One million banana test-tube plantlets were recently exported to Laos after passing the on-site quarantine and the laboratory test of Maoming Customs.
The Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism recently released the first batch of provincial historical and cultural tourism routes, three of which are in Maoming.
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.