Two thousand years ago, China's earliest ocean-going merchant ships set sail from Xuwen in Guangdong, passing through more than ten countries on their way to India and Sri Lanka. Two thousand years later, Guangdong-made goods shipped overseas have become part of your everyday life.
Guangdong held a series of investment promotion events in Shanghai from November 5 to 7, seeking to attract investment and strengthen industrial links with the Yangtze River Delta region during the 2026 China International Import Expo (CIIE).
As journalists from across the Asia-Pacific region gather in Shenzhen for the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Week, the Media Center is ready to serve as a hub for reporting, broadcasting and international exchange.
"A common AI law for 21 very different economies is unrealistic. What APEC can achieve is interoperability: common procedures, compatible standards and practical cooperation that allow economies to work together while each keeps its own rules," noted Alejandro Reyes, Senior Fellow of the Center on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong, in an exclusive interview recently.
Adora Flora City, the second domestically-built large cruise ship operated by Adora Cruises, left Shanghai on November 9 for its first trial voyage since its delivery. The ship is scheduled to arrive at Nansha International Cruise Home Port in Guangzhou on November 12. The voyage will test the ship's operational readiness ahead of its commercial launch.
A 14-member delegation led by Wayne Brown, Mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, visited Guangzhou from November 8 to 11. The primary goal of the visit was to further promote the longstanding sister-city relationship between the two cities while exploring innovative solutions to shared urban challenges.
Guangzhou's Nansha District held a promotion event in Athens on November 3, 2026, as part of the China-Greece Sports and Culture Exchange Week. Themed "Across Mountains and Seas, Forge a Shared Future," the event showcased Nansha's development and cooperation opportunities to Greek and other international guests.
Rice fields in front of the Guangzhou branch of the China National Archives of Publications and Culture are almost ready for harvest, with golden waves of rice rolling across them in the autumn breeze. The ripening crops and the scent of grain in the air make for a picturesque autumn scene.
Guangzhou Mayor Sun Zhiyang met with an Auckland delegation led by Mayor Wayne Brown in Guangzhou on November 9.
China and Africa are poised to deepen cooperation in public health, with plans to strengthen infectious disease surveillance and laboratory capabilities across the continent while boosting local manufacturing of health products, according to officials and experts.
Guangzhou is set to open two new metro sections by the end of 2026, pushing the operating length of the city's metro network past 800 kilometers.
Guangdong Haul is the 2026 theme promotional film for the "Guangdong Goods Go Global" campaign. Officially released on November 8, it shines a spotlight on "Made in Guangdong".
While trees in northern China shed their leaves in November, Guangdong is bursting with color. Pink silk floss flowers brighten city streets, bougainvillea spills over pedestrian bridges and blooming flowers sway in the breeze. Here are some floral sights worth seeking out.
The 4th Guangzhou Cosmetics Week opened at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center on November 5, under the theme "Beauty of the Greater Bay, Trends Across the Globe."
More than 30 international students and faculty members from Sun Yat-sen University's Master of Public Administration in Chinese Governance for Developing Countries (MPA-CGDC) program visited the Guangdong Nansha Local Legislative Outreach Office on November 4 to learn how public opinion feeds into China's national legislative process.
The 2026 Guangzhou International Light Festival will run for 11 days from December 4 to 14. Billed as one of the world's three major light festivals, the event showcases light art from around the globe.
The fair drew 352,000 overseas buyers from 219 countries and regions, up 12.2 percent year on year. The number of buyers from the European Union, the United States and Belt and Road partner countries rose by 38.2 percent, 22.2 percent and 16.6 percent, respectively.
Since the first of the year, the city has introduced and registered more than 2,200 new projects whose total planned investment reaches 349.3 billion yuan ($52.34 billion) — a year-on-year increase of 149 percent.
Jean-Philippe Lamarcade, EDF Group Vice-President and Chairman of EDF China, said Guangdong's strength lies in the close coordination among its industrial partners, government authorities, financial institutions and research institutes.
At the Canton Fair, US entrepreneur Felipe Arias is looking for more than new products. He is also searching for factories capable of turning new ideas into finished products and for partners that can support the long-term growth of his businesses.
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