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.

A Chinese consortium led by Shenzhen Churui New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. has won a contract to design and build a new roll-on/roll-off vessel for Cape Verde’s public port company, ENAPOR, in a deal valued at approximately 17 million euros (about US$19.9 million).

German logistics giant DHL Express is set to launch its "super gateway" in Shenzhen during the second half of this year, CEO John Pearson told China Daily earlier this week.