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Latest news, analysis, explainers and updates on policy announcements, corporate developments and investment opportunities focused on the Guangdong provincial capital 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 Guangzhou Guo Yonghang
A view of Hong Kong’s dense urban skyline, captured from The Peak. Photo: Dickson Lee
Greater Bay Area

Can China unlock the Greater Bay Area’s tech potential through finance?

New guidelines aim to ease cross-border financial barriers and strengthen links between investors, tech firms and research institutions across region.

Chinese offshore investment

In Focus | How Thailand is capturing next wave of investments in ‘China plus one’ outlook

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China's military weapons

Is China building a fleet of drone motherships to extend its naval reach?

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Hong Kong economy

Apec in Hong Kong: what to know as 500 delegates descend on the city

Beijing is using Hong Kong to showcase its financial gateway role ahead of November’s Apec leaders’ summit in Shenzhen.

The Apec meeting is set to take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. Photo: Karma Lo
Shenzhen is preparing to host the Apec leaders’ summit next month. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

In Focus | The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers

As businesses race to build AI workforces, supervising them is becoming the next big challenge.

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HKEX

HKEX completes pilot green trading schemes with mainland China exchanges

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s Core Climate platform allows 15 firms to buy Green Electricity Certificates via Guangzhou Power Exchange.

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Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook kicks off China visit amid mixed signals on new iPhone demand

Executive’s third visit to China this year follows the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro line-up and the company’s first foldable device.

The trip marks Tim Cook’s first visit to China since transitioning to executive chairman. Photo: handout
China property

Cities release renewal plans as clock ticks on China’s commercial land leases

With leases on more than US$14 billion of land set to expire within 20 years, Guangzhou and Shanghai lead way in proposing solutions.

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The Philippines

Video | Is this island chain the next South China Sea flashpoint?

The Batanes islands sit along the Bashi Channel, a waterway Beijing considers critical as China’s main route to the Pacific.

Food and Drinks

What is authentic Chaoshan cuisine? Depends on who you ask

With Chiu Chow cuisine interpreted differently across Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, three chefs weigh in on what gives the regional fare its soul.

Poached threadfin fish with pickles and plum sauce at Shenzhen’s The Bay by Chef Fei. Photo: Handout
China travel

Gone in 40 seconds: how a Chinese rail station tackled a record travel surge

Holiday demand pushed Guangzhou South station past 1 million trips on October 1, with bullet trains departing every 40 seconds at peak hours.

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Passengers queue at Guangzhou South Railway Station in China’s southern province of Guangdong. Photo: Xinhua
US-China relations

Chinese art takes long march home from US museums

Works amassed by America’s Gilded Age tycoons are returning to Chinese hands as wealthy collectors reshape a centuries-old art trade.

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China property

Why Wuhan’s property overhaul focuses on supply – not demand

Reforms focus on improving housing supply and delivery rather than boosting demand, analysts say.

China trade

Reporter’s notebook: can canal connection give a lift to economic backwater?

Apple tech specialist says it could make it easier for gadgets made in Vietnam to enter massive Chinese market.

A humanoid robot in ethnic attire welcomes visitors to the China-Asean Expo in Nanning on September 21. Photo: Xinhua
YDC 2026

From airport cargo to catwalk king: Hong Kong’s Tsui Ao-lung’s triumph

The self-taught couturier, the winner of this year’s Hong Kong Young Fashion Designers’ Contest, talks to PostMag about turning a classic Cantopop song into a collection, working 18-hour days and how perfectionism drives his creative process.

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Tsui Ao-lung, 29, winner of the Young Fashion Designers’ Contest 2026. Photo: Alexander Mak
China-Asean relations

Chinese language teachers leave the Philippines over safety fears

Educational exchanges are in the firing line as tensions between the two countries spill over into the classroom.

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Food and Drinks

What truly defines the melting pot that is Cantonese cuisine?

The region’s diverse food culture spans Cantonese, Chiu Chow and Hakka cuisines, each with unique traditions yet interconnected flavours.

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Semiconductors

Betting on light: why China’s CanSemi is drawing record demand ahead of debut

Momentum builds for CanSemi’s Shenzhen debut as investors back its silicon photonics push and role in domestic AI infrastructure.

A chip produced by CanSemi Technology. Photo: Getty Images
Semiconductors

Demand for Chinese optical modules is ‘strong’ amid AI boom: GlobalFoundries

US contract chipmaker is deepening its presence in the Chinese market, as it carves out a niche serving China’s optical module makers.

China consumption

Mooncakes for the dog? How China is reinventing its iconic festive snack

China’s consumers appear to be going off the dense Mid-Autumn Festival treat, but tiny mooncakes for pets are a different story.

China property

What is tempting foreign investors back to China’s commercial property market?

Cross-border capital remains thin, but cheaper yuan financing and an expanding Reit market are opening pathways for global funds, analysts say.

Investors are targeting offices in first-tier cities, regional shopping malls, multifamily projects and logistics assets, according to analysts Photo: AP
Mainland China

Video | 6-year-old girl breaks women’s Rubik’s Cube average world record

Yunzhi Lian managed to beat her own 4.52-second average world record just 3 days later at the Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 IV 2026.

Yunzhi Lian managed to beat her own 4.52-second average world record just 3 days later at the Guangzhou GraDUAL 3x3 IV 2026
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Hong Kong Sports Institute

Letters | Hong Kong can provide its snowboarders with a route to success

Readers discuss how the city can support its snowboarders, former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa’s contributions, and the AI poses.

Swire Group

Swire Coca-Cola gets robots for heavy lifting in demanding China market

New automated facility to help meet increasingly diverse demand across emerging sales channels, company says.

Foreigners in China

China needs US-style migrant policy to win tech rivalry with Washington: expert

Li Mingbo, of Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area, says China should create English-friendly environment to attract foreign talent.

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A public policy analyst says the US immigration system offers lessons for China. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to open waters to Guangdong yachts under southbound scheme from October

Transport chief Mable Chan says scheme expected to boost cross-border leisure spending and support Hong Kong’s yacht economy.

A proposed southbound yacht scheme is expected to boost cross-border leisure spending and support Hong Kong’s yacht economy. Photo: Elson Li
SCMP Highlights

China opens Pinglu Canal; Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan: 7 highlights

From Chinese defence chief’s forum speech to a Beijing Hyrox athlete’s faecal row, here are top stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Infrastructure

Can the new Pinglu Canal become China’s Yangtze of the southwest?

The 134.2km waterway promises shorter routes to the sea and lower transport costs, potentially reshaping the fortunes of landlocked regions.

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