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GBA rolls out measures to further facilitate customs clearance
Recently, the customs authorities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) have expanded the “Single E-lock Scheme” to further promote the effective and efficient flow of various resources and factors of production in the region.
Jobs for expats offered at this fair in Guangdong, don't miss it!
The large-scale 2024 "Guangdong Spring Warm" job fair, hosted by the Human Resource and Social Security Department of Guangdong Province, will be held on March 17. The main venue of the job fair will be at Guangzhou South Railway Station, and with branch venues at Yuexiu District, Conghua District, and Zengcheng District in Guangzhou, as well as Humen Railway Station in Dongguan.
Expat amazed by digital payment service at first arrival in Guangdong
"It's so easy and convenient," said Minja Velickovic, an expat who recently arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China for the first time. "You don't need to carry cash. All you need in China is your phone, and you will have everything."
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Two Sessions Talk|What has the GBA accomplished in the past five years?
One term is repeatedly mentioned during the “two sessions” by lawmakers from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. That is the Greater Bay Area. This year marks the 5th anniversary of the GBA. What it has accomplished over the years and how will it look like in the future? Let’s find out in this episode of Two Sessions Talk.
Didi at the Hall | What topics interest Chinese and foreign journalists on Guangdong delegation's media open day?
GDToday reporter covered the event on-site and interviewed foreign journalists and those from China’s Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to learn about the topics about Guangdong that they are most interested in.
China has an important weight in 2024 global growth: Paulo Feldmann
"Every country, every region in the world is planning their economy for the long term as China does. This is the most important lesson that we need to learn from China," Paulo Feldmann, Professor of Economics at the University of São Paulo and Author of Management in Latin America: Threats and Opportunities in the Globalized World, told GDToday in an exclusive interview.
Didi at the Hall | What topics interest Chinese and foreign journalists on Guangdong delegation's media open day?
Data Explorer | China sets GDP growth target of around 5 percent for 2024
China reforms manufacturing sector to attract foreign investment: UAE Entrepreneur
China has an important weight in 2024 global growth: Paulo Feldmann
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GD adds 4 overseas Chambers of Commerce for enterprises' going global
In 2023, another four overseas Guangdong chambers of Commerce were established. As of today, the total number of overseas Guangdong Chambers of Commerce initiated by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) Guangdong Committee has reached 46, covering the world's major economies and the Belt and Road partner countries.
Second-tier channels of Hengqin to start operational testing from Feb. 1
Several "second-tier" channels in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, including Hengqin Bridge, Hengqin Tunnel, and Shenjing Passage, are scheduled to start comprehensive operational testing from February 1, 2024, according to a recent notice issued by the Economic Development Bureau of the Cooperation Zone.
Pearl River Delta water resources allocation project begins operation
Second-tier channels of Hengqin to start operational testing from Feb. 1
CCPIT Guangdong establishes a commercial law committee for international business
Guangzhou's first intellectual property public service center unveiled in Yuexiu
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Diplomats Explore GD | What amazed them in South China's flower city?
From January 15 to 19, 47 diplomats from 38 countries are touring Guangdong to explore China. In the following four days, they will visit Foshan and Shenzhen to conduct in-depth investigations of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, new energy industry, and new productivity boosters.
GDToday on spot丨Inside a futuristic driverless taxi in Guangzhou
Guangzhou has recently started charging for fully driverless robotaxis in Nansha District since January 2024. Passengers can take a fully driverless robotaxi by placing orders on the PonyPilot+ Application between 8:00 and 22:30 in Nansha.
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Shenzhen's Qianhai offers up to 20 million RMB in subsidies to boost AI industry
On January 3rd, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Computing Power Center in Qianhai was officially launched. With an initial investment of 466 million RMB, this project hosts the highest computing capacity and occupies the largest area in the Pearl River Delta region.
Guangzhou to adopt new railway operating plan from January 10
Starting from January 10, the train operation of Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station and Guangzhou East Railway Station will be optimized, according to the China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd. (CR Guangzhou).
1.41 mln Hong Kong and Macao-registered vehicles enter mainland in 2023: Zhuhai
In 2023, the number of cross-border vehicles entering Chinese mainland from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region was about 1.41 million, according to the latest statistics released by the Zhuhai General Frontier Inspection Station.