More than 10 South Australian (SA) enterprises displayed products and services at the Showcase SA Trade Expo, which was held at the Longhua International Cooperation Center (LICC) today. The companies, representing various industries like wine, seafood, honey, fashion, and cosmetics, hoped to explore business opportunities in the city.

The total foreign trade value of Shenzhen’s three comprehensive bonded areas exceeded 396 billion yuan (US$55 billion) in the first three quarters of this year, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%, and accounted for 11.7% of the city’s total, according to Shenzhen Customs yesterday.

Boston-based 3D printing company Formlabs signed a partnership agreement with Digital China in Shenzhen on Friday. Formlabs expects to leverage Digital China's strength in distribution to further expand into the Chinese market.

Shenzhen, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Hainan Province, have been chosen to pilot expanding opening up in value-added telecom services, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced yesterday.

Nearly 70 members of Hong Kong and Macao commercial associations and representatives from tech and research institutes, gathered at the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Zone on Friday to explore the park's innovative environment, key industrial areas, and preferential policies in search of business opportunities.

It took Shenzhen entrepreneur Zhang Junbin eight years to transform a small startup with just 200,000 yuan (US$28,272) in initial capital into a unicorn enterprise that now sells smart robotic vacuums and mops in over 30 overseas markets.

The 2024 China Marine Economy Expo (CMEE) will take place at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District (main venue) and the Shenzhen Airport Yacht Marina (subvenue) from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, according to its organizers.

On Sept. 29, Shenzhen modified policies, allowing non-local residents to purchase apartments in non-core areas such as Yantian, Bao'an (excluding Xin'an Subdistrict and Xixiang Subdistrict), Longgang, Longhua, Pingshan, Guangming, and Dapeng New Area without requiring personal income tax or social insurance certificates. Expats were observed in the property sales outlets during the holiday, as evidenced by photos shared on the WeChat moments of housing agents in Longhua.