A story that begins in a University of Hong Kong dorm room and stretches to Shenzhen’s Qianhai innovation hub reached millions of viewers Dec. 30 as "The Spark,“ the sixth installment of the nationally broadcast drama series ”The Miracles," aired in prime time on CCTV‑1.

Hong Kong will double fines for smoking offences to HK$3,000 (US$385) and expand no-smoking areas from Jan. 1, 2026 (Thursday), under the Tobacco Control Legislation (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, the HKSAR's Department of Health (DH) said.

MixC Village, the latest retail landmark from China Resources Group’s CR MixC Lifestyle, opened Dec. 28 in Dongguan’s Binhaiwan Bay Area, offering a high-end, resort-style shopping and leisure destination for the Greater Bay Area.

Guangdong became China’s first province to host four airports that individually handle over 10 million passengers annually when Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport in eastern Guangdong’s Jieyang city surpassed that threshold yesterday

Starting today (Dec. 23), a daily quota of up to 100 pre-approved private cars from Guangdong Province will be permitted to travel via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) directly into Hong Kong’s urban areas, where they may stay for a maximum of three days.

The Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone will officially launch today, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Chinese robotics firm Ace Robotics, backed by artificial intelligence company SenseTime, on Dec. 18 unveiled a series of landmark innovations aimed at accelerating the large-scale commercialization of embodied intelligence.

A new university positioned itself as a key talent pipeline for the technological and industrial ambitions of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) was officially inaugurated in Dongguan on Saturday.