Greater Bay Area

How did Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou become the world’s number one tech hub?

The Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Office puts the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster in first place. The tech hub’s unique combination of strengths has allowed it to surpass the usual suspects in Silicon Valley, observes academic Erik Baark in ThinkChina’s Eye on Guangdong series.

Erik Baark

25 Aug 2026

From Hong Kong to Xiānggǎng — why Hong Kong is better with China

Former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Stephen Roach argues that the “Hong Kong of old” was finished because of the city’s greater convergence with and increasing reliance on mainland China. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing examines his argument.

Tai Hing Shing

18 Aug 2026

[Big read] The northbound drift: Hong Kong’s quiet exodus to the Greater Bay Area

The cost of living in Hong Kong is notoriously high, and some Hong Kongers are choosing to move to cities in the Greater Bay Area in mainland China to live and work, in pursuit of a more manageable pace and quality of life. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing finds out more.

Tai Hing Shing

19 May 2026

[Big read] China’s ‘fur kids’ fuel a billion-dollar pet boom

China’s growing love for pets has created a billion-dollar industry, with smart devices, AI services and full life-cycle care. Local governments are also backing the trend to boost domestic consumption. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Zeng Shi speaks to industry players to find out more about the shift in social attitudes and policies that have led to this growth.

Zeng Shi

30 Mar 2026

[Big read] Li Zexiang: The professor behind China’s drone boom and its future engineers

When DJI CEO Frank Wang’s undergraduate project failed, most would have turned him away. But Professor Li Zexiang, a leading innovator in China’s engineering education, recognised his potential and took him under his wing. Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, sits down with Li as part of Lianhe Zaobao’s Future 365 interview series, to find out how his new engineering education system is building a new generation of engineers.

Han Yong May

17 Mar 2026

[Big read]: From Kowloon to Shenzhen: The bullet trains redefining Hong Kong life

Rising numbers of young mainland-origin professionals and even Hong Kongers live in Shenzhen for bigger homes at half the price, using high-speed rail to keep Hong Kong jobs — boosting quality of life amid sky-high rents. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing takes a look at the good and the bad of this greater integration between Hong Kong and mainland China.

Tai Hing Shing

11 Feb 2026

As APEC 2026 lands in Shenzhen, Hong Kong fights for relevance

Hong Kong hopes to capitalise on Shenzhen’s APEC 2026 spotlight, but rising rivals in the Greater Bay Area threaten its standing. Can the city avoid being eclipsed? Lianhe Zaobao’s Tai Hing Shing explores the stakes.

Tai Hing Shing

24 Nov 2025

Nansha’s automated port challenges Hong Kong in the Greater Bay Area

Nansha Port is a relatively new facility, but it is doing enough to find its own feet in the Greater Bay Area, even becoming a credible challenge to an established port like Hong Kong. Lianhe Zaobao’s correspondent Daryl Lim visits Nansha Port to find out more.

Daryl Lim

06 Nov 2024

China’s not a fragile country on the brink of economic collapse

While China faces both domestic and international economic headwinds, including structural issues that require difficult reforms, it is important to view its economic trajectory as a whole, recognising both opportunities and challenges. EAI senior research fellow Yu Hong emphasises that China is certainly not a fragile country on the brink of collapse.

Yu Hong

01 Oct 2024

Can Hong Kong survive? Insights from ‘Kishore whirlwind’ and the ‘typhoon metaphor’

Academic Li Cheng and researcher Zhang Chi of the Centre on Contemporary China and the World in Hong Kong share their thoughts on Singaporean veteran diplomat Kishore Mahbubani’s recent sharings in Hong Kong. Drawing on his perspectives, they propose several strategies that could benefit Hong Kong.

Li Cheng, Zhang Chi

27 Sep 2024

Hong Kong deepens connections in the Greater Bay Area

Chinese academic Zhang Tiankan notes that to soar and match the other three major bay areas in New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area needs both hard and soft connectivity in terms of infrastructure as well as informatisation and digitisation.

Zhang Tiankan

23 Jul 2024

[Big read] Greater Bay Area grand plan gets a boost with Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge

The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge connecting two major cities at the Pearl River Delta is expected to boost development in the Greater Bay Area, especially the west side, which has been lagging behind. Lianhe Zaobao journalist Daryl Lim takes a look at the benefits and possible downsides of the new infrastructure.

Daryl Lim

16 May 2024