Shenzhen-based UBTECH Robotics announced Sunday that European aerospace leader Airbus has signed an agreement to purchase an unspecified number of its industrial humanoid robot, the Walker S2, for use in Airbus manufacturing facilities.

ByteDance, parent company of TikTok and Toutiao, is expanding its footprint in Shenzhen as the city kicks off the new year with a sweeping investment push into innovation and industry.

On Dec. 21, BayPort Hub opened at the GBA Industrial Investment Building in Bao’an District.

Shenzhen has unveiled two new incentives to intensify support for multinational companies to establish high-end headquarters and foreign-invested R&D centers, signaling the city's focus on attracting quality foreign capital and strengthening industrial chain competitiveness.

The Global Robot Sourcing Center was officially launched Wednesday in Huaqiangbei — the world's largest electronics market — to support the area's goal of becoming a global go-to destination for robotics sourcing.

MINISO FRIENDS — an immersive IP retail store model developed by MINISO Group Holding Ltd., a global value retailer specializing in trendy, IP lifestyle products — has opened its first South China store in Shenzhen’s Bao’an District. The launch underscores Shenzhen’s expanding role in shaping youth consumption trends across China.

TÜV Rheinland, a Germany-based third-party testing, inspection and certification service provider, held its annual new services launch event for 2025 in Shenzhen on Nov. 6, further expanding its innovative testing and certification services in the Greater China region to cover a wider range of sectors with a focus on low-carbon and healthy living.

Sam’s Club, the membership-only warehouse chain, announced that its newest store in Shenzhen will open Friday, expanding its footprint in the city where it first launched in China nearly three decades ago.