On July 29, 23 companies from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) made the 2025 Fortune Global 500 list, up one from 2024, with 18 headquartered in Guangdong and 5 in Hong Kong SAR.
Guangzhou's trade volume of bonded logistics reached RMB56.65 billion, up 29.9% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, contributing 13.6% to the city's total foreign trade growth, according to customs data.
Companies under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Customs in South China's Guangdong province hit a foreign trade volume of more than 145 billion yuan ($20.28 billion) with European Union in the first half of the year.
A leading developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft delivered a ton-class aircraft on Tuesday, marking a major advancement in the utilization of large eVTOLs.
Drone makers in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, exported more than 6,100 drones in the first five months, up 252 percent year-on-year, and achieved a record for the period, according to a statement released by the municipal commerce bureau of the provincial capital.
China unveiled 12 targeted measures on Friday to further attract and utilize foreign investment, with a specific focus on encouraging foreign enterprises to reinvest in the domestic market.
On July 2, Japanese housing and building material product company Lixil launched its International Competence Center in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday.
The Guangzhou (Nansha) Harbour Economy Global Investment Promotion Conference extends its global invitation. You will discover all the preferential policies and business opportunities hidden in this world-class port. It also looks forward to the arrival of more enterprises and talents. On June 30, welcome to Nansha!
Reinforcing its position as a premier global investment hub, Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, is holding the 11th Guangzhou International Investment Conference from June 26-27, attracting multiple major foreign projects to settle in the city.
A premium shipping route from South China to the West Coast of the United States, the first direct point-to-point route of its kind, is expected to open in July, according to the route's operators.
From June 23 to 29, 2025, a media tour will bring journalists to the heart of Guangdong's innovation, where they will experience Pony.ai's driverless Robotaxi.
Guangzhou has launched its first dedicated freight train for cross-border e-commerce shipments to Europe. The X8186 service departed this week packed with household appliances, clothing, and consumer goods from the city's eastern transport hub. It will pass through Khorgos port and reach Europe in 13 days.
At 3 p.m. on June 18, Guangzhou's first China-Europe Railway e-commerce express, loaded with home appliances, apparel, and daily goods, departed from the Guangzhou Eastern Road-rail Intermodal Transport Hub and is expected to arrive in Italy in just 13 days via Khorgos in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
The 11th Guangzhou Annual Investment Conference China is scheduled to be held at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center from June 26 to 27. This year's event continues the theme "Investing in Guangzhou is investing in the Future," attracting over 800 guests and aiming to engage global investors in sharing the city's policy benefits and industrial opportunities.
Guangzhou (Nansha) Harbour Economy Global Investment Promotion Conference will be held at the Guangzhou Nansha International Convention and Exhibition Center on June 30.
Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, has set its sights on a 200% surge in lychee exports by 2025, targeting 5,000 tons of shipments through technological advancements, according to the city's Science and Technology Bureau.
Foreign investment surges into Guangzhou's fashion and consumer sector, with wholesale and retail businesses experiencing explosive growth. New data shows that utilized foreign capital in these sectors jumped 50.4% year-on-year to 410 million yuan between January and April 2025.
Guangzhou's private economy continues to drive the city's growth, with the sector accounting for 43.5% of the city's GDP in the first quarter of 2025, its highest share in five years. According to data released by the Guangzhou Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau, the value added by the private sector rose 4.6% year-on-year during the period under review.
Fresh lychees produced in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, will be delivered from farms to supermarkets in Guangzhou, the provincial capital, within 24 hours, following a push to promote the sales of the fruit.
A new air freight route has been launched to connect Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, with Miami in the United States.
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