Special zone Nansha is trying to establish itself as a testing ground for new ideas in artificial intelligence. Local start-up Pony.ai – already a unicorn – is one of its pioneering companies in driverless cars. As the...

The trade war may be making more of the headlines but a ‘war for talent’ is being waged in Guangdong, home to the Greater Bay Area and also China’s most populated province, with 113.5 million people.  Last month we...

Regulators have just granted the much-awaited commercial licences for 5G. Services should be available to customers within three or four months. Expect the GBA to be a touchstone market.   That didn’t take long. Only a...

China’s government is about to grant the first commercial licences for 5G services. But will it even be able to roll out the new network? The GBA has a solid claim as ground zero in the battleground for the next...

Dongguan is often perceived as Shenzhen’s poorer cousin, with a reputation for lower-end manufacturing and seedy nightlife. But its bid to rebrand has just been bolstered by news that a ‘GBA University’ is going to be...