy.展开更多
In accordance with the regulations as stipulated in the Pro-visions of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Ex-ternal Audit, the Customs officers engaged in external audit shalluse the Certificate of Exte...In accordance with the regulations as stipulated in the Pro-visions of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Ex-ternal Audit, the Customs officers engaged in external audit shalluse the Certificate of External Audit of the Customs (hereinafterreferred to as Certificate) as of June 5, 1997. The Certificate has ablack leather outer covering and is inlaid inside with a pierced andguilded customs emblem, which consists of the red national em-blem in its upper part, and a key and a truncheon encircled by earsof wheat in its lower part. Put in a leather covering, the Certificateis a card sealed up with plastics, on which there is a bareheadedcolour photo of the holder in the Customs uniform and with a展开更多
The promotion of precise poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas will inevitably lead to changes in local folk customs.The economic development may bring about greater development of folk customs,and may also le...The promotion of precise poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas will inevitably lead to changes in local folk customs.The economic development may bring about greater development of folk customs,and may also lead to qualitative changes in folk customs.This paper mainly introduced the impact of the precise poverty alleviation on the folk customs.Based on the analysis,it came up with pertinent control measures,to better combine the folk customs with precise poverty alleviation measures,to promote common development of economy and culture in poverty stricken areas.展开更多
On October 13,the General Administration of Customs released data showing that according to customs statistics,in the first three quarters,China’s general trade import and export amounted to 13.92 trillion yuan,an in...On October 13,the General Administration of Customs released data showing that according to customs statistics,in the first three quarters,China’s general trade import and export amounted to 13.92 trillion yuan,an increase of 2.19%,accounting for 60.2%of China’s total foreign trade value,an increase of 0.8%over the same period last year.Among them,exports were 7.57 trillion yuan,an increase of 3.8%;imports were 6.35 trillion yuan,an increase of 0.1%.In the same period,the import and export of processing trade was 5.39 trillion yuan,down 6.49%.展开更多
This study explored the effective means of constructing characteristic urban cultural landscapes in the design of urban waterfront landscapes by combining with planning and design of Xihan River Customs Line and adher...This study explored the effective means of constructing characteristic urban cultural landscapes in the design of urban waterfront landscapes by combining with planning and design of Xihan River Customs Line and adhering to the theme of "cultural reproduction",tried to integrate cultural landscapes into ecological landscaping,so as to fully demonstrate signifi cance of urban cultural background for theoretic researches and practices of urban landscaping.展开更多
The Nanjing Customshouse is an admin-istrative department approved by theState Council to start operation on January 1,1979, which is responsible for the supervi-sion and administration of entry and exit inJiangsu Pro...The Nanjing Customshouse is an admin-istrative department approved by theState Council to start operation on January 1,1979, which is responsible for the supervi-sion and administration of entry and exit inJiangsu Province. It is directly subordinateto the Customs Head Office of the P.R.C.,展开更多
文摘THE Hainan Free Trade Port(FTP)officially launched island-wide special customs operations on December 18,2025.One month in,a reporting team from China International Communications Group(CICG)conducted an exclusive interview with Feng Fei,secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial People’s Congress.
文摘On December 18,2025, Hainan Free Trade Port (Hainan FTP) officially began islandwide special customs operations.Although only two months have passed since this landmark step, the shift is already visible everywhere—from the bustling flow of international passengers at Haikou Meilan International Airport to the steady stream of cargo vessels calling at Yangpu Port, and even in the sustained attention investors are paying to “Hainan-related” stocks.Together, these signals point to one clear conclusion:China’s largest special economic zone has entered a new phase of development.
文摘With the gradual implementation of a series of institutional arrangements, H ainan is becoming a new hot spot for global investment and an ideal destination for starting businesses and developing industry. While attracting foreign investment projects, it is also creating more favorable conditions for local enterprises to expand into international markets.
文摘For ordinary tourists, simpler entry and exit procedures and a broader range of duty-free goods in Hainan create a better travel and shopping experience.For China’s earnest endeavor to deepen reform and opening-up, implementation of the special customs operations policy in Hainan represents a significant step forward. For businesses in Malaysia and other ASEAN member states, especially export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Hainan serves as a“transit hub” for accessing the Chinese market and even other Asian markets.
文摘At 11:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026, floodlights illuminated the launch pad at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in Wenchang,south China’s Hainan Province. A Long March-8A (CZ-8A) carrier rocket lifted off with a steady roar, its exhaust lighting up the night sky as it delivered a satellite into its designated orbit.The development of China’s first commercial space launch site has been striking. Since its inaugural launch in2024, it has completed 11 missions in less than 14 months—each a success.
文摘In recent years,the new-style tea-drinking market has expanded rapidly.With the upgrading of consumer demands and the younger generation becoming the primary consumer group,the space experience centered around the“third space”has become a crucial strategy for brands to differentiate themselves.This research focuses on the impact mechanism of spatial scenario design on the brand value of tea-drinking brands,aiming to explore the internal relationships among the key elements of spatial design,brand perception,consumers’emotional connection,and consumption willingness,providing theoretical support and practical references for scenario-based design in the industry.Through a combination of literature research and case-analysis methods,this study systematically reviews relevant domestic and international research on scenario-based design and brand value over the past five years.It selects representative brands as cases,deeply analyzes their spatial design strategies,user feedback,and market performance,and summarizes both successful experiences and existing problems.Scenario-based design is an important means to enhance the brand value of tea-drinking brands,but it needs to follow the four-in-one design principle of“brand consistency,functional diversity,experience coherence,and cost controllability.”In the future,brands should focus on the in-depth exploration and innovative expression of cultural elements,strengthen the multi-functional attributes of spaces,and achieve seamless integration of online and offline scenarios through digital means.In addition,it is recommended to adopt modular design to reduce scenario-updating costs and increase the return on investment.This research provides a theoretical basis and practical path for the optimization of the spatial design of tea-drinking brands,and has important reference value for promoting the high-quality development of the industry.
文摘The work in this paper is based on primary research on how to obtain informed consent to medical treatment and or procedure among patients;this study was carried out in Papua New Guinea in both urban and rural health settings across customs,cultures,and languages in two provinces,on the basis of qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals including doctors,nurses,other healthcare workers,patients,and traditional healers.We emphasize the views of consent with participants of customs,cultural,and languages regarding informed consent.There are factors between peoples of differing circumstances which can greatly alter how they view consent.Some groups would involve people in the decision-making process that may not traditionally be involved in the decision making of a medical decision.Other groups may dislike certain medical procedures as in Papua New Guinea(PNG).And certain people have different views on what should be disclosed of the patient’s condition.Customs,cultures,and languages are common phenomena which continue to affect the daily lives of many thousands of people.It is unclear in PNG about the characteristics of customs,culture,and language on health care because there is no published information on informed consent and issues that affect the making of informed consent.
文摘Starting from the issues related to the construction and management of customs supervision places for railway and water transportation,this paper systematically analyzes the problems and challenges in the facility layout of customs operation places,the construction of a public platform for customs and port logistics monitoring,the utilization of information and data,and the intensity of technological innovation.Based on in-depth research,this paper attempts to propose improvement strategies and suggestions in terms of scientifically planning the layout of customs supervision places for railway and water transportation,improving the operation of the logistics monitoring public platform,developing and utilizing the information and data system,building a smart customs,and innovating the supervision mode.This aims to further optimize the customs supervision process,improve supervision efficiency and accuracy,and provide a reference for the facilitation and safe development of international trade.
文摘1 The Inuit's remarkable ability to thrive(蓬勃发展)in one of Earth's toughest environments hasn't happened by chance.Their complex system of traditions,passed down through countless generations,represents far more than mere survival strategies-it's a highly developed blueprint for living in harmony with the Arctic's unforgiving landscape.
基金Sponsored by Scientific Research Program Fund Project for Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province(2022AH050544).
文摘Huizhou etiquette and customs culture,as a significant element of China’s rural cultural system that integrates ethical profundity with the warmth of everyday life,embodies the collective memory and cultural identity of the regional community.In the context of social transformation characterized by informatization and globalization,the social structures and spatial domains that underpin traditional etiquette and customs are undergoing disruption.Focusing on Huizhou region as a case study,this paper investigates the transmission mechanisms and paths of identity reconstruction associated with etiquette and customs culture within the framework of media convergence.The research is conducted at three levels.First,at the symbolic catalyst level,the refinement of symbols and contextual translation facilitate the dynamic regeneration of Huizhou etiquette and customs symbols and reactivation of cultural significance.Second,at the media dimension level,a multi-dimensional communication system encompassing“the digital,social,and community layers”is constructed.Third,at the field identity level,the study analyzes how media convergence reorganizes material,social,and spiritual spaces to promote the reshaping of cultural identity among individuals and communities.Research indicates that the integration of digitalization,interactivity,and spatialization has transformed Huizhou etiquette and customs from static cultural heritage into a dynamic identity system,thereby facilitating a cultural cycle that“originating from the people and returning to the people”.
文摘Customer churn is the rate at which customers discontinue doing business with a company over a given time period.It is an essential measure for businesses to monitor high churn rates,as they often indicate underlying issues with services,products,or customer experience,resulting in considerable income loss.Prediction of customer churn is a crucial task aimed at retaining customers and maintaining revenue growth.Traditional machine learning(ML)models often struggle to capture complex temporal dependencies in client behavior data.To address this,an optimized deep learning(DL)approach using a Regularized Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory(RBiLSTM)model is proposed to mitigate overfitting and improve generalization error.The model integrates dropout,L2-regularization,and early stopping to enhance predictive accuracy while preventing over-reliance on specific patterns.Moreover,this study investigates the effect of optimization techniques on boosting the training efficiency of the developed model.Experimental results on a recent public customer churn dataset demonstrate that the trained model outperforms the traditional ML models and some other DL models,such as Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM)and Deep Neural Network(DNN),in churn prediction performance and stability.The proposed approach achieves 96.1%accuracy,compared with LSTM and DNN,which attain 94.5%and 94.1%accuracy,respectively.These results confirm that the proposed approach can be used as a valuable tool for businesses to identify at-risk consumers proactively and implement targeted retention strategies.
文摘In the competitive retail industry of the digital era,data-driven insights into gender-specific customer behavior are essential.They support the optimization of store performance,layout design,product placement,and targeted marketing.However,existing computer vision solutions often rely on facial recognition to gather such insights,raising significant privacy and ethical concerns.To address these issues,this paper presents a privacypreserving customer analytics system through two key strategies.First,we deploy a deep learning framework using YOLOv9s,trained on the RCA-TVGender dataset.Cameras are positioned perpendicular to observation areas to reduce facial visibility while maintaining accurate gender classification.Second,we apply AES-128 encryption to customer position data,ensuring secure access and regulatory compliance.Our system achieved overall performance,with 81.5%mAP@50,77.7%precision,and 75.7%recall.Moreover,a 90-min observational study confirmed the system’s ability to generate privacy-protected heatmaps revealing distinct behavioral patterns between male and female customers.For instance,women spent more time in certain areas and showed interest in different products.These results confirm the system’s effectiveness in enabling personalized layout and marketing strategies without compromising privacy.
文摘In accordance with the regulations as stipulated in the Pro-visions of the Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Ex-ternal Audit, the Customs officers engaged in external audit shalluse the Certificate of External Audit of the Customs (hereinafterreferred to as Certificate) as of June 5, 1997. The Certificate has ablack leather outer covering and is inlaid inside with a pierced andguilded customs emblem, which consists of the red national em-blem in its upper part, and a key and a truncheon encircled by earsof wheat in its lower part. Put in a leather covering, the Certificateis a card sealed up with plastics, on which there is a bareheadedcolour photo of the holder in the Customs uniform and with a
基金Supported by Humanities and Social Science Research Project of the Ministry of Education"Study on the Structural Reform of Agricultural Supply Front in Poverty Stricken Areas under the Dual Objectives of Ecological Protection and Poverty Reduction"(17YJAZH101)Key Project of Wudang Culture Research and Communication Center,Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities of Hubei Province"Breakthrough Innovation,Technical Compensation and Redevelopment of Traditional Industries in Danjiangkou Water Source Area"(17wdjd003)Project of Humanities and Social Science Foundation of Hubei Provincial Department of Education"Study on the Structural Reform of Agricultural Supply Front in Danjiang Reservoir Area of Hubei Province under the Dual Objectives of Water Source Protection and Poverty Reduction"(18D059)
文摘The promotion of precise poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas will inevitably lead to changes in local folk customs.The economic development may bring about greater development of folk customs,and may also lead to qualitative changes in folk customs.This paper mainly introduced the impact of the precise poverty alleviation on the folk customs.Based on the analysis,it came up with pertinent control measures,to better combine the folk customs with precise poverty alleviation measures,to promote common development of economy and culture in poverty stricken areas.
文摘On October 13,the General Administration of Customs released data showing that according to customs statistics,in the first three quarters,China’s general trade import and export amounted to 13.92 trillion yuan,an increase of 2.19%,accounting for 60.2%of China’s total foreign trade value,an increase of 0.8%over the same period last year.Among them,exports were 7.57 trillion yuan,an increase of 3.8%;imports were 6.35 trillion yuan,an increase of 0.1%.In the same period,the import and export of processing trade was 5.39 trillion yuan,down 6.49%.
文摘This study explored the effective means of constructing characteristic urban cultural landscapes in the design of urban waterfront landscapes by combining with planning and design of Xihan River Customs Line and adhering to the theme of "cultural reproduction",tried to integrate cultural landscapes into ecological landscaping,so as to fully demonstrate signifi cance of urban cultural background for theoretic researches and practices of urban landscaping.
文摘The Nanjing Customshouse is an admin-istrative department approved by theState Council to start operation on January 1,1979, which is responsible for the supervi-sion and administration of entry and exit inJiangsu Province. It is directly subordinateto the Customs Head Office of the P.R.C.,
