The annual conference for deputy ministers of finance and vice-presidents of central banks from ASEAN countries, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea was held in Xiamen from Dec 12 to 13.
A delegation from Japan-China Friendship Association in Aomori-ken, a county in Japan, visited Xiamen, East China's Fujian province from Dec 5 to 7.
Musicians from Polish Circles of Art Orchestra performed at Xiamen University in East China's Fujian province on Dec 13.
Members of the National Committee on United States-China Relations visited Xiamen in East China's Fujian province from Dec 7 to 11 at the invitation of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs.
Li Xiaoping, director of Xiamen's Foreign Affairs Office, met with Koyshibaev Gabit, consul general of Kazakhstan in Shanghai, on Dec 9.
The vice-mayor of Xiamen in East China's Zhejiang province was invited to attend the National Day reception held by the Consulate General of Thailand in Xiamen on Dec 4, one day ahead of the big day.
A delegation from the Netherlands led by Hans Mayer, general secretary of the Zoetermeer-Xiamen Friendship Association, visited Xiamen in East China's Fujian province from Nov 25 to Dec 2.