The Industrial Cooperation Exchange Conference between Longhua District, Shenzhen and Australia was held July 31 at the Shenzhen Longhua International Cooperation Center (LICC). The event brought together representatives from the renewable energy, high-tech, innovation and healthcare sectors.

The opening ceremony of Asia-Pacific Digital & Intelligent Economy Sustainable Development Innovation Week was held July 30 in Shenzhen’s Longhua District, bringing together nearly 200 government officials, international organization representatives, business leaders, and academics from almost 30 countries and regions.

Shenzhen's foreign trade got off a robust start in the first half of this year (H1), with total imports and exports expanding 33% year-on-year to 2.88 trillion yuan (US$396 billion), reaching a historic high for the period, according to the latest statistics from Shenzhen Customs.

Merck KGaA inaugurated its GBA Innovation and Collaboration Center in Shenzhen’s Nanshan on Monday, marking the German pharmaceuticals and technology giant’s latest and most technology-focused addition to its China footprint.

As Spain’s olive oil sector intensifies its push into the Chinese market, Shenzhen has become a key battleground in the European country’s latest two-year promotional campaign aimed at making extra virgin olive oil a household staple across China.

Shenzhen’s drive to advance artificial intelligence (AI) reached a new milestone with the launch of the Embodied Intelligence Harbor at the Qianhai • Bao’an AI Industry Development Conference.

At this year’s Spring Festival Gala, a martial arts performance titled “Wu BOT” amazed audiences. Dozens of humanoid robots took the stage alongside martial artists, executing precise kung fu moves — squatting, leg sweeping, and side flipping — in perfect sync. Their seamless coordination and stunning moves quickly made waves on social media.

Shenzhen-based independent watchmaking brand BEHRENS has made its debut at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, which opened in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday.