The Second Shenzhen Subdistrict Super League, an AFC-CFA Grassroots Football Day event, kicked off in Pingshan on May 15. Grassroots Football Day is celebrated every May 15 since it was established by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2013.

The Pingshan Urban Construction Investment Smart Park, an industrial park positioned for advanced manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing, integrated circuit, and new energy and intelligent connected vehicle industries, commenced operation April 26.

During the recent May Day holiday (May 1-5), Pingshan saw a surge in tourists at scenic spots and increased consumers in shopping areas.

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) conducted a roadshow in Pingshan on April 26 to showcase its HK Tech 300 program, aiming to explore opportunities for translating CityU’s research findings and intellectual properties into practical applications in Pingshan.

Four new intellectual property (IP) protection workstations were launched April 23 in Pingshan District, namely Shenzhen Biomedicine Innovations Industrial Park IP Protection Workstation, Pingshan Innovation Plaza IP Protection Workstation, Pingshan New Energy Automobile Industrial Park IP Protection Workstation, and Shenzhen Pingshan Individual and Private Enterprise Association IP Protection Workstation.

A delegation from IHK Schwaben, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Germany’s Swabia region, visited Pingshan last week in search of cooperation opportunities.

At the Fifth Asia Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Summit 2024 held in Shanghai in early April, Shenzhen Cell Valley was honored with the Technological Breakthrough Award at the 2024 Asia Pacific Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Star of the Year Award. The Pingshan-based company received recognition for its retroviral vector technology and its notable achievements in scientific research and clinical applications.

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, visited Shenzhen on April 14-16.