Jiangsu vs Guangdong: why the battle to be China’s No 1 economy is heating up
The southern Guangdong province has been the largest engine powering China’s economic rise for decades. But the region…
China’s Guangdong province exports record US$140 billion of tech, high-value goods
Exports of chip-manufacturing equipment, electric vehicles (EVs) and other high-value goods from China’s southern Guangdong province rose to…
China’s manufacturing powerhouse cuts 2026 GDP growth target after missing mark
China’s premier manufacturing hub is recalibrating its economic ambitions, with policymakers in the industrial heartland of Guangdong setting…
Explainer | How are US tariffs and trade barriers redrawing China’s export map?
Despite a slowing economy, recurring trade frictions and intensifying price competition, the value of China’s exports rose in…
China’s Guangdong targets doubling GDP by 2035 despite slowing growth
Guangdong, China’s largest provincial economy, has vowed to double its economy by 2035 from 2022 levels, in line…
Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions
With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in…
National Games: cyclist Ceci Lee repays Hong Kong’s faith with gold in women’s road race
Hong Kong’s Ceci Lee Sze-wing successfully defended her women’s road race cycling title at the National Games in…
Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team clinches quarterfinal spot with comeback win over Jiangsu
On the night of November 6, Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the 15th…
Hong Kong hosting National Games basketball could be the start of ‘bigger’ things for sport
Local basketball officials have said that staging the National Games’ men’s under-22 tournament in Hong Kong could prove…
‘Homestay’ heartache hits China as operators lament business downturn
After four years leasing out private holiday accommodation beside the sea in the west of Guangdong province, a…
Chinese province floats new use for digital yuan: paying long-delayed debts
China is mulling the application of its digital yuan – the central bank-backed currency also known as the…
Hong Kong Olympic chief calls for world-class swimming and tennis facilities
Hong Kong Olympic chief Timothy Fok Tsun-ting has said the city should be capable of replicating Singapore’s recent…