At the opening of the Shenzhen National Low-Carbon City Forum, Zhai Yongping, Senior Carbon Neutrality Strategy Advisor at Tencent’s Strategic Development Department and former Chief Energy Specialist at the Asian Development Bank, delivered a keynote speech on Tencent’s carbon-neutrality practices.

The China (Shenzhen)-Australia Trade and Economic Exchange was held in Qianhai from Sept. 11 to 13, combining business talks with cultural activities to promote trade and investment ties and deepen people-to-people exchanges between China and Australia.

The Shenzhen Longhua-Dubai Economic and Trade Industry Cooperation and Exchange was held Aug. 31 at the Shenzhen Longhua International Cooperation Center (LICC).

The Shenzhen Longhua International Cooperation Center (LICC) hosted the Shenzhen Longhua-Thailand Economic Trade and Industrial Matchmaking Conference on Aug. 26, aiming to deepen practical cooperation in cross-border manufacturing, the digital economy, cross-border e-commerce, new energy and other fields.

Multiple international organizations and business associations will establish liaison offices in Futian District as the district steps up its efforts to strengthen international investment cooperation and improve services for foreign-funded enterprises.

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.