Shenzhen Daily recently interviewed global kid creator Nastya, who runs the popular YouTube channel "Like Nastya." The star shared her fond impressions of Shenzhen, while encouraging Chinese young creators to pursue cross-border collaborations.

A robot fun race was held at Honor’s global headquarters in Shenzhen on June 30.

From June 24 to 26, Javier Remírez, First Vice-President of the Government of Navarra, leads a delegation of government officials and leading companies from Navarra on a tour of Shenzhen’s innovation ecosystem. The itinerary kicked off with a business matchmaking meeting at Shenzhen Longhua International Corporation Center, with a special focus on medical innovation, smart hardware manufacturing, and industrial parks and institutions.

On June 19, the Splendid China • China Folk Culture Villages, together with Shenzhen Daily, invited around 50 foreign guests to experience the festival’s customs, including herbal baths, floral forehead ornaments, colorful cords, and dragon boat races.

Shenzhen Bay MixC is set to reshape the city's cultural and commercial landscape following a strategic launch and signing ceremony held in Nanshan Districrt on June 17. The prominent shopping center will introduce four premier cultural venues, among them is Fotografiska Shenzhen, the renowned photography institution's fifth global location and its first permanent venue in South China, scheduled to open Oct. 1.

On June 16, the International Chess Federation (Switzerland) (FIDE) Shenzhen Office was inaugurated in Qianhai, Shenzhen. This is FIDE's first office in Asia since its founding in 1924. With over 200 member associations, FIDE is one of the world's most influential sports organizations.

On June 8, the launch ceremony of the “2026 Future Close-up” was held in Shenzhen. Under the theme "AI for a Shared Future," the event brought together 21 young innovators from 15 countries and regions to visit high-tech companies such as Tencent and BYD in Shenzhen.

The city's newest cultural landmark, the Shenzhen International Museum of Art, officially opened to the public on May 30. Shenzhen Daily interviewed several international guests attending the opening ceremony of the museum to hear their views on this emerging cultural landmark.

TenPay Global, Tencent’s cross-border payment platform, has achieved interoperability with PayPal World. This means PayPal users from around the world can now make seamless payments in China, whether by scanning a merchant’s QR code or presenting their own payment code to be scanned. The service will initially launch for U.S. users, with additional markets to be rolled out in phases. On May 26, Brad Krae, a Shenzhen-based American content creator with more than 200,000 followers on TikTok, tested the feature at Melania Town inside Window of the World in Nanshan District. Using his PayPal wallet, he scanned Weixin Pay QR codes at several merchants — and every transaction went through successfully.