Tag: Greater Bay
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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 softer demand ... -
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 remained in ... -
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 of the ... -
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 flights weekly ... -
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 integration across ... -
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) edition. Running ... -
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 China’s capital-market ... -
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 how the ... -
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. Even accounting ... -
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 labour mobility ... -
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 plenary and ... -
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 record number ... -
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, and Guangdong, ... -
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 essential to ... -
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 Industry Conference ... -
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 multi-city National ... -
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 talent development ... -
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 this year. ... -
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 reality ... -
Cooperation agreement signed between Macau, Hong Kong and Guangdong
The General Administration of Sport of China has facilitated the signing of an agreement among the governments of Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ... -
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 organism. Yes, ... -
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 the ... -
Lu dethrones Han in the GT4s
Lu Wenlong (Lotus Emira) won the Greater Bay Area (GBA) GT Cup, finishing ahead of reigning champion Han Lichao (Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO2). Starting from ... -
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 Greater Bay ... -
Reining champion returns to defend his title
The Greater Bay Area (GBA) GT Cup remains part of the local Grand Prix program as a support race, and reigning champion Han Lichao will return ... -
IOC’s Bach says Greater Bay Area poised for Olympic hosting
In The News As the 15th National Games continue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Honorary President Thomas Bach said the Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a region ... -
The Circus has come to town
Analysis There is a long history of the circus coming to town. Family entertainment businesses of a few exotic animals and performers – some with grotesque ... -
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 areas,” ... -
A day in Zhongshan: From revolutionary history to golden sunsets
Travelog Today’s journey began in the heart of history at the Former Residence of Sun Yat-sen, nestled in the tranquil Cuiheng Village. As I stepped into ... -
Cambodia’s rising digital landscape of interest to GBA
Cambodia is fast becoming a strategic link in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) thanks to a wave of Chinese investment reshaping its economy. While ... -
Guangdong passes first law to integrate rail systems across GBA cities
Guangdong province has approved China’s first law dedicated to regional rail and metro integration, a milestone in the effort to physically and administratively connect the nine ... -
Business confidence hits four-year high across Greater Bay
In The News Business confidence across the Greater Bay Area (GBA) surged to its highest level in four years in the third quarter of 2025, fueled ... -
Energetic young sophisticated Hengqin
There were times I held an agnostic view of the promoted future of Hengqin. I hold memories looking from Ocean Gardens in Taipa of Hengqin’s green ... -
Nine mainland GBA cities chosen for national reform pilot
On The Agenda China’s State Council has approved a two-year pilot program for comprehensive reform of market-oriented resource allocation in ten regions, including the nine mainland ... -
Sixth young entrepreneurs awards honor 79, including eight from Macau
In The News The sixth Greater Bay Area Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs Awards Ceremony, organized by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Entrepreneurs Union, was held ...
