Commentary / World Nov 24, 2020
A tale of two Chinese cities: Shenzhen and Shanghai
by Zhang Jun
Shanghai and Shenzhen are both vital to China’s economic future. But neither is more important than the other and each has a unique role to play.
Commentary / Japan Nov 5, 2020
Shenzhen’s game-changing reform
by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng
What was once a poor fishing village now has the highest per capita GDP on the mainland, and a total GDP on par with Hong Kong.
Business Oct 14, 2020
Xi rallies China behind Shenzhen as global tech fight heats up
China is looking to establish bold policies to knit together nine mainland cities, aiming to create a regional powerhouse rivaling Tokyo Bay or Silicon Valley.
Commentary / World Oct 14, 2020
Hong Kong sees hope in Shenzhen tea leaves
by Matthew Brooker
China has issued a pilot reform plan to build Shenzhen into a economic demonstration area, and will push forward cooperation between it and Hong Kong to a higher level.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 21, 2019
China confirms it has detained British Hong Kong consulate employee
China confirmed that it was holding a U.K. consulate employee in Hong Kong on allegations of violating local law as protesters planned to rally for his release outside the diplomatic mission. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Wednesday that the consulate worker, Simon Cheng, ...
Business Mar 27, 2019
Miyakoshi, the first Japanese firm into postwar China, hopes for a real estate-driven comeback
by Min Jeong Lee and Katsuyo Kuwako
When it comes to China, Kunimasa Miyakoshi has at least two claims to fame. Some four decades ago, when he was only 37, the businessman led the first Japanese company to get a permit to do business in the country after World War II. And ...
Asia Pacific Sep 4, 2018
Parents at Chinese kindergarten ceremony horrified by pole-dancing act
Parents attending a ceremony at a kindergarten in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen on Monday were horrified when a scantily clad pole dancer took to the stage and proceeded with a well-oiled number in plain view of their children. The performance, part of a ...
Business Aug 30, 2018
The completion of one of the world's longest bridges stands as the biggest monument to China's success in reuniting its colonial-era concessions. Overcoming the political divide may prove much harder. The 55-km (34-mile) span — eerily deserted as crews prepared for a ribbon-cutting expected later this ...
Style & Design Jan 28, 2018
Eat, sleep and shop at Muji Hotel
by Danielle Demetriou
It all feels faintly familiar. There are the neutral textiles, the pale wood furniture, the green plants, the clean-lined gadgets and an aesthetic that is as calming as it is minimal. In short, it's identical to the interior of a Muji store — except here, ...
Asia Pacific Dec 27, 2015
Chinese province will probe all waste sites after landslide disaster
China's southern province of Guangdong, one of the country's biggest industrial bases, will check all construction waste sites in the wake of a deadly landslide to ensure none are in dangerous locations or poorly managed, state media said on Sunday. The Dec. 20 landslide in ...
Asia Pacific Dec 26, 2015
A landslide in southern China that killed two people and left more than 70 people missing was caused by breaches of construction safety rules and was not a natural disaster, a government website quoted local authorities as saying Friday. An investigation by a team in ...