Container throughput is a key gauge of foreign trade. In August, the Yantian Port Area operated by Shenzhen Yantian Port Group Co. Ltd. handled more than 1.6 million 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, for the first time, setting a monthly record since the port opened in 1989.

Shenzhen rose one place to rank eighth among the world’s financial centers, according to the latest Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) released Wednesday.

The second GBA Impact Founders Lab Initiative, funded by UBS and launched by the Guangdong Harmony Community Foundation and Impact Hub Shenzhen, recently held its Impact Showcase Day in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), marking the successful conclusion of the four-month sustainable innovation empowerment program.

Three Shenzhen-based companies secured places among the top 10 in the 2026 Kantar BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands, underscoring the city’s growing strength across technology, finance and consumer services.

Huawei unveiled its new Kirin 9050 Pro smartphone processor at a flagship product launch in Guangzhou today, pairing the chip with its latest tri-fold handset, the Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design.

U.S.-based membership warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. is marking its 50th anniversary this year and expanding beyond its physical presence in China. The company has launched an official flagship store on JD.com to make its membership-based shopping model more accessible nationwide.

Shenzhen-based automaker BYD has completed its 10,000th flash-charging station in Longhua District, the company announced Friday.

Shenzhen boasts 132 entrepreneurs with personal wealth of at least US$1 billion each, ranking second globally behind only New York and first in China, ahead of Beijing and Shanghai, Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief research officer of Hurun Report, said during a recent speech in Shenzhen.