GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Starting from late February, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has launched the “Hong Kong Mega Events High Speed Rails” promotion campaign to introduce Hong Kong’s mega events in 2025 and diverse tourism resources to…
Exhibitors target broader customer base with diverse and high-quality products Employees of an exhibitor showcase products on Feb 20, 2025 at the Hong Kong Holiday and Travel Expo 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) A high-profile travel expo in Hong Kong, which opened on Thursday, features diverse tourism offerings that cater to evolving consumer demands,…
Justin Yifu Lin, former chief economist and senior vice-president of the World Bank, attends a press conference during the 18th Asian Financial Forum at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Jan 13, 2025. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY) Hong Kong – When asked why he chose Hong Kong to be…
Four districts in southern China on Friday formed a pilot framework under which connected cars will be mutually recognised, a mechanism designed to allow autonomous robotaxis to travel across cities. The Nansha district of Guangzhou, Shenzhen’s Qianhai and Bao’an districts, as well as Hengqin, an island co-administered by Zhuhai and Macau, agreed to the connected…
Hong Kong’s tennis chief said the city has the potential to become a tennis hub for not just the Greater Bay Area but also of Asia. Michael Cheng Ming-git, president of the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association, also hinted that more players would come to Hong Kong to train ahead of, or amid, tournaments around…
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On November 13, the opening ceremony of the 2024 ASEAN-China Greater Bay Area (GBA) Economic Cooperation (Qianhai) Forum was held in Qianhai, Shenzhen city, China. Under the theme “Technological Leadership, Industrial Synergy,” the forum features 5 sub-forums, enterprise exchange exhibitions, and industrial cooperation matchmaking events. Over 1,000 representatives from government departments, business associations, think tanks, and enterprises from…
Hong Kong is the most competitive city in the Greater Bay Area in three of six critical industries, according to an index that compares the relative advantages of the southern Chinese region’s 11 cities. Hong Kong tops the charts for financial services, trade and logistics, as well as culture, sports and tourism, according to the…
Lam, co-founder of new media art group Dimension Plus, who has a new media arts degree from New York University, focuses on using technology such as AI to create immersive audio-visual experiences. Like Siu, Lam works with artists across disciplines to create shows that push the limits of arts experiences. For example, for Reconnect 2023:…
The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is poised to be a game-changer, with economists predicting its GDP growth to outpace the national average. By 2035, its GDP could rival Germany’s, the world’s fourth-largest economy. Currently, the GBA has over 86 million residents and contributed about US$2 trillion to GDP in 2023. Transforming consumer markets The GBA’s…
Hong Kong’s film industry has welcomed measures in an expanded free-trade deal between the city and mainland China, but sector leaders have said operational details still need to be ironed out. An amendment to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (Cepa) signed on Wednesday laid out plans to remove hurdles for local businesses seeking to expand…