GREATER BAY AREA

Guangdong Releases Second Catalogue of Hong Kong and Macao Drugs and Medical Devices for Urgent Clinical Use in the GBA

10 March 2022

A catalogue of the second batch of imported Hong Kong- and Macao-registered drugs and medical devices for urgent clinical use in the Greater Bay Area has been released by the medical products administration and the health commission of Guangdong province. Items covered include the cancer drug Piqray (alpelisib), cell sorting and processing systems, and more. More

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Greater Bay Area to Build National Computing Hub

02 March 2022

The National Development and Reform Commission and other central departments recently gave the green light for the construction of a national computing hub in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). They also called for the establishment of a Shaoguan data centre cluster in the Shaoguan High-Tech Zone to address real-time demand for computing power in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities. More

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National Computing Network to ‘Synergise East and West’

02 March 2022

The National Development and Reform Commission and other central departments recently gave the green light for the construction of eight national computing hubs and 10 national data centre clusters. These will be built in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Delta, the Chengdu-Chongqing region, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and other places. More

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Guangdong Eases Cross-Border Trade to Improve GBA Business Environment

02 March 2022

Guangdong has rolled out measures to optimise cross-border trade facilitation and promote customs facilitation at ports in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). The measures include optimizing customs clearance as a whole, expanding the “single window” international trade system and improving port clearance services. More

Tech & Innovation

IT drives Industry 4.0

02 March 2022

In order to accelerate the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) to create an intelligent manufacturing industry, Hong Kong-based innovation and technology company Nexsen sees Industry 4.0 as an opportunity to actively expand into offshore markets. More

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Guangdong Free Trade Zone Reforms to Support GBA

25 February 2022

On 15 February, the Guangdong provincial government unveiled reforms and innovation measures to promote trade and investment in its pilot free trade zone. More

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Guangdong Promotes Urban Consumption

19 November 2021

Guangdong has just announced 26 measures to promote the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international consumption hub and to boost consumption incentives and confidence in the region. These include measures to nurture industry giants, encourage chain operations and increase car consumption, and will remain in force until 31 December 2022. More

Market Opportunities

IP flexes value muscle

18 November 2021

The world’s move from an industrial economy to one based on innovation brings a need to streamline trading in intellectual property (IP) – the oil of the post-industrial realm. More

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Greater Bay Area talent supply stable

13 October 2021

Staff shortages have gripped the developed world as countries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic with reports of fruit and vegetables rotting in fields in the United Kingdom for want of pickers, and restaurants shuttered in the United States as cooks and waiters are thin on the ground. More

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Expanded Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Co-operation Zone Set for Global Role

07 September 2021

The Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Co-operation Zone is to be expanded as part of moves to establish it as a world class development engine with a particular focus on global resource allocation. The initiative, announced on 6 September, will see the operational area of the Zone increased from 14.92 sq km to 120.56 sq km in the run-up to 2035. More

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