Greater Bay
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Mobility: Bay Area circulates at record scale
ANALYSIS From mid-February through Feb. 25, the Spring Festival travel rush — 春运 Chunyun — continued to drive record mobility across China, peaking in ... -
Chunyun: GBA at the epicenter of the world’s largest human migration
China’s Spring Festival travel season – the annual 40-day migration known as Chunyun 春运 – is expected to generate a record 9.5 billion inter-regional ... -
Greater Bay introduces ‘red-eye’ bullet trains to cope with holiday travel surge
On The Agenda Overnight high-speed rail services have been rolled out across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to ease mounting pressure during the ... -
Bridges, rails, and runways: Guangdong’s infrastructure push drives economy
Driven by massive infrastructure developments under the 13th (2016–2020), 14th (2021–2025), and emerging 15th Five-Year Plans, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) has ... -
Unlock your future in the GBA: Talent wanted here
ANALYSIS Hong Kong Talent Engage announced late last month that Asia’s premier talent hub, the Global Talent Summit Week will be held in Hong ... -
Nine cities, one week
Travelog Monday starts loud, as it should, in Guangzhou. Canton doesn’t ease you in – it throws breakfast at you. Dim sum carts collide ... -
International commercial court established in Guangzhou
On The Agenda An international commercial court was established in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Wednesday, to help create a law-based business ... -
GBA sets tone for 15th Five-Year Plan as 2026 opens
As China entered the opening weeks of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030), Guangdong signalled the Greater Bay Area’s central role in stabilising growth and ... -
Macau and Hengqin deepen economic alignment after New Year
In the weeks following the New Year holiday, Macau authorities highlighted accelerating integration with Hengqin as a buffer against gaming-led volatility. Official data releases ... -
GBA transport and logistics stay resilient despite global headwinds
From late December through early February, mainland reporting highlighted the resilience of GBA transport and logistics networks, even as global shipping and aviation faced ... -
GBA confidence steadies as firms recalibrate for a tougher global cycle
ANALYSIS The latest Standard Chartered Greater Bay Area Business Confidence Index (GBAI) paints a picture of resilience without exuberance. Business sentiment across the GBA ... -
Bay Area airport cluster ranks among top aviation hubs globally in 2025
On The Agenda Airports across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) delivered a standout performance in 2025, strengthening the region’s position as one ... -
Greater Bay Airlines launches Hohhot flights
Travelog Greater Bay Airlines will commence a new scheduled service to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, on February 6. The airline will operate four roundtrip ... -
GBA Economy breaks through ¥15 trillion
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is on track to eclipse a ¥15 trillion combined GDP in 2025, a significant milestone underscoring deeper economic ... -
Lantern Carnival and intercity connectivity
As part of Greater Bay Area cultural and tourism synergy, the 2026 GBA Lantern Carnival was unveiled in Hong Kong for its Nansha (Guangzhou) ... -
Finance goes cross-border
Financial integration moved up a gear in the Greater Bay Area during the week, with Hong Kong and Macau reinforcing their niche roles inside ... -
Light and Space to Breathe
Analysis A hop across to Hengqin on a sunny Sunday, not for lunch or even shopping, but to see a couple of buildings was ... -
Macau’s new role in the GBA – to create a financial platform for investments in Lusophone countries
Analysis Whether in trade, investment or tourism, China remains one of the world’s largest markets and, arguably, the one with the greatest growth potential. ... -
Living, working across Macau-Hengqin border
Feature On a typical weekday, Lei Zhen moves easily between Macau and Hengqin. Based in the special administrative region and working in Hengqin, the ... -
Notes on academic studies
Cross-Border Labour Mobility and Institutional Barriers in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area This paper provides one of the most detailed empirical examinations of ... -
Man caught stealing HKD237,000 in casino chips
A 20-year-old mainland Chinese man was caught stealing HKD237,000 in chips from a female gambler at a Cotai casino, authorities said. The woman left ... -
Party line: Guangzhou’s policy drive boosts regional integration
Guangzhou entered 2026 doing what it does best – setting the tempo for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. At the city’s latest Party ... -
Hengqin tourism thread: Penguin babies and eco-branding
Tourism operators in Hengqin are stepping up efforts to promote the island as a family-friendly and environmentally focused destination, following the birth of a ... -
How cross-border households live integration before policy does
Analysis For policymakers, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a master plan. For families, it is a daily negotiation. Across Macau, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, ... -
Set up regional hubs to foster innovation-led growth
The importance of innovation-driven development for the cultivation of new growth drivers was stressed at the Central Economic Work Conference. For that, it is ... -
Guangzhou-led AI and robotics deal surge signals next phase of GBA industrial integration
A wave of artificial intelligence and robotics investment agreements were signed in Guangzhou this month. At the 2025 Greater Bay Area AI and Robotics ... -
Multi-city National Games push integration across the GBA: mainland media
Analysis Sport has always been an underrated diplomatic tool in China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA), but this December it’s doing some heavy lifting. The ... -
Planned Macau tech park to drive regional innovation and talent development
On The Agenda The planned Macao Technology Research Industrial Park aims to establish an “education, technology, and talent ecosystem” to support research, innovation, and ... -
Go well in the GBA – ‘smiles to our people and greater warmth to their hearts’
ANALYSIS Xi Jinping continues to prioritise the people’s well-being. This is a cornerstone of people-centred development as reported by the Supreme People’s Court earlier ... -
Hengqin’s tourism engine is now synchronized with Macau – and that changes the game
Analysis The “dual-city tourism” narrative – once a slogan in government press releases – is no longer aspirational branding. It has quietly become the ... -
Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day
Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day today (Thursday), fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise ... -
Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 13
HONG KONG — A fire spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex today (Wednesday), killing 13 people and leaving ... -
It’s official: GBA moves into its execution phase
The past week in the Greater Bay Area felt like one of those moments when a long-planned blueprint finally starts behaving like a living ... -
Macau Grand Prix, a most precious jewel of the Greater Bay Area
Analysis With the 72nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP), the Guia Circuit enjoyed another glorious edition. It began at Tap Seac Square on the weekend ... -
Xi’s Guangdong tour signals a strategic reset in China’s economic model
Analysis President Xi Jinping’s recent call to “comprehensively deepen reform and opening up for high-quality development, and advance the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao ...
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