The billboard of the 8th Greater Bay Area Chief Economists Forum 2026 in Shenzhen on July 24 Themed on “Open Asia-Pacific, Shared Prosperity—APEC ‘China Year’ and the New Mission of the Greater Bay Area,” the 8th Greater Bay Area Chief Economists Forum 2026 kicked off in Shenzhen on July 24. As the 33rd APEC Economic…
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has urged the city to position the Greater Bay Area as a leading equine hub under its first five-year plan, proposing the formation of a distinctive racing circuit for both mainland Chinese and international tourists. In a submission to the government on Thursday, the club said the equine industry had…
Calls on SMEs to Accelerate Global Expansion and Seize New Cross-border Growth Opportunities HONG KONG, July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The GBA Global Business Expansion Summit, fully sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and organized by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), grandly opened in Hong Kong today. This year’s summit focuses on helping small and…
The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Football Exchange Tournament opens on July 12, 2026 in Qingyuan, Guangdong province. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) QINGYUAN — The 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Football Exchange Tournament opened on Sunday in Qingyuan, bringing together approximately 200 players from 12 teams across the three regions for a three-day competition. The tournament,…
Foreign diplomats visit province to learn lessons of transformation to global tech, innovation hub Foreign envoys to China visit the headquarters of Mingyang Smart Energy Group in Zhongshan, Guangdong province, to learn about the development of sustainable energy solutions. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Jaime FlorCruz arrived in China in 1971 as a young Philippine student…
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute (SZRI), established in 2007, serves as a vital base for CUHK to conduct scientific research, talent cultivation, technology transfer, and startup incubation on the Chinese mainland. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) With a clear strategic vision for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Chinese University of…
Skyscrapers border the lush green landscaping in Shenzhen’s central business district. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Based on total GDP for the first quarter of this year, four cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area have ranked among the top 30 in the Chinese mainland, with Shenzhen remaining in third place nationwide and Guangzhou returning…
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has concluded a five-day fact-finding trip to three mainland Chinese cities in the Greater Bay Area to explore ways of deepening the international financial hub’s integration into the national blueprint. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said that its director, Xia Baolong, had visited Guangzhou,…
First phase of project costs 42b yuan, will serve 20m people when complete A computer rendering of Guangzhou’s second airport. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, officially kicked off construction of its second airport in neighboring Foshan on Wednesday, as authorities seek to meet fast-growing civil aviation demand and reinforce the…
There are many challenges facing Hong Kong, and the world order seems to be reorganizing itself in rapid and unforeseen ways at blistering pace. It is disruptive, unprecedented in modern times and disturbing in equal measure. Areas of geopolitics that were thought stable have been uprooted. Friends and allies are increasingly seen as tradeable commodities…