Many cross-border e-commerce companies in Xiamen have seen a boom in sales, with cross-border imports and exports peaking during the recently concluded "Double 11" shopping festival.

The opening ceremony of World Ocean Week 2023 and Xiamen International Ocean Forum was held in Xiamen on Nov 9.

The Fujian province cross-Strait maritime dispute resolution center was officially established in the Maritime Silk Road Central Legal District in Xiamen on Nov 9.

Xiamen issued a joint proposal titled "Green movement in Xiamen Bay" on Nov 7. That same day, a strategic cooperation agreement regarding the construction of a "ship-port-city" for pollution prevention in Xiamen Bay was signed.

The 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival ended with a flourish and an extravaganza on Nov 4.

Xiamen Port added a new BRI shipping route that is connected to major ports in China, the Republic of Korea and Indonesia. The vessel TS MUNDRA was the first to ply this new route and had berthed at Haitian Terminal on Nov 5.

The number of items exported via the Xiamen-Sao Paulo air cargo route surpassed the 10 million mark on Nov 3 when Flight ET3743, which was loaded with 95.2 tons of cargo, arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Countries in the Global South should unite more closely, explore modernization tailored to their own circumstances, and work toward establishing a multipolar world order, said experts and officials at a forum in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Nov 2.