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Meeting encourages more international exchanges

Representatives from member organizations of the Shenzhen People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries have unanimously agreed that concerted efforts should be made to further strengthen exchanges between Shenzhen and other nations, according to the association's autumn meeting held in Nanshan District on Tuesday.

2022-11-24

'Little giants' see foreign trade up 11% in first 10 months

The total foreign trade value of 320 "little giant" enterprises in Shenzhen reached 44.64 billion yuan (US$6.24 billion) between January and October, up by 11% year on year, showing the enterprises’ resilience amid pandemic headwinds, Shenzhen Customs said yesterday.

2022-11-23

New standards set for kindergartens

Kindergartens in Shenzhen will be required to limit the number of classes to 12. Each class must have two full-time teachers and one child care worker or have three full-time teachers, according to the city's kindergarten design standards released by the Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau on Monday.

2022-11-23

Precious incense trees discovered in city

Incense tree (Aquilaria sinensis), a national second-class key protected plant, was discovered at multiple locations in Shenzhen including Meilin Reservoir water resource protection zone and Bijia Hill during a recently conducted biodiversity investigation.

2022-11-23

Dameisha, a sample of zero carbon community

At Dameisha Community in Yantian District, the practice of building a near-zero carbon community has been used as a typical example of China's efforts in ecological conservation and protection at the sideline activities of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) that concluded in Egypt last week.

2022-11-23

Winners of Qianhai short video contest revealed

Winners of the "New Qianhai, New Start" 2022 International Short Video Contest have been unveiled. Since the contest was launched in late July, the contest organizing committee had received 56 submissions from 13 countries and regions, including China's Hong Kong, China's Macao, China's Taiwan, the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Denmark, Venezuela and Russia. The participants used their cameras to film the colorful lives and works in Qianhai, reflecting the area's vitality and vigorous development.

2022-11-22

We want to foster fans for each key wetland: SZ nature educator

At a recent global conference for wetlands in Geneva, Switzerland, the idea that cultivating devoted fans for each important wetland is a goal pursued by China's wetland education has been driven home to every participant by a guest speaker from Shenzhen.

2022-11-22

Two Metro lines to open by end of November

Two new Metro lines — Line 12 and the spur line of Line 6 — are scheduled to open next week, according to an announcement from Shenzhen Metro Group, the operator, yesterday.

2022-11-22

10-day Shenzhen Book Fair wraps up

The Fourth Shenzhen Book Fair, which offered residents a 10-day literary extravaganza, saw record highs in both visitors and book sales. The fair, which concluded Sunday, recorded over 1.1 million visits and saw books worth over 34.34 million yuan (US$4.79 million) sold in 10 days. Book sales were up by 24% over the previous year.

2022-11-22

Rising stars shine at SZ-U Tennis

The grand finals of the Shenzhen-U Tennis 2022 were held at Mission Hills Ecological Sports Center in Shenzhen's Longhua District on Saturday and Sunday, with 168 players from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) participating in fierce competitions.

2022-11-22

Poetry recital promotes Sino-French cultural exchange

A poetry recital in both Chinese and French was held last night at the Yuehai campus of Shenzhen University (SZU) in Nanshan District, attracting more than 200 teachers and students.

2022-11-21

SZ brands make strong presence at World Cup

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which opened yesterday, not only offers thrilling soccer matches, but also adopts high-quality tech products to improve audience experience. Facilities from venue construction, stadium LED screens, LED pole displays to grandstand seats have showcased Shenzhen's tech prowess and its role as an advanced global manufacturing hub in China, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday.

2022-11-21

Expats make their own 'Bing Dwen Dwen' with clay

Fourteen participants from 10 different countries made their own “Bing Dwen Dwen” figurines with clay during a free online class given by the Hongshan International Service Center on Sunday night, and were delighted with their hand work as well as their Chinese culture acquisition.

2022-11-21

Expats call for donation, kindness for cancer-stricken domestic helper

Love knows no bounds. After hearing about Liu Ping, a 47-year-old single mom who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and bone metastasis, the city's expat community decided to jump in and raise money and call for donations.

2022-11-21

Largest-ever China Hi-Tech Fair concludes

The 24th China Hi-Tech Fair, the largest-ever in terms of exhibition area in its history, wrapped up today, with a total of 1,700 new products and technologies making debut during the five-day event.

2022-11-19

CHTF is China's tech Long March: Sri Lankan attending fair for 14th year

With a backpack on his back and a suitcase by his hand, Sri Lankan businessman Wickramasinghe Arachchilage Weeraratne looks no different from other visitors at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District on Thursday.

2022-11-18

Pet-related products provide better company

Technology aims to bring a better life, and among the overwhelmingly diversified products displayed at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair, some pet-related products reveal high tech's soft side and show how technology can bring better companionship for both people and their pets.

2022-11-18

Entrepreneur attends fair to explore Chinese market

Many tech products have emerged in the new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection industries since green and sustainable development has been the overarching goal of the international community.

2022-11-18

City to provide more industrial spaces in 5 years

Shenzhen will build no less than 20 million square meters of industrial spaces each year in the next five consecutive years, sources announced at the signing ceremony for constructing multifloor factories Wednesday.

2022-11-18

Polish entrepreneur 'dates' CHTF for 6 years

When Arnold Adamczyk, CEO of Sunway Network Hong Kong Co. Ltd., a VR/AR solution provider, attended the China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) in Shenzhen for the first time in 2017, he was the only Polish exhibitor at the fair's Belt & Road Area.

2022-11-17