Shenzhen has officially issued a new blueprint — the "Several Measures for Optimizing the Port Business Environment (2026)" — rolling out 19 targeted initiatives spanning customs facilitation, cross-border low-altitude logistics, and e-commerce regulatory reforms. This marks the city’s latest strategic push to foster a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized port ecosystem as it prepares to host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.

Consumers in Guangdong will have the right to reject delivered meals if the packaging is unsealed or its closure is damaged or shows signs of having been opened, under new rules set to take effect Oct. 1.

A driver was fined 500 yuan (US$68.7) for splashing a pedestrian waiting at a bus stop in Nanshan District recently, after the victim indignantly reported the offense to local traffic police.

Hikers and cyclists in Shenzhen will face clearer safety guidance and new rules on outdoor activities from August, as the city introduces regulations to improve management of its growing network of trails and leisure cycling routes.