13 missing in Shenzhen after railway building site landslide on Wednesday night

13 missing in Shenzhen after railway building site landslide on Wednesday night

A catastrophic landslide at a construction site alongside a railway line in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen late on Wednesday night has left 13 people missing. The accident happened at around 11pm at the Shenzhen-Jiangmen railway’s fifth section in Baoan district’s Hangcheng Street area. Immediate emergency response measures were initiated, with provincial and city … Read more

China’s new Shenzhen-Zhongshan mega link carries high hopes for Greater Bay Area economy

China’s new Shenzhen-Zhongshan mega link carries high hopes for Greater Bay Area economy

After seven years of construction, a massive connector spanning the Pearl River Delta – known as the Shenzhen-Zhongshan link – the newest component of a sprawling infrastructure plan for the Greater Bay Area, is due to open at the end of June, with hopes that it will stimulate closer economic integration in the mega city … Read more