ASEAN reporters impressed by SZ's digital push

Writer: Liu Xudong, Lin Songtao, Xu Shuntian  |  Editor: Liu Minxia  |  From: Shenzhen Daily  |  Updated: 2023-02-23


Video by Liu Xudong

After visiting China’s first digital bank and a world-leading technology-powered retail financial services group among others, an ASEAN media delegation wrapped up their four-day tour of Shenzhen today. 

The delegation visited WeBank, China’s first digital bank, Monday afternoon and Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, on Tuesday. They also paid a visit to Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China and Guangming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall yesterday before touring the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI). 

Members of the media group, composed of a dozen reporters from domestic and ASEAN countries' media outlets, said they have been impressed by the city’s achievements in digital transformation and building a smart city.

Rhio Zablan (L) from the Filipino Service of Asia and Africa Center of China Media Group takes a photo of a mechanical arm during his visit to Guangming Laboratory yesterday. Lin Songtao

Chau Thai Binh from Vietnam Television speaks on camera about the expression identification system of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China yesterday. Lin Songtao


Rhio Zablan from the Filipino Service of Asia and Africa Center of China Media Group poses for a photo on a Meituan electric bike at the Meituan Big Data Center yesterday. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation communicate with a staffer from Huawei Technologies yesterday. Liu Xudong

Tran Ngoc Chi from Vietnam Television shoots videos at the Meituan Big Data Center yesterday. Liu Xudong


Members of the ASEAN media delegation pay a visit to WeChat Bank on Monday. Xu Shuntian

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes videos at WeChat Bank on Monday. Xu Shuntian

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes photos at Huawei on Tuesday. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation are seen during a visit to Huawei on Tuesday. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation at Guangming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation at Guangming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes photos at Guangming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation at Guangming Urban Planning Exhibition Hall on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes photos at Guangming Laboratory on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation at Guangming Laboratory on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation pose for a group photo at a traffic management center of Guangming's Xinhu Subdistrict on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation attend a meeting at a traffic management center of Guangming's Xinhu Subdistrict on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation pay a visit to Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes photos during a visit to Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

A member of the ASEAN media delegation takes photos during a visit to Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

Members of the ASEAN media delegation attend a meeting during a visit to Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China on Wednesday. Lin Songtao

A member of the ASEAN media delegation is seen during a visit to the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI) in Shenzhen University today. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation attend a meeting during a visit to the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI) in Shenzhen University today. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation are seen during a visit to the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI) in Shenzhen University today. Liu Xudong

Chau Thai Binh from Vietnam Television speaks on camera during a visit to the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI) in Shenzhen University today. Liu Xudong

Members of the ASEAN media delegation attend a meeting during a visit to the Belt and Road Research Institute (Shenzhen) for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI) in Shenzhen University today. Liu Xudong