On Jan 15, the ZEISS Vision Care manufacturing base in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, became the world's first-ever optical lens manufacturing facility to be added to the World Economic Forum's Global Lighthouse Network.
China unveiled the 2025 version of the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment, outlining key measures to attract and use foreign capital with greater efforts.
Guangdong province is advancing towards a major economic milestone, with its ultra-high-definition video display industry poised to become the province's tenth industrial cluster to achieve an annual output value exceeding 1 trillion yuan ($143.4 billion).
Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide is ramping up its overseas robotaxi operations from the Middle East to Europe and Southeast Asia, leveraging its Hong Kong listing as a springboard to scale commercial deployments beyond China at a moment that many investors see as a global inflection point for driverless transport.
The past year not only marks 50 years of diplomatic relations between China and the Pacific Island country of Fiji, but also celebrates 170 years of deep personal ties between the peoples of the two countries.
The revised Foreign Trade Law will strengthen China's legal framework for high-level opening-up, promote high-quality trade growth, and enhance protection for businesses amid rising protectionism worldwide, experts and officials said.
EHang Holdings Limited, one of the world's leading urban air mobility technology enterprises, pledged to expand collaborations with overseas partners when the company showcased its flagship products at the recent eVTOL USA Conference in Silicon Valley.
Focusing on the service sector, efforts will be made to expand market access and areas of openness from 2026 to 2030, citing the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the CPC for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development, which was adopted by the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Guangdong province has unveiled a three-year action plan to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, aiming to turn the southern economic powerhouse into a global model for "AI + industry" integration.
Individuals in key groups who sign labor contracts of one year or longer with small, medium and micro enterprises in key industry sectors in Guangdong province.
