Hong Kong’s chief executive will lead a delegation to Macau on Thursday to join celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese administration, while the gaming hub is preparing for President Xi Jinping’s coming three-day visit. Macau stepped up security measures on Tuesday, including implementing a ban on drones, and will suspend … Read more
China is about to open the latest addition to a growing network of mega transport links in Southern China’s Greater Bay Area. The Huangmaohai Cross-sea Passage – a 31km (19-mile) crossing that connects the city of Zhuhai in the Pearl River Delta to cities west of Huangmao River – is scheduled to go into operation … Read more
One of the “brightest financial minds” at Beijing’s sovereign wealth fund is set to join the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, according to sources. Qi Bin, 57, vice-president and deputy chief investment officer with China Investment Corporation (CIC), is expected to arrive in Hong Kong this week. He is likely to become a … Read more
Oppo last Friday pledged no less than 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) in funding over the next five years to deepen collaborative efforts with PolyU on AI imaging technology, as well as for expanding the scale of co-training for PhD and postdoctoral researchers. “The research centre’s primary goal is to [nurture] talent,” Zhang Lei, chair … Read more
Drawn by its affordable food, shopping and entertainment, many Hong Kong residents choose to spend their weekends in the neighbouring city of Shenzhen in China. Some venture to Guangzhou, another nearby city that has its share of Cantonese cuisine, pristine malls and cultural destinations. But further east in Guangdong province is a little-known city that … Read more
Apple has opened an applied research laboratory in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, as the US giant bolsters it commitment to the world’s largest smartphone market amid heightened competition with domestic players, including Huawei Technologies. The facility started operations on Thursday at the Shenzhen Park in Hetao, a cooperation zone developed under the … Read more
Lu Xinning, deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong, has been appointed as a member of the Chinese Communist Party Standing Committee of Guangxi, an autonomous region in southwest mainland China. Mainland media reported on Monday that Beijing had appointed Lu a member of the Communist Party Standing Committee for the Guangxi Zhuang … Read more
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
HONG KONG ADVANTAGES Jobseeker Lois Lin from Jiangsu province in China, who was at the summit to look for work in the financial and consulting sectors, said she pursued her master’s degree in Hong Kong without realising the advantages of being in the city. “I soon realised the advantages of residing in a city that … Read more
The strategic significance of embodied AI places it at the forefront of the global technological race. In analysing the supply chain, our findings highlight the pivotal role China’s Greater Bay Area, with Shenzhen at its core, plays in the country’s embodied AI supply chain. This dominance underscores the area’s critical contribution to China’s competitive edge. … Read more
