Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport have secured positions in a global ranking of the world's most valuable aviation hubs, highlighting China's increasing influence in the global air travel sector.
China's Guangdong Free Trade Zone (FTZ), a pivotal testing ground for economic reforms, has reported a decade of rapid expansion, with annual import-export growth averaging over 24% since its launch in 2015, according to the latest briefing by China's Ministry of Commerce.
In 2024, the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) recorded 749.39 billion yuan in imports and exports, marking a robust year-on-year growth of 25.6%. This figure accounted for 8.2% of Guangdong's total foreign trade value and contributed 1.8 percentage points to the province's overall trade growth.
Guangzhou's Panyu District officially launched the city's first "air taxi" network on April 8, offering rapid aerial travel between cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
On April 1, a drone carrying cross-border e-commerce goods took off from Guangzhou Huangpu Comprehensive Bonded Zone and landed in Dongguan Waterfront Hexi Digital Industrial Zone, marking the successful test flight of the country's first cross-city low-altitude logistics airline for cross-border e-commerce.
Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, vice-president of Fok Ying Tung Group and a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, views Nansha as a strong driver of the GBA's development.
The 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth Innovation Market and Music Showcase will be held in Nansha from Feb 22 to 23.
A sport industry innovation conference focusing on the 15th National Games and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held on Tuesday in Guangzhou.
A science forum will be held simultaneously in Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macao from Nov 16 to 18.
China's State Council announced that six cities on the Chinese mainland will expand overseas investment access to several service sectors.
The Wanqingsha branch line of Nansha-Zhongshan Expressway in Guangdong province has been fully connected and traffic is slated to start before the end of the year.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has achieved good results in integrating industry and talent, especially in the high-tech sector.
Cross-border renminbi transactions in South China's Guangdong province reached a record high of 7.39 trillion yuan ($1.02 trillion) in 2023, up 25.1 percent from the previous year.
The GBA has seen remarkable economic growth, with its economic output rising from 10.8 trillion yuan in 2018 to over 14 trillion yuan in 2023.
In the five years since China's plan for the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was published, the region's economic output has increased from 10 trillion yuan ($1.38 trillion) to more than 13.6 trillion yuan.
Two new intercity railways linking the cities of Guangzhou, Foshan and Dongguan in Guangdong province were put into use on Sunday, redefining regional travel with their unique subway-style operation and enabling flexible commutes between key cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Four major intercity rail lines are set to be interconnected, enhancing regional transportation links across five key cities: Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Dongguan, and Huizhou.
Guangdong province is accelerating the connection of rules, regulations and mechanisms with the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to further promote the deep and integrated development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
On the fifth anniversary of the release of the Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Consul General of France in Guangzhou talked about the development opportunities and cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The Guangzhou Railway Station is on the brink of a transformative leap to become the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Central Station," heralding a new era of development for the region.
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