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2026-10-08

The man behind New York's Canton Avenue, in an interview with South: "Canton Avenue is a new start"

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.

2026-10-08

Chinese and American youth choirs perform at Lincoln Center

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.

2026-10-08

Chinese, American youth choirs show music to unite across languages, cultures and continents

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.

2026-10-08

New York co-named "Canton Avenue" to honor Cantonese immigrants

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.

2026-10-08

Beacon Over Lingnan | A conversation with Liu Sheng: China's gaming competitiveness has moved from isolated breakthroughs to systemic strength

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.

2026-09-29

Guangdong and Papua New Guinea: Taking roots across the Pacific | Guangdong Meets APEC②

"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."

2026-09-29

Guangdong and Singapore: 2,700 kilometers apart, yet "zero distance" | Guangdong Meets APEC①

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.

2026-09-29

Guangdong competitor wins China's first gold in WorldSkills Restaurant Service

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.

2026-09-28

From the "Empress of China" to WWII allies: A shared history of China-US ties

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.

2026-09-24

Uniting youth power for shared APEC prosperity: APEC young entrepreneurs seek cooperation in Guangzhou

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.

2026-09-10

XPeng's humanoid robot production line begins operations in Guangzhou

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.

2026-09-09

Visit Highlights of Asia‑Pacific Media Forum (Guangzhou‑Foshan Route)

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.

2026-09-08

"APEC ministers": SMEs to share China's development opportunities

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.

2026-09-08

APEC media explore Nansha Port's fully automated operations

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."

2026-09-04

Foreign guests learn people-centered development model from Guangzhou Metro

China's people-centered development model benefits public well-being and offers valuable guidance for the development of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies.

2026-09-04

Seeing real China shatters Western bias: Stephen Farr, GISCUA Secretariat Executive Director

The Asia-Pacific Media Forum will be held in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province on September 5 with the theme "Building a Path to Shared Prosperity for the Asia-Pacific Community: Media Consensus and Action."

2026-09-03

APEC economies delegations wow Guangdong tech

A tech tour for the 32nd APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting was arranged in Guangzhou on September 1.

2026-09-01

Greek CG in Guangzhou brings The Odyssey to Chinese readers, highlighting shared values of family

Greek classics meet Chinese readers at the 2026 Southern China Book Fair in Guangzhou.

2026-08-31

Rafał Kosik's cyber inspiration journey in Guangzhou

For a science-fiction writer, the future is usually something to be imagined. But for Polish author Rafał Kosik, a recent journey through Guangzhou offered a chance to experience some of it firsthand.

2026-08-31

Global publishers debate AI challenges at 2026 SCBF, see role for China in setting rules

Publishers from various countries met in Guangzhou on August 28 for the 2026 Southern China Book Fair's International Book Rights Exchange. Alongside licensing deals and signing ceremonies, one subject dominated conversations at the conference: artificial intelligence.