Founded in May 1955 as a subsidiary of Sinopec, or China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Company is welcoming its 65th anniversary this year.
Maoming has launched a series of preferential tax policies to help its aquatic products enterprises resume production and reduce the impact caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
A total of 53,200 tourists visited Dianbai district, Maoming from May 1 to May 2, the first two days of the five-day Labor Day holiday, generating $1.62 million in total tourism revenue.
Maoming's GDP saw a year-on-year decrease of 9.7 percent to 67.66 billion yuan ($9.56 billion) in the first quarter of this year.
Two ecological restoration projects in Maoming were rated among the 10 provincial models that were recently released by the Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department.
Hans Verheijen, mayor of Sittard-Geleen in the Netherlands, recently sent his thanks to Maoming through a video.