SZ: NO. 1 In Economic Competitiveness

SHENZHEN is the most competitive city economically in China, according to a report by a mainland think tank. The report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) analyzed and compared the competitiveness of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and 294 cities on the Chinese mainland. It showed that Shenzhen has the strongest competitive power,…

Citic Securities land purchase in Shenzhen stirs CLSA

2014-February-08 South China Morning Post Howard Winn There was some interest among CLSA staffers recently following an announcement by Citic Securities on the Hong Kong stock exchange website. It says Citic has spent 3.5 billion yuan (HK$4.4 billion) buying a plot of land in Shenzhen which will be developed as the “Citic Securities Shenzhen headquarters…

Hardware start-ups Hacking Shenzhen

Why southern China is the best place in the world for a hardware innovator to be 2014-January-18 The Economist OH NO, NOT another accelerator, you may think. But this one is different. On the tables are not just the obligatory laptops and smartphones but circuit boards, cables, screwdrivers and a few items which look only…