Half of GD’s richest people from SZ
PONY MA, chairman and CEO of Tencent, with a wealth of 276.73 billion yuan (US$39 billion), ranks No. 2 in…
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2019 Chinese City Creativity Index (CCCI)——Shenzhen kicked No.3 among large and medium-sized cities in China
At the SMIDF 2019, the 2019 CCCI was officially released, among which Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou,…
Shenzhen Aims for Smart-city Benchmark
Shenzhen will strive to become a world-class new-type smart-city benchmark by increasing digitalization in social governance, Shenzhen Party chief Wang…
Changes to foreign investment framework
The Morrison Government announced temporary changes to the foreign investment review framework that are designed to protect Australia’s national interest as…
BGI Provides a Total Lab Solution for Large-scale Coronavirus Detection, in addition to its Coronavirus Test Kits with CE-IVD Mark
Facing the spread of COVID-19 in a growing number of countries across the world, it is critical that high throughput…
Kind Reminder to Foreigners Entering China via Shenzhen
Dear foreign friends, Recently, there has been an outbreak of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus infection in many provinces (autonomous…
Ping An ranks No.1 among top 500 SZ firms
PING An, Huawei and Amer rank as Shenzhen’s top three enterprises in terms of
Shenzhen has 3rd most tycoons in China: Hurun
Shenzhen ranks third in China in terms of the number of billionaires with personal assets exceeding US$1 billion, following Beijing…
UNSW team cracks top 10 of International innovation competition with stem cell project
A team of UNSW researchers secured a top 10 place in a major innovation competition by showcasing the potential of…
SZ Tops Country in Big Data Development
A blue book with an annual report on the development of big data in China was published Monday by the…
Incubator Serves Start-ups in SZ, Edinburgh
A creative exchange incubator, the Edinburgh-Shenzhen Creative Exchange (ESCE), organized an array of activities to promote Edinburgh enterprises during the…
SZ Airport among World’s Most Beautiful
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport is on a list of the top 10 World Most Beautiful Airports, and Wang Xiaodan, a…
BGI Co-initiates Global Biological Genomic Project
BGI, the Shenzhen-based company focused on research and application of genomics, announced Tuesday that it will take part in a…
Shenzhen-made Satellite to be Launched This Year
A Shenzhen-made satellite will be launched into space in the second half of this year as the first test satellite…
Shenzhen Raises Subsidies for Startups
Government subsidies for the preparatory period of startups opened by returned overseas professionals and teams will be increased to 30…
GD-HK-MACAO Coordinated Development Plan to be Unveiled
Premier Li Keqiang addresses delegates during the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the…
Conference Creates Win-win for Chinese, UK Enterprises
The Shenzhen-based Tian’an Cyber Park Group will set up a base at Royal Albert Dock to promote Guangdong brands in…
4 Driverless Buses Begin Trial Operation in Shenzhen
FOUR smart buses began a trial operation in Futian Bonded Zone in Shenzhen on Saturday. The smart buses, which are…
Directors of World’s Top Museums to Gather in SZ
Directors of more than 60 top museums in the world will join cultural ministers of some countries as well as…
BGI’s MGI Tech Launches 2 New Genetic Sequencers
A subsidiary of BGI, MGI Tech, announced it had launched two new next-generation genetic sequencers, MGISEQ-2000 and MGISEQ-200, at the…
Products Promote Green Lifestyles
Shortages of fresh water have long been a challenge for humanity, especially in areas with water pollution and insufficient water…
SZ to Mark First Talent Day
Shenzhen will celebrate its first Talent Day Wednesday with the opening of Shenzhen Talent Park along Shenzhen Bay in Nanshan…
Shenzhen Favoured by Overseas Returnees
Shenzhen ranks third among other cities in 2017 for overseas-educated Chinese who want to find work or start a business,…
BYD Among ‘Most Admirable Firms’
The Shenzhen-based electric carmaker BYD was selected as one of the “50 Most Admirable Chinese Companies” by Fortune magazine, while…
Hainan Airlines to Launch SZ-Cairns Direct Flight
Hainan Airlines will operate direct flights between Shenzhen and Cairns starting Dec. 19, according to an announcement from the airline…
SZ-Brisbane International Incubation Center Opens
The Shenzhen office of the Brisbane International Innovation Incubation Center was inaugurated at the Shenzhen Bay International Culture Creation Industry…
Startup Carnival Links SZ with Global Community
Eight renowned entrepreneurs and business representatives from home and abroad attended Slush Up! Shenzhen, a startup carnival focusing on the…
Shenzhen Maker Week Kicks Off Friday
The 3rd Shenzhen Maker Week and the 2017 Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week (Shenzhen Venue) kicked off in the city…
BYD Sells Electric Bus Fleet to Israel
BYD, the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker based in Shenzhen, has secured its first major purely electric bus order in…
Sustainable Innovation of Makers the Focus at Forum
A total of 12 prominent makers and entrepreneurs from home and abroad were invited to share their insights about sustainable…
SZ Home to 7 Global 500 Headquarters
Seven Shenzhen-headquartered firms made it onto the Fortune Global 500 list this year, according to the city’s news portal, sznews.com,…
SZ Student Becomes Youngest Red Dot Award Winner
When informed that he had won the prestigious Red Dot “Best of the Best” prize, Yan Shaoting thought the message…
Leading Genome Sequencer Debuts, to Reduce Cost
Genocare Analyzer, the single-molecule genome sequencer which has been engineered for clinical use, debuted in Shenzhen yesterday and will start…
Botanical Art Exhibition unveiled
The 19th International Botanical Congress Botanical Art Exhibition, the first-ever large-scale botanical art exhibition organized by the organizing committee of…
Tencent Ranks 8th Among World’s Smartest Companies
A globally influential technology magazine, MIT Technology Review, recently released an annual listing of the top 50 smartest companies around…
SZ Ranks First in China in Economic Competitiveness
Shenzhen has become the most economically competitive city in the country, followed by Hong Kong and Shanghai, according to a…
SZU Ranks First Nationwide in PCT Application
Shenzhen University (SZU) made a giant leap by becoming the higher learning institution in China with the most PCT applications…
Tencent World’s 8th-Most Valuable Brand
The Shenzhen-based Internet giant, Tencent, made its way to No. 8 among the world’s 100 most valuable brands, according to…
BGI Announces Global Innovation Center in US
BGI, a leading global genomics organization based in Shenzhen, announced its plans to create a BGI Global Innovation Center in…
Sino-Aussie Voice Rehab Center Planned
With support and investment from Shenzhen Huaqiang Group, a Sino-Australian voice rehabilitation center providing clinical therapy for laryngeal cancer and…
Huawei brings digital economy-based training and wealth to State colleges
Shenzhen-based technology firm Huawei has established an information, telecommunication and telecommunication training program for students in seven of Indonesia’s top…
ICIF Opens with More International Participants
A total of 117 exhibitors from 40 countries and regions and around 20,000 overseas buyers are attending the 13th China…
UNESCO Praises SZ Intl. Music Festival
UNESCO has sent a congratulatory letter to Shenzhen for the first 2017 Shenzhen Belt and Road International Music Season that…
Financial and Tech Town to Settle in Qianhai
To build the Sino-U.K. financial and tech town, Qianhai signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with British Canary Wharf Group…
BYD’s Largest E-taxi Fleet in Southeast Asia Launched
The Shenzhen-based carmaker BYD announced Friday that it has supplied 100 electric taxis in Singapore, marking the launch of the…
¥10 Billion Govt.-Guided VC Fund Established
A 10-billion yuan (US$1.46 billion) venture capital fund guided by the government was established in Shenzhen on Saturday to bolster…
4 SZ Firms among World’s Most Valuable Brands
Four companies in Shenzhen, namely Huawei, Tencent, Ping An Insurance and China Merchants Bank, were included in a 2017 Brand…
A Brand-New Huaqiangbei Reopens with High-Tech Dazzle
After being closed for four years due to Metro construction, Huaqiangbei, dubbed “China’s No. 1 Electronics Street,” has reopened to…
SZ’s Local Fiscal Revenue Surpasses ¥300B
Shenzhen’s local fiscal revenue first exceeded 300 billion yuan (US$43.5 billion) last year, retaining a top position in the country…
BYD Wins Italy’s 1st Public Tender for E-bus Fleet
Shenzhen-based carmaker BYD has won Italy’s first public tender for wholly electric buses and will deliver 19 e-buses in a…
275 Fortune 500 Companies Invest in SZ
A total of 275 Fortune 500 companies have so far invested and set up offices in Shenzhen, setting a new…
Georgia Tech & Tianjin Univ. to Build College in Shenzhen
Another jointly built university is expected to settle in Shenzhen soon. The Shenzhen Municipal Government inked a cooperation deal with…
World’s Plant Sciences ‘Olympics’ Coming to SZ
Plant scientists from all over the world are invited to attend the XIX International Botanical Congress (IBC 2017) in Shenzhen…
GZ-SZ-HK Railway Available in 2018
The high-speed railway connecting Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong may be put into use by 2018 as the construction of…
China’s Top High-Tech Fair Opens Its Gates
China’s No. 1 high-tech fair, China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), kicked off on Wednesday at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center…
SZ Sets Up Trade, Investment and Innovation Center in Michigan
A delegation led by the governor of the U.S. State of Michigan, Rick Snyder, and the mayor of Detroit, Mike…
SZ companies in spotlight
A contributor to Forbes magazine, Ben Sin, recently visited four high-tech companies in Shenzhen and then wrote an article saying…
SZ Ranks 3rd in Financial Competitiveness
Shenzhen ranked third in China in financial competitiveness in the eighth China Financial Center Index report released by the China…
Global Campus to be built
The Shenzhen Municipal Government and Tsinghua University signed an agreement last Friday to build a global campus in the city…
Young SZ billionaires come from IT industry
They are not only rich, but also young as all of them were born in the 1980s. Four Shenzhen entrepreneurs…
7 SZ firms among top 20 for CSR
SHENZHEN companies once again earned their reputation nationwide as seven corporations made it into the best 20 enterprises of Corporate…
CHTF TO ARRANGE FAIRS FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS
TWO procurement fairs for overseas buyers will be held during the 18th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), which will take place…
Kenyan students in town for Huawei-sponsored study tour
NINE Kenyan university students are in Shenzhen to participate in a two-week internship program sponsored by technology giant Huawei. Speaking…
Qianhai enterprises seek business opportunities
SIXTEEN major Qianhai enterprises showcased themselves and shared opportunities with overseas exhibitors at the first International Industrial Capacity Cooperation Forum…
Fair highlights Qianhai achievements
THE first International Industrial Capacity Cooperation Forum & the 8th China Overseas Investment Fair (COIFAIR) opened Thursday at the Beijing…
SZ companies among top 10 most admired companies
THREE Shenzhen-based companies were on the 2016 list of “China’s Most Admired Companies” compiled by Fortune magazine (Chinese version) recently.…
SZ 1st French Tech Hub
SHENZHEN was officially inaugurated as a French Tech Hub yesterday, the first city in China to be announced by the…
Student innovations shine at carnival
WITH the action of literally grabbing the words “2016 Shenzhen Student Maker Carnival” from a computer screen to a mega…
Cutting-edge products grace innovation week
A SELF-PLAYING smart piano drew a crowd at the Shenzhen Bay Inno Park in Nanshan District during the National Mass…
China to launch Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft on October 17th, 2016
THE Shenzhou-11 manned spacecraft is expected to be launched at 7:30 a.m. today, which will take two male astronauts Jing…
Apple announces to open R&D center in Shenzhen
APPLE has decided to set up a research and development center in Shenzhen, its second facility in China after Beijing,…
Li vows anew to ease market access
Premier Li keqiang vowed on Wednesday to further lower the threshold to market access for business startups and innovative companies…
Apple to set up R&D center in Shenzhen, bolster China ties
HONG KONG Apple Inc ( AAPL.O ) will set up a research and development center in China’s manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen,…
Scottish tech startups make debut in city
ELEVEN technological startups from Scotland, the U.K., participated in a road show at the F518 Fashion and Creative Park in…
New report of battery fire hits Samsung
A NEW Samsung Note 7, bought this week in China, burst into flames while charging, its owner told CNNMoney. Hui…
SZ ranks 2nd in ecological innovation
SHENZHEN ranked second in terms of ecological innovation in city development, according to a ranking jointly released by the Institute…
Platform launched for self-made media in SZ
AROUND 300 guests consisting of government officials and media workers attended the launch ceremony of “@Shenzhen,” a self-made media content…
Makers Share Their Ideas in SZ
Makers from around the world who are gathered in Shenzhen for a global networking event were brainstorming with not only…
Shenzhen Economy, Fastest Growing in Guangdong
Shenzhen’s economy maintained strong growth momentum in the first half of this year, with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth…
Shenzhen to Be High-speed Rail Hub
Shenzhen will be one of the 19 railway transportation hubs in China, where three high-speed rails will meet, according to…
180 days in Space Capsule
A Space experiment to study controlled ecological life support techniques was launched in Longgang District, Shenzhen on Friday during the…
Shenzhen Emerging as Global Driver of Civilian Drones
(source:http://www.ecns.cn/business/2016/06-20/214956.shtml) More than 300 Shenzhen-based drone makers, including the well-known DJI, are expanding their territories around the world, making the…
Workshop for Heart Disease Opens in Shenzhen
Working with a globally leading hospital that specializes in treating cardiovascular diseases, a Shenzhen hospital on Wednesday established a quality…
Univ. Innovation Centre Launched in Shenzhen
(Source:ShenZhen Daily) The International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO, the 10th UNESCO Category-II centre in…
Shenzhen to Pilot Sponge City Program
Shenzhen will pilot a national Sponge City program in 24 areas, covering 256 square kilometres, according to an action plan…
Report shows SZ’s Growing Tech Footprint
SHENZHEN is spreading its fame around the globe with an array of telecommunication and high-tech brands based in the city,…
Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley: The face of modern China
(Source:http://www.therural.com.au/story/3892809/shenzhen-chinas-silicon-valley-the-face-of-modern-china/?cs=34) From 36,000 to 14 million: Shenzen, China. Photo: iStock It’s the city where the average age is 28, old…
UNSW offering startups a foot into the Chinese market at its Startup China pitching event
(source：http://www.startupdaily.net/2015/11/unsw-offering-startups-foot-chinese-market-startup-china-pitching-event/) The University of New South Wales is inviting students, entrepreneurs, and academics interested in doing business in China to…
BYD and ADL partner to supply Go-Ahead London with capital’s first, large-scale pure electric bus fleet
Source: http://www.alexander-dennis.com/news/byd-and-adl-partner-to-supply-go-ahead-london-with-capitals-first-large-scale-pure-electric-bus-fleet/ BYD, the world’s largest maker of pure electric buses – and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), Europe’s fastest growing…
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…
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…
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…
Economy Expected to Grow by 10.8% in 2nd Quarter
Source: China Daily | Author:Jenny Du The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 10.8 percent in…
China to simplify foreign exchange rules on FDI
2013-May-13 Shenzhen Daily CHINA’S foreign exchange regulator will this month simplify the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI), the latest…
Shenzhen lingerie-makers hold group exhibit
2013-May-13 Shenzhen Daily MORE than a dozen Shenzhen lingerie-makers exhibited their top products and told stories of their brands at…
Shenzhen may pilot disaster insurance program
2013-May-13 Shenzhen Daily SHENZHEN is preparing to pilot a catastrophe insurance program that would fill in a gap in insurance…
Shenzhen foreign trade reports big growth
2013-May-2 Shenzhen Daily SHENZHEN’S imports and exports exceeded US$170 billion in the first quarter of this year, representing an 80…
Evolution in Shenzhen
2013-04-20 By Hu Haiyan and Chen Hong ( China Daily) The southern metropolis leads the way in adapting to economicchange…
Huawei targets 10 percent growth
2013-April-9 Shenzhen Daily SHENZHEN-BASED Huawei Technologies Co., the world’s No.2 telecom equipment maker, is targeting 10 percent annual growth through…
Samsung to set up R&D institute in Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park
28 Feb 2013 Shenzhen Daily SAMSUNG plans to establish a large telecommunication equipment research institute in Shenzhen Hi-Tech Industrial Park…
City plans three more nature reserves
Source: SD News Shenzhen planned to create three nature reserves before 2015, increasing the percentage of reserves in the city…
Jan. foreign trade slides
Source:Szdaily 17.02.2012 SHENZHEN’S total import and export value dipped to US$26.95 billion last month, a 19 percent decrease compared with…
China to allow more U.S. films
Source:Szdaily 20.02.2012 CHINA has agreed to significantly improve market access for American films as Vice President Xi Jinping wrapped up…
Wedding fair
A model displays an extravagant bridal gown at the Beloved Wedding Fair at the St. Regis Shenzhen on Saturday. As…
The World University Games
Source:Source:http://voice.unimelb.edu.au/volume-7/number-8/world-university-games| Volume 7 Number 8 August 15 – September 11 2011 As sporting enthusiasts are looking forward to London’s Olympic…
Facelift for Luohu to start in Septembe
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Tina Chen Work on 12 projects in Luohu District would start in September to renovate the city’s…
‘Best’ Universiade comes to an end
Two representatives from Kazan, Russia, which will hold the next Universiade in 2013, accompany Igor Shuvalov, first deputy prime minister…
City export growth tops national average
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Tina Chen Exports surged from January to April this year in Shenzhen by 46.7 percent on last…
Shenzhen Universiade News Service to meet Olympic standard
Source:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/shenzhen2011/2011-08/10/content_13088601.htm | Author:Xinhua SHENZHEN – The 570-strong Shenzhen Universiade News Service Team (UNS) has fully geared up to provide Olympic…
Sales soar for new property
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Tina Chen New homes with capped prices in Longhua Subdistrict, Bao’an District, experienced brisk sales on the…
Bio-industry convention to open
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Li Hao THE China Bio-industry Convention 2011 (BioChina) is scheduled for Shenzhen between June 17 and 19,…
Biotech conference opens
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Li Hao The China Bio-industry Convention 2011 (BioChina) is scheduled for Shenzhen between June 17 and 19,…
Duo sentenced for selling iPad2 data
Source:Shenzhen Daily | Author:Martin Li BAO’AN People’s Court has given two employees of Foxconn, a contract manufacturer of Apple products,…
SZ scientists develop E.coli test kit
Source: SD News SHENZHEN scientists released a third version of the assembled genome of the deadly new E. coli strain…
The signing ceremony of Australian integrated resort project between CSST and Birubi has been held successfully in Shenzhen
The signing ceremony of Australian integrated resort project between China Security & Surveillance International (PRC), Inc. (CSST INTL) and Birubi…
Airport second runway to open next month
Source: Shenzhen Daily | Author:Wang Yuanyuan THE No. 2 runway at the Shenzhen airport will open at the end of…
Quest to find innovative entrepreneurs begins
Source: Shenzhen Daily | Author:Li Hao The third China (Shenzhen) Innovative Entrepreneurship Competition (IECSZ) has started inviting participants, a press…
Shenzhen may establish city university
Source: SD News SHENZHEN would establish a city university after a proposal submitted by a political adviser was approved by…
British consul general visits SZ
2011-January-21 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily Shenzhen and the United Kingdom have big potential for cooperation, new British Consul General to…
China committed to more open market
2011-January-11 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA was committed to expanding domestic consumption and would continue on its path toward a…
2010 GDP growth about 10%
2011-January-10 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA’S economy grew by around 10 percent in 2010, with retail sales up 18.5 percent,…
CPPCC to discuss SZ-HK cooperation
2011-January-7 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily Dicussion on how to promote cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, particularly the development of…
Stocks gain 1.6% on first trading day
2011-January-5 08:53 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA stocks rose on the first trading day of the year on speculation inflation eased…
China aims to improve trade balance in 2011
10:58PM GMT 23 Dec 2010 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA would try to import more in 2011 while keeping exports steady,…
Foreign direct investment up 38% in Nov
8:58am 16 Dec 2010 | Shenzhen Daily CHINA attracted US$91.7 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 11 months…
Huawei turns focus on India
10:58PM GMT 15 Dec 2010 | www.telegraph.co.uk On the eve of Premier Wen Jiabao’s India visit last week, Chinese telecommunication…