Shenzhen will offer up to 3 million yuan (US$446,000) in onetime rewards for flagship store openings and up to 1 million yuan for major product debuts under a new three-year policy taking effect Aug. 30.

China is considering raising the speed limit for e-bikes in nonmotorized lanes from 15 kph to 20 kph, under a draft amendment to the Road Traffic Safety Law submitted to the national legislature for its first reading Tuesday.

​Operators of lighting installations may face fines ranging from 5,000 to 50,000 yuan (US$742-7,420) for light pollution that disrupts others’ normal lives, according to China’s landmark Ecological and Environmental Code, which took effect Friday.

Shenzhen has officially issued a new blueprint — the "Several Measures for Optimizing the Port Business Environment (2026)" — rolling out 19 targeted initiatives spanning customs facilitation, cross-border low-altitude logistics, and e-commerce regulatory reforms. This marks the city’s latest strategic push to foster a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized port ecosystem as it prepares to host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.