The city’s economy demonstrated strong resilience and vitality in the first three quarters of 2025, with its gross domestic product (GDP) topping 2.789 trillion yuan (US$392 billion) during the period, representing a 5.5% year-on-year increase, according to data released by the Shenzhen Municipal Statistics Bureau on Thursday.

Yantian District-based bullion and jewelry firm Kinghood recently unveiled its Smart Gold Store International Edition 2.0 in Hong Kong, bringing “Yantian-made” intelligence to a larger stage.

Honor, a smart device provider, unveiled its AI ecosystem strategy and introduced the Honor AI Connect system at the Honor Global Developer Conference 2025 yesterday, opening its advanced AI capabilities to all partners.

Shenzhen remained China’s top foreign trade hub during the first nine months of the year, with total imports and exports up 0.1% year on year to 3.36 trillion yuan (US$468 billion), according to local customs.

Sanofi's upcoming active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing base in Beijing will synergize with its established manufacturing presence in Shenzhen, reinforcing the multinational pharmaceutical giant's integrated supply network in China and highlighting Shenzhen's strategic position within it.

Europe’s largest consumer electronics event, the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA 2025), held in Berlin this September, drew global attention with a strong showing from Chinese tech firms. After the Berlin event, IFA CEO Leif Lindner visited Shenzhen. Shenzhen Daily interviewed him Thursday.

Shenzhen-based new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD hit a milestone Oct. 9 when its 14-millionth NEV rolled off the production line at its factory in Camacari, Brazil — making it the world’s first NEV automaker to reach that figure.

Shenzhen-based robotics company UBTECH’s smart logistics subsidiary, UQI, has signed a new contract to supply 30 million yuan (US$4.2 million) worth of its industrial humanoid robots to Miracle Automation Engineering Co. Ltd., the companies announced Monday.