Guangzhou to build three major auto industrial bases

Several auto industrial projects, designated as the year’s priority projects for GuangZhou, have been progressing smoothly so far, according to the city’s Development and Reform Committee. These projects include three major auto industrial bases at the Guangzhou Development District,...

Nansha Yacht Club to Open Next Year

The 270-million-yuan Nansha Yacht Club will open for business next year, announced Eric Fok Kai-shan, the project manager, on June 29. The club is set to become the centre of the marine business, leisure, seafarer vacationing and yacht industries. More than 70 berths in the first phase of the club...

GDD’s Economic Indices from January to May Publicized

Output Value of Hi-tech Industry Keeps Rapid Growth GDD’s Hi-tech industry kept growing up rapidly, the output value of hi-tech enterprises and hi-tech products from January to May reached 47.772 billion yuan and 69.877 billion yuan respectively, up by 24.4% and 40.3% each, among which, the output...

Guangzhou Seeks Greater Autonomy in Economic Administration

GuangZhou is positioned to become a “central city of the nation” under the Plan of Reform and Development in The Pearl River Delta Region. This positioning is set to inject fresh vitality into Guangzhou’s development, and to that end, Guangzhou needs to improve its industrial system,...

HK doctors to provide services in Guangzhou

Southern Medical University (SMU) entered into a partnership agreement Hong Kong Doctors Union (HKDU) on June 21. Under the agreement, SMU will provide assistance for HKDU doctors with mainland licenses to serve as resident doctors at its affiliated hospital. This agreement will allow GuangZhou residents...

July 25 designated as ‘Guangzhou Day’ at Shanghai Expo

GuangZhou Mayor Wan Qingliang called an executive conference on June 21 to discuss preparations for the special “Guangzhou Day” at the Shanghai World Expo. This special day will fall on July 25, when the model of the Asian Games Mascots “5 Yang” will be showcased in Shanghai. At...

Local economy surges in May

Statistics from the GuangZhou Statistics Bureau show that Guangzhou’s economy continued to surge forward in May. In this particular month, the combined total industrial output value of the city’s above-scale industrial enterprises reached RMB114.42 billion, representing a year-on-year increase...

800 Thousand RMB raised at ‘Help the Kids’ Concert in Guangzhou

The “AmCham Mead Johnson ‘Help the Kids’ Charity Concert” held on June 22 at GuangZhou’s Xinghai Concert Hall drew a crowd of approximately 1,500 classical music aficionados and, in the process, raised 800 Thousand  yuan, far more money than had been expected by completely...