Tag: GBA | Analysis
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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 entrance ... -
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 million ... -
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 set a ... -
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 ... -
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 a ... -
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 Beijing ... -
Hong Kong’s fiscal overhaul and strategic pivot to AI
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 announced ... -
AI Disruption: assumptions on timing and origin thwart
Analysis The cascade effect of unintended consequences in markets and where the ripples are eventually felt in the lives of ordinary people continues to fascinate. The ... -
China’s population falls for a third straight year, GBA bucks the trend
Analysis China’s demographic challenges have deepened with the country’s population falling for the third consecutive year, according to government data cited by the Associated Press (AP). ... -
The Developed Economy Quandary – Declining Birthrates
Analysis Declining birth rates will continue to be a major concern across developed nations, no less China and Macau. In an era where we are told ... -
The Greater Bay Area and shipping in the spotlight
Analysis The Greater Bay Area, Beijing’s attempt to unite nine cities in Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau into an economic powerhouse and rival the New ... -
Macau: A magnetic GBA hub with multiple charms
Analysis Fan, a resident of Guangzhou, had a clear goal for her recent trip to Macau: to enjoy a front-row seat at a performance by U.S. ... -
Opening up – China, the environmental leader via the GBA
Analysis Underlining Xi Jinping’s 2021 statement to the UN General Assembly, in late October of this year Beijing reiterated China’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2060. ... -
China’s urban centers: The new frontiers of science
Analysis Data from the Nature Index has revealed 32 cities in mainland China are now recognized as major contributors to global scientific output. This positions them ... -
Diversifying Beyond Gaming — Challenges and Opportunities in Rebranding Macao
As the city approaches the quarter-century mark of its return to China and prepares to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the SAR, it is worth examining ... -
Airbus Helicopters establishes base in Cooperation Zone in Hengqin
Airbus Helicopters, a division of European aircraft giant Airbus and the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer, has launched its new China headquarters in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation ... -
Tradeoffs: avoid, weaken or accept
Analysis There is broad dialogue among both alternative and conventional economists to shake the foundations of the central importance of economic growth. This questions the validity ... -
Coordinate and Simplify to Uphold the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Principle
Analysis On December 10, 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China approved the General Development Plan for the Construction of the Deepened Cooperation ... -
Design in mental health: building environments that support well-being and longevity
Analysis Mental health reports have been a recuring theme in the press over recent months: There has been a rise in suicides among young people in ... -
Pearl River Delta outpaces Tokyo, San Francisco bay areas
Analysis Carrying mostly “Tsinoy” tourists and some Philippine-based journalists, the chartered bus has traversed about 17 kilometers of the newly opened sea bridge across the ... -
Cyberspace administration enhances cross-border data exchange
Analysis To enhance digital economic development and facilitate cross-border data exchange, the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government has signed a “Memorandum of Cooperation” with the ... -
Leveraging Competitive Advantages
Seminars introducing the spirit underpinning the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China were held in Macau on Wednesday ... -
The Poverty of Affluence
Analysis Food is our joy and our medicine. So important is it that the second of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals is to end hunger, ... -
Systems Thinking: Shifting parts changes the whole
Analysis Angela Leong’s suggestion for Macau to become an eco-tourism destination (The Times June 13) has power to create a vibrant and liveable city. It is ... -
CHINA TO PROPEL ENERGY STORAGE INDUSTRY IN THE GREATER BAY AREA
Analysis China is actively advancing the new energy sector in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in southern China, attracting top-tier manufacturing firms to the ... -
A Capital Idea
Analysis by Leanda Lee* One of the foundational purposes of the Greater Bay Area is the comprehensive opening of the region: an exciting proposition for asset-rich ... -
Bridge and port: The northbound travel and trade
Analysis In the vibrant nexus of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, a transformative movement in cross-border exchange and economic integration is unfolding, propelled by the ... -
GBA, incentives and removal of obstacles
Analysis by Leanda Lee* Humans can be odd. There is a whole range of theories about what motivates individuals and groups to act in certain ways. ... -
Macau’s new telecommunications law and GBA integration
Analysis by Rui Marcelo* The realization of an integrated plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, in line with the Central Government’s guidelines and commitment ... -
CPPCC to focus on better GBA integration
Analysis The integration of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has made significant progress, supported by various policies promoting cross-border connections. Liu Jieyi, the spokesperson for ... -
GBA in 2024: Foreign investment destination profile
Analysis The Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China, encompassing nine cities in Guangdong province along with Hong Kong and Macau, has emerged as a significant investment ... -
SWOT: Macau as a sports hub
Analysis The recent push by Macau’s government to position the city as a premier sports center, as evidenced by initiatives like the Greater Bay Area (GBA) ...
