‘Shenzhen speed’ is normally a compliment, describing how the southern Chinese city gets things done at a rapid rate. But a downturn in its economy in the third quarter has been equally accelerated, casting doubt on its...
Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hong Kong were the third, fifth and seventh-busiest container ports in the world last year. Under the master plan for the GBA, they are supposed to work closer together to boost connectivity and...
More like Hong Kong or more like Singapore? That’s one of the questions for Shenzhen’s housing bosses, who are mulling new ways to put a lid on the city’s property prices. Shenzhen has a reputation as a boomtown and...
The first anniversary of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau-Bridge – the world’s longest bridge-and-tunnel crossing – has just passed. Has it been a success? The short answer is that it depends whom you ask. When the 55km link...
Dongguan is no stranger to serving overseas markets. But the majority of the goods it makes are sold under someone else’s logo. It hopes that cross-border e-commerce will get its firms closer to consumers. Dongguan’s...
Macau hosts millions of punters at its casinos every year. It could soon be reaching out to stock market investors as well, following news that local officials have asked for permission to launch their own stock...
A policy address from the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, in March highlighted hydrogen energy for the first time. The plan is put 5,000 fuel-cell vehicles on the roads by next year, with hopes of selling more than a...
As the provincial capital of Guangdong, and with a location at the head of the Pearl River estuary and the heart of the Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou’s focus on becoming a key transport hub makes strong strategic sense...
Talk that two of the world’s leading universities could collaborate in Shenzhen highlights how the city is hoping to address its shortcomings in higher education. An age-old saying in Chinese is that “A good name is...
In the second of this week’s stories on robotics we look at Gree Electric, and how the World Robot Conference was a reminder that the aircon major wants to become a force in industrial automation. Dong Mingzhu...
Ho Iat-seng was elected as Macau’s new political head by a committee of 400 local representatives at the end of August. What can we expect from his first term in office? Gambling on election results has become big...
Cities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou are trying to race ahead in robot deployments. Nearby Foshan – home to more than seven million people – is accelerating its bid to become the GBA’s automation hub as well. The...
Cities in the Greater Bay Area are revving up to realise the benefits of the world’s newest super-cluster. Places like Meizhou and Yangjiang that didn’t make the cut as participants in the plan want a piece of the...
Despite headlines about high costs that are persuading companies to leave China for cheaper production bases elsewhere, places like Shenzhen, known for its expensive property prices, are attracting new...
The business sector in Hong Kong has been waiting for more details of the GBA master plan since its initial announcement in February. But there hasn’t been much major progress, particularly in the banking sector. So...
New partnerships point to why the GBA is set to be a key market for electric car sales. Property developers are revving up for action with a new venture that could bring a step change for charging stations. China wants...
China’s Ministry of Finance sells the first ‘lotus bond’ in Macau in a bid to boost the city’s role as an offshore centre for the yuan. Macau wants to focus on promoting the currency to Portuguese-speaking nations...
Shenzhen has six firms in the latest ‘50 smartest companies’ list from MIT Technology Review, but how does it stack up against China’s other tech hubs? The first time that Huawei was mentioned in MIT Technology Review’s...
A cluster of 400 robotics and smart manufacturing companies is taking shape in Dongguan’s Songshan Lake science and technology park, the beating heart of the city’s tech sector. That’s helped Dongguan take a...
Policymakers in the GBA have promised to wage war on pollution and there has been some progress in clearing the air. But smog still weighs heavily on the region’s skies, something that will be harder to remedy without a...
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