If you’re a seafood enthusiast or just looking for something out of the ordinary to do this week, the 2025 Shenzhen International Fisheries & Seafood Expo might be your perfect catch.

With the theme “Emergency Management and Safety for Everyone,” China observed its 17th National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day on Monday, with this week designated as Disaster Awareness Week.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, usually in late May or June on the Gregorian calendar. This year, it falls on May 31.

World Smile Day is celebrated on May 8. Established by the World Mental Health Organization in 1948, it is a global festival that celebrates the universal human expression of smiling.

​Shenzhen welcomed an increasing number of tourists during this year’s May Day holiday, which ran from Thursday to yesterday.

At the invitation of Guangming District’s Foreign Affairs Bureau, a diverse group of expats toured the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum on Friday to review foreign-language signage in preparation for its official opening May 1.

On April 26, Shenzhen University’s Yuehai Campus came alive under a sea of lights as crowds gathered for the spectacular opening of the university's 8th International Culture Festival.

Anuga Select China 2025, a world food exhibition, and SIGEP China 2025, an exhibition on handmade ice cream, baking and coffee, were jointly held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Futian District from Thursday to Saturday.

Shenzhen launched the 30th World Book Day and the 10th Minors’ Book Reading Day with a vibrant kickoff at the Shenzhen Library North Division in Longhua District yesterday.