For those leaving the complex, the evening peak is typically between 5:30 pm and 7 pm. Visitors can use the metro and other public transport.
A Dongfeng watch, introduced in 1972 as China's first watch for export, and a Phoenix bicycle from the 1990s illustrate how Chinese consumer goods have evolved. They are displayed alongside Panda televisions, Haier refrigerators and smart bicycles equipped with motion-sensing and health-management systems, reflecting a shift in Chinese manufacturing from meeting basic needs to offering higher-quality, technology-driven products.
The 140th Canton Fair opened to visitors in Guangzhou on October 15, with Phase One focusing on advanced manufacturing. From robots that can make coffee to AI-powered gadgets and newly launched products, here's what buyers should look out for—and where to find them.
The 140th Canton Fair officially opened on October 14 in Guangzhou and will welcome visitors starting October 15. How can you get your buyer badge faster? This video will guide you through the badge application process.
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The 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will open in Guangzhou on October 15 and run through November 4 across three phases. Pins have long been a signature collectible of the Canton Fair—buyers, exhibitors and staff all fasten them to their badges. Collected one by one, these pins become a record of the years for many Canton Fair veterans.
On October 2, the intersection of Bay Parkway and 86th Street in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, was officially co-named Canton Avenue in a ceremony honoring earlier Chinese immigrants, including 19th-century Cantonese laborers who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) and the Guangdong Experimental High School Choir (SSC) performed together at Lincoln Center's Josie Robertson Plaza on October 3. The outdoor, audience-interactive concert marked the start of a week of partnership activities between the two award-winning choirs through the YPC Tandon Global Collaborative.
The Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) and the Guangdong Experimental High School Choir (SSC) jointly performed a feature concert at Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York on October 4.
At a bustling intersection in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, on October 2, the Canton Avenue Co-naming Ceremony was held to honor earlier Chinese immigrants, including 19th-century Cantonese laborers who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
Liu Sheng, founder and chairman of Kuro Games, led a small team to global recognition. His company's game "Wuthering Waves" blends sci-fi storytelling with Eastern aesthetics and conveys cultural values through modern expression. It won the Players' Voice award at The Game Awards 2025 and launched a global concert tour in July 2026. In his view, China's gaming competitiveness has evolved from isolated breakthroughs to systemic strength.
"Being a rural-based, traditional economy, now trying to become a modern economy, we can only learn from China," Parkop said. He also stressed the importance of APEC for smaller economies, saying PNG does not always have the means to engage with economies across the Pacific individually, "and we have the opportunity at APEC."
From Singapore to Sydney, from Jakarta to Bangkok, from Mexico City to Lima—Guangdong's links with APEC economies have never been just lines on a map. For 37 consecutive years, Guangdong has been Singapore's largest provincial-level trading partner in China. In Thailand, new energy vehicles made in Guangdong are entering households across the country. In Indonesia, industrial parks with Guangdong participation are helping reshape the local industrialization landscape. In Peru, the direct shipping route from Guangzhou's Nansha to Chancay Port has brought the two sides of the Pacific closer than ever.
Li Wentao from Guangdong has won China's first gold medal in Restaurant Service at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. The result was announced at the closing ceremony on the evening of September 27.
When US President Donald Trump looked back on China-US relations at banquets in Beijing and Washington earlier this year, he twice returned to an early chapter of the relationship—the first American trading voyage to China.
Young entrepreneurs from APEC economies gathered in Guangzhou from September 19 to 20 for a two-day tour of the city's innovation hubs, pharmaceutical and health enterprises, science and technology platforms, cross-border e-commerce carriers and the Liede International Neighborhood. The visit offered participants an opportunity to explore new avenues for cooperation across the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese electric-vehicle maker XPeng's humanoid robot production line officially began operations in Guangzhou on September 8. The first advanced general-purpose humanoid robot completed automated final assembly and autonomously walked off the production line, marking a key step in the company's transition from R&D prototyping to manufacturing.
Media representatives and thought leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered in Guangzhou and Foshan for a city tour from September 2 to 4, 2026, as part of the Asia-Pacific Media Forum. The journey was nothing short of a dialogue between epochs.
Small and medium-sized enterprises around the world will benefit from China's development, as collective digital and technological upgrades enabled by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) mechanism would allow APEC member economies to engage with global capital, technology and market value chains as a more powerful community.
The Asia-Pacific Media Forum will be held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on September 5. The theme for this year is "Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action."
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