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Latest news, analysis, explainers and updates on policy announcements, corporate developments and investment opportunities focused on Dongguan under the Greater Bay Area (GBA) initiative in southern China’s Pearl River Delta The coverage includes politics and policies, business, lifestyle and culture and useful to-do guides about living, working and studying in the GBA.
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Party Secretary of Dongguan Xiao Yafei
China’s leading chipmaker CXMT is among the tech giants launching a US$577 million private equity fund to boost the country’s “hard tech” sectors amid tightening US export curbs. Photo: Handout
US-China tech war

China tech bets its chips on a US$577 million fund to counter US restrictions

Chip giants launch a 3.91 billion yuan private equity fund to boost the country’s ‘hard tech’ sectors amid tightening US export curbs.

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s southbound travel scheme opens to 5 more Greater Bay Area cities

Hong Kong economy

Beijing to release Hong Kong yacht policy with mainland port details next month

China's population

How Shenzhen’s growing population defies expectations in China’s changing cities

The global tech powerhouse attracts more workers and has higher birth and lower mortality rates than the national average.

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Crowds of pedestrians walk along a busy commercial street in Shenzhen’s Dongmen area on April 18. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong economy

EcoCeres plans HK$10 billion sustainable aviation fuel plants in Greater Bay Area

Sustainable aviation fuel plants backed by tycoon Peter Lee’s family office hailed by Hong Kong leader as ‘milestone’ cross-border collaboration.

Artificial intelligence

Victory Giant joins IPO push by China’s circuit-board makers amid AI frenzy

Nvidia supplier aims to raise up to US$2.2 billion in Hong Kong as AI data centre demand makes boards ‘all the rage’.

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Hong Kong politics

Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs wraps up second bay area visit in 3 weeks

Xia Baolong’s successive trips underscore greater urgency from Beijing for Hong Kong’s integration, analysts say.

Xia Baolong (third from right) tours the office of a firm in Huizhou. Photo: Handout
China manufacturing

China’s exports are booming – so why are plants in this factory hub closing?

Dongguan reflects a growing polarisation in the Chinese economy, with many factories and workers left behind as hi-tech firms surge ahead.

Hong Kong society

Swire Coca-Cola wins HK$32 million government deal after bottled water scandal

Company to supply Bonaqua drinking water to government offices on Hong Kong Island and parts of outlying islands.

China property

China’s shoppers head for suburban outlets, a bright spot in retail property

Outlet spending nearly doubles to around US$36 billion over five years, prompting investment surge while urban malls suffer high vacancies.

Consumers shop at Florentia Village in suburban Shanghai. Photo: Maggie Zhang
China exports

As China’s firms go global, foreign expertise is becoming a hot commodity

Chinese companies are rushing to hire a range of service contractors to help them expand overseas – from compliance experts to TikTok gurus.

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Many content creators are helping Chinese manufacturers expand their reach on overseas social media platforms. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hong Kong society

Festive buzz in Hong Kong as visitors pour in for Lunar New Year

More than 1.7 million Hongkongers made outbound trips from February 13 to 16, up from 1.47 million between January 25 and 28 last year.

China jobs

Year-end bonuses shrink in China amid slowing growth, report finds

As China heads into the Year of the Horse, its firms’ bonuses have slowed to a trot, with many employees missing out completely.

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China consumption

China’s gold rush: why families are doubling down on precious metals

Gold is becoming more popular in China ahead of the Lunar New Year, with households viewing the asset as a safety net amid an uncertain economy.

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Decorative items made of gold are displayed at a jewellery store in Beijing on January 28. Photo: EPA-EFE
Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede

Multiple Chinese cities curb New Year’s Eve countdowns over safety

Authorities have issued pre-emptive notices and detained those who spread rumours of non-existent fireworks displays and mass celebrations.

Canton Tower in Guangzhou is among popular landmarks in China where no large-scale mass activity will be organised for New Year’s Eve. Photo: China News Service via Getty Images
Semiconductors

Nexperia China eyes new wafer suppliers amid legal fight with Dutch chipmaker

Nexperia owner Wingtech says the China unit produced more than 11 billion chips since mid-October, despite wafer supply constraints.

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China-EU relations

Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

Karremans faces criticism after Beijing choked off chip flows and scrutiny of his move to invoke a Cold War-era security law.

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Semiconductors

Tensions flare as Wingtech slams chipmaker Nexperia’s head office over deception

The heightened tensions underscore the complexity in resolving the two sides’ dispute over the control of the Dutch chipmaker.

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Wingtech, Nexperia’s Chinese owner, remains at odds with the Dutch chipmaker’s head office. Photo: Shutterstock
China’s private sector

Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says

Growing number of men join women in embracing energy-based aesthetic treatments as a preventive measure: Sisram Medical.

Semiconductors

Wingtech says Nexperia’s headquarters remains silent on call for talks

In a statement, Wingtech reiterates its intention to fully regain its shareholder rights in the chipmaker.

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Semiconductors

Explainer | A timeline of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of chipmaker Nexperia

The Hague suspends use of Cold War-era law called upon to seize control of Chinese-owned Nexperia, as dispute imperils global supply chains.

Nexperia’s Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, aims to use all possible legal means to take back control of the Dutch chipmaker. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

China Future Tech webinar: assessing the impact of the Nexperia saga

Post reporters discuss the dispute’s apparent resolution, what happens next and what it means for the future of Chinese investments abroad.

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Nexperia’s packaging plant in Dongguan, Guangdong province, seen on November 7, 2025, produced up to 70 per cent of the company’s output. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia crisis: Beijing agrees to talks with Dutch officials in China

The announcement comes a day after the Netherlands indicated that shipments of Chinese-made Nexperia chips would soon resume.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia in war of words despite US-China trade truce

The Dutch headquarters and its China arm trade accusations of misconduct and misinformation, clouding prospects for supply chain stability.

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A view of wafers on a production line of Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nexperia China to meet chip orders with local wafer suppliers in months: experts

The firm says it is ‘accelerating the qualification of new wafer supply sources’ to meet chip orders, especially for the car industry.

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A Nexperia employee works with a wafer in a production line at the Dutch chipmaker’s fabrication facility in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nexperia China vows business as usual after Dutch wafer supply halt

Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.

Semiconductors

China considers export ban exemption for some Nexperia orders

Beijing’s initiative is meant to stabilise the supply of Nexperia chips in global supply chains, particularly those in the car industry.

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