Beijing official visits Greater Bay Area cities to explore integrating Hong Kong

Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has concluded a five-day fact-finding trip to three mainland Chinese cities in the Greater Bay Area to explore ways of deepening the international financial hub’s integration into the national blueprint. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said its director, Xia Baolong, had visited Guangzhou, Zhaoqing … Read more

Chinese opt to stay at home, hitting domestic ski slopes, amid rising political tensions with Japan

At the same time, the Winter Olympics in Italy have drawn fresh attention to skiing, giving China’s snowy northeast an opening to attract skiers who might otherwise head to destinations like Hokkaido prefecture. Bookings from China to Hokkaido’s capital Sapporo are forecast to plunge 62% in the first two months of 2026 from a year … Read more

APEC SOM1 official: Guangdong’s mangrove conservation shows how China balances development and nature

“Agriculture can have negative impacts on mangroves and natural ecosystems, but in Guangdong, significant steps have been taken to address this,” Yuan Derun, senior programme officer at the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, told South in Guangzhou on February 6. He is attending the First Senior Officials’ Meeting and Related Meetings (SOM1) of APEC … Read more

Reflections | What common Lunar New Year snacks in China, Singapore and Malaysia symbolise

My favourite part of the Lunar New Year, the first day of which falls on February 17 this year, is the festive sweets and snacks. When I was a child and compelled to visit relatives in my large extended family – most of whom I did not even like (and still don’t) – my only … Read more

Guangzhou Carbon Allowances Remain Stable at 39.49 yuan/tonne with 10 tonnes Traded on Monday

Archyde Guangzhou Emissions Exchange: Carbon Allowances Steady Amid Light Trading Table of Contents 1. Guangzhou Emissions Exchange: Carbon Allowances Steady Amid Light Trading 2. Evergreen context: why the market matters 3.… You can read the full story here: Guangzhou Carbon Allowances Remain Stable at 39.49 yuan/tonne with 10 tonnes Traded on Monday. Source link

Norovirus infections sicken over 100 students in south China school-Xinhua

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — A total of 103 students at a senior high school in Foshan, south China’s Guangdong Province, have been infected with norovirus, local health authorities said Saturday, noting that no critical or fatal cases were reported. Norovirus, a common pathogen leading to acute gastroenteritis, typically causes symptoms such as vomiting and … Read more

Norovirus infections sicken over 100 students in south China school-Xinhua

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — A total of 103 students at a senior high school in Foshan, south China’s Guangdong Province, have been infected with norovirus, local health authorities said Saturday, noting that no critical or fatal cases were reported. Norovirus, a common pathogen leading to acute gastroenteritis, typically causes symptoms such as vomiting and … Read more

China’s trade hubs show strain as tariff war with US escalates

ANI | Updated: Apr 13, 2025 14:56 IST Washington, DC [US], April 13 (ANI): Key Chinese trade hubs are beginning to show early signs of disruption as the US–China tariff war intensifies, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).Major export provinces and shipping ports, including Shanghai and Guangdong, have seen a sharp decline … Read more

OLED panels new growth engine for display makers

Delegates learn about an OLED transparent TV at an expo in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in April. CHEN JIMIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Chinese display panel makers are doubling down on cutting-edge semiconductor display technologies represented by organic light-emitting diodes, as an increasing number of OLED panels are gradually being applied in smartphones, tablets, laptops and midsized electronic … Read more