In the first half of this year, the regional gross domestic product (GDP) of Maoming saw a year-on-year decline of 6 percent to 143.89 billion yuan ($20.56 billion), with the rate of decline narrowing 3.7 percent from that of the first quarter of the year.
In the first half of this year, the total output value of enterprises above designated size in Maonan district, Maoming reached 9.52 billion yuan ($1.36 billion), increasing by 1.7 percent.
The 2020 Tilapia Industrial Conference kicked off in Maonan district, Maoming on July 26.
Cinemas in Maoming reopened for business on July 20 after being closed for more than half a year due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Huazhou, a county-level city in Maoming, has made great efforts in promoting agricultural mechanization and boosting rural revitalization in recent years, achieving several positive results.
Maoming in South China's Guangdong province had a 99.5 percent rate of days with excellent or good air quality in the first six months of 2020, ranking first in the province.