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 operating

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 before

Xi’s Guangdong tour signals a strategic reset in China’s economic model

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

Ambition, reality, and the GBA puzzle

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

Michelin ‘keys’ in the GBA: A new language in luxury

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.

The GBA’s tech surge offers global investors a rare opening

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

Artificial Intelligence in the GBA: From policy to daily life

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

World-class airport cluster emerges in Greater Bay Area

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

Cultural integration

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

Educational collaboration is driving innovation in Greater Bay Area

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

Economic and Social Innovation for Ecological Civilization

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

GBA unis join the appeal

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

Food done well – know your farmer’s heart and mind

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.

Relentless vessel traffic threatens the GBA’s marine life

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

The Eco-System of Innovation: where universities fit into the GBA

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

Greater Bay Area touted as model for promotion of global exchange

Analysis Prominent cultural figures highlighted earlier this week that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area – a thriving model of cultural integration  – could

Gym-bro Chambers: mighty community

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

Startups and integration – A snapshot of the Greater Bay Area

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

Hong Kong richest man is in hot water over his company’s Panama Canal ports deal

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

Opening Ops: a place for cross-border expertise

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

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