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.
Maoming High-tech Industrial Development Zone, which covers Qijing town in Dianbai district and a partial strip mine in Maonan district, saw fruitful results in its poverty alleviation efforts in 2019.
The 2020 Maoming lychee live streaming and pre-sale promotion activity kicked off on April 19, with Cui Jian, vice mayor of Maoming, appearing on camera to promote lychee sales.
The first intelligent logistics express line in China was put into use in Xin'an town, Huazhou of Maoming on April 15.