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Analysis China’s industrial profits surged 15.5% in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest growth in nearly a decade despite Middle East-driven oil price spikes,
ANALISYS The global energy shock triggered by the Iran war is not just reshaping markets – it is accelerating a structural shift that places China,
ANALYSIS The renewed instability around the Strait of Hormuz is doing what geopolitics does best – exposing the fine print in energy strategies that once
AI-Generated Illustration ANALYSIS The State Council Information Office – and other official media outlets - reported on 30th March on the 2026 Macao International Parade.
ANALYSIS China's Greater Bay Area is often described in shorthand as a regional integration project. That framing is no longer sufficient. What is unfolding
ANALYSIS Guangdong province is expanding its efforts to attract top graduates and skilled professionals from across China and abroad, embodying a strategy to maintain its
ANALYSIS This year’s “Two Sessions” in Beijing once again underscored the central government’s focus on technological innovation, talent development and regional integration. Within that broader
ANALYSIS In another place and another time, hedonism in all its glory was commonly exemplified by reference to (men) “wining, dining and womanising”, and
ANALYSIS From mid-February through Feb. 25, the Spring Festival travel rush — 春运 Chunyun — continued to drive record mobility across China, peaking
Analysis A hop across to Hengqin on a sunny Sunday, not for lunch or even shopping, but to see a couple of buildings was how
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.
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
Analysis For policymakers, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a master plan. For families, it is a daily negotiation. Across Macau, Zhuhai, Hong
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
Analysis The “dual-city tourism” narrative – once a slogan in government press releases – is no longer aspirational branding. It has quietly become the operating
Analysis With the 72nd Macau Grand Prix (MGP), the Guia Circuit enjoyed another glorious edition. It began at Tap Seac Square on the weekend before
President Xi Jinping talks with local villagers and farmers while visiting a pomelo growing base in Meizhou City, Guangdong province, Nov 7 Analysis President Xi
Analysis The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a vision with velocity. In Beijing’s narrative, it is already “one of China’s most open and economically dynamic
Rosewood (Hong Kong) Morpheus, City of Dreams (Macau) Analysis When the Michelin Guide unveiled its inaugural “Keys” earlier this month, the hospitality world paid attention.
Analysis The Greater Bay Area (GBA) has long been touted as China’s Silicon Valley, but a new wave of capital, policy and consumer adoption is
Analysis Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a policy priority in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA); it is increasingly embedded in daily
Analysis A world-class airport cluster is rapidly taking shape in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), marking a significant milestone in regional infrastructure development. This ambitious
Discourse about GBA integration tends to skirt around any overt explanation of how culturally discrete community groups are to integrate. Culture that is manifest in fine
Students pose for a group picture at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, last year Analysis The Guangdong-Hong
Global Innovation Index Database, WIPO, 2024 Analysis GBA’s Framework Agreement for the economic and social integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau was to develop
Analysis Three newly established research universities in China have drawn top-tier students in their inaugural undergraduate admissions, with their enrollees’ scores on the national college
Analysis A recent advertorial in MDT celebrated MGM’s Aji becoming the first Macau restaurant to earn the top three-star rating in Food Made Good Standard certification.
Analysis The Greater Bay Area (GBA) is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing coastal megaregions. The busy maritime hub is home to approximately 86
An influential piece of writing published earlier this year by Zhuo Zelin of the South China Normal University raises pertinent questions about the role of universities
Analysis Prominent cultural figures highlighted earlier this week that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – a thriving model of cultural integration – could
Analysis Over the course of one’s life – shaped by education, one’s temporal environment, upbringing, community and situational norms – one has a sense of how
Analysis I was on a business trip in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) last week. The schedule was tight, but a few details stand out
Analysis Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s business empire is in the crosshairs after CK Hutchison Holdings chose to sell its Panama Canal port assets to
Analysis No one reading anything about China this week could escape the news that local representatives from the GBA and across China were off to
Analysis Hong Kong is undergoing a significant transformation in response to mounting fiscal pressures. In a bid to restore fiscal balance, Finance Secretary Paul Chan
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