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100-day countdown to APEC: How Longgang elevates its global standing

The 100-day countdown to the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting kicked off on Aug 10 in Longgang district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, boosting its international standing through three targeted development moves.The district has built the Longgang Robotics Block, underpinned by an industrial ecosystem housing over 12,000 robotics firms and more than 800 AI enterprises. Its robotics 6S showrooms have proven a hit with overseas visitors, who make up over 30 percent of all guests and have accounted for as much as 60 percent of foot traffic during these summer holidays.The block has hosted delegations from Spain, Singapore, Thailand, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and multiple APEC economies over the year, fully displaying the complete local AI industrial chain.Complementing offline venues, the bilingual H5 portal Chill LongGang has been launched to deliver round-the-clock inquiry services for foreign visitors and investors to customize technology, culture and lifestyle-themed city tours.Representatives of business associations from 12 European countries gather in Longgang.Building on all of the high-profile cross-border exchanges held in the first half of 2026, Longgang has prioritized the establishment of enduring economic and trade cooperation mechanisms instead of relying on one-off order-signing events. A visit by German business executives paved the way for mutually established permanent international cooperation bases between the two sides.German TÜV Rheinland signs an agreement with the Longgang District Bureau of Commerce and the Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology to jointly build a research and training base for low-altitude technology testing and certification.An Indonesia-themed industry forum released procurement orders worth 60 billion yuan and witnessed the inauguration of a permanent liaison office for Guangdong-Indonesian trade links.Meanwhile a European matchmaking event rolled out procurement demands valued at 2.32 billion yuan and launched a permanent global procurement information platform.Home to more than 3,000 high-tech enterprises, Longgang boasts solid industrial strength that sustains steady demand for its products from global buyers.The robotics block welcoming global visitors stands as a microcosm of Longgang's drive to build an international urban district.A fully fledged service framework has also been rolled out to smooth local companies' path to global markets.Longgang hosts nearly 12 percent of China's cross-border e-commerce operators, whose orders made up 24.8 percent of the national total in the second quarter, with the total import and export value seeing robust growth in the first quarter.The district's dedicated enterprise internationalization service base holds economic and trade matchmaking events on average once every 2.7 days, and has organized corporate delegations to overseas expos in Malaysia, where a number of on-site order signings were completed.Authorities have also set up a special cross-border e-commerce task force and built one-stop industrial service communities, while the Bay Area China Railway Express has expanded its logistics capacity to form a full-chain overseas operation support system, enabling local enterprises to go global.

08-06

Welcoming APEC: Pingdi rolls out little community steward program

Pingdong community of Longgang district launched the Little Community Steward summer social practice series on Aug 3. As Shenzhen prepared to host the APEC summit on Nov 18, 2026, the event helped foster a welcoming host-city atmosphere.Teenage volunteers pose for a group photo.Seventeen young pioneers took part in the activity under the voluntary initiative of their parents. Rooted in the community brand Caring Pingdong, the event built a home-school-community co-governance platform, enouraging teenagers to engage in grid-based governance and greet the upcoming APEC Summit.The activity featured two practice modulesfocusing on respecting the elderly and grid-based night inspections. In the morning, participants madebouquets and paid visits to elderly households in the neighborhood. They kept the seniors company, earning positive feedback from parents.That evening, after receiving pre-service training from community grid workers, junior grid inspectors fanned out across residential buildings and streets. They recorded potential safety hazards on inspection sheets, practiced fire extinguisher operations and helped ensure community safety.Young participants interact with the elderly.This activity served as a vivid example of the district-wide roll-out of the Little Community Steward Program in Longgang. Longgang piloted the program in July 2025 and kicked off district-wide promotion in July 2026.Pingdi sub-district further advanced the initiative and rallied multiple stakeholders for a diverse range of practical activities. It encouraged children to become active participants in community-level governance.

08-10

100-day countdown to APEC: How Longgang elevates its global standing

The 100-day countdown to the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting kicked off on Aug 10 in Longgang district, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, boosting its international standing through three targeted development moves.The district has built the Longgang Robotics Block, underpinned by an industrial ecosystem housing over 12,000 robotics firms and more than 800 AI enterprises. Its robotics 6S showrooms have proven a hit with overseas visitors, who make up over 30 percent of all guests and have accounted for as much as 60 percent of foot traffic during these summer holidays.The block has hosted delegations from Spain, Singapore, Thailand, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and multiple APEC economies over the year, fully displaying the complete local AI industrial chain.Complementing offline venues, the bilingual H5 portal Chill LongGang has been launched to deliver round-the-clock inquiry services for foreign visitors and investors to customize technology, culture and lifestyle-themed city tours.Representatives of business associations from 12 European countries gather in Longgang.Building on all of the high-profile cross-border exchanges held in the first half of 2026, Longgang has prioritized the establishment of enduring economic and trade cooperation mechanisms instead of relying on one-off order-signing events. A visit by German business executives paved the way for mutually established permanent international cooperation bases between the two sides.German TÜV Rheinland signs an agreement with the Longgang District Bureau of Commerce and the Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology to jointly build a research and training base for low-altitude technology testing and certification.An Indonesia-themed industry forum released procurement orders worth 60 billion yuan and witnessed the inauguration of a permanent liaison office for Guangdong-Indonesian trade links.Meanwhile a European matchmaking event rolled out procurement demands valued at 2.32 billion yuan and launched a permanent global procurement information platform.Home to more than 3,000 high-tech enterprises, Longgang boasts solid industrial strength that sustains steady demand for its products from global buyers.The robotics block welcoming global visitors stands as a microcosm of Longgang's drive to build an international urban district.A fully fledged service framework has also been rolled out to smooth local companies' path to global markets.Longgang hosts nearly 12 percent of China's cross-border e-commerce operators, whose orders made up 24.8 percent of the national total in the second quarter, with the total import and export value seeing robust growth in the first quarter.The district's dedicated enterprise internationalization service base holds economic and trade matchmaking events on average once every 2.7 days, and has organized corporate delegations to overseas expos in Malaysia, where a number of on-site order signings were completed.Authorities have also set up a special cross-border e-commerce task force and built one-stop industrial service communities, while the Bay Area China Railway Express has expanded its logistics capacity to form a full-chain overseas operation support system, enabling local enterprises to go global.

08-06

Welcoming APEC: Pingdi rolls out little community steward program

Pingdong community of Longgang district launched the Little Community Steward summer social practice series on Aug 3. As Shenzhen prepared to host the APEC summit on Nov 18, 2026, the event helped foster a welcoming host-city atmosphere.Teenage volunteers pose for a group photo.Seventeen young pioneers took part in the activity under the voluntary initiative of their parents. Rooted in the community brand Caring Pingdong, the event built a home-school-community co-governance platform, enouraging teenagers to engage in grid-based governance and greet the upcoming APEC Summit.The activity featured two practice modulesfocusing on respecting the elderly and grid-based night inspections. In the morning, participants madebouquets and paid visits to elderly households in the neighborhood. They kept the seniors company, earning positive feedback from parents.That evening, after receiving pre-service training from community grid workers, junior grid inspectors fanned out across residential buildings and streets. They recorded potential safety hazards on inspection sheets, practiced fire extinguisher operations and helped ensure community safety.Young participants interact with the elderly.This activity served as a vivid example of the district-wide roll-out of the Little Community Steward Program in Longgang. Longgang piloted the program in July 2025 and kicked off district-wide promotion in July 2026.Pingdi sub-district further advanced the initiative and rallied multiple stakeholders for a diverse range of practical activities. It encouraged children to become active participants in community-level governance.

08-05

Bantian: China's top cross-border e-commerce hub sees AI-driven foreign trade upgrade

In Q2 of this year, Shenzhen's Longgang district contributed over one-fifth of China's total cross-border e-commerce Gross Merchandise Volume. It also made up nearly one-quarter of national cross-border orders, cementing its status as China's No 1 district for cross-border e-commerce.Longgang hosts base dedicated to supporting local enterprises in going global.Behind the sector's robust resilience lies AI-powered innovation that has boosted operational efficiency for sellers.Dianxiaomi has developed Duoke, an AI-enabled intelligent customer-service system built on large-language models. It delivers round-the-clock instant responses, automatic multilingual translation, and accurately identifies buyers' real-time inquiries, overcoming the limitations of rigid mechanical replies.Dianxiaomi also integrates AI technologies across product listing, AIGC content generation, intelligent advertising, compliance and risk control, as well as logistics scheduling. This covers the full-link value chain of cross-border e-commerce encompassing people, goods, scenarios and finance.It matches logistics channels featuring the lowest cost and optimal lead time in light of varying business conditions.Shenzhen THINKCAR Technology has rolled out Tyler, its self-developed AI Diagnostic Agent. This isa core driver for the company to tap into the global automotive aftermarket and blaze a trail of upgrading featuring Shenzhen-made smart manufacturing plus brand globalization.Drawing on hundreds of millions of global diagnostic records and a 48-million-entry parts database, the firm has embedded more than 375,000 standardized technical repair workflows covering 99 percent of vehicle models directly into Tyler's diagnostic workflow. In effect, this is building up data moats that are hard for competitors to replicate. The milestone marks the company's strategic shift toward delivering intelligent diagnostic services.The THINKTOOL 394 AI-powered intelligent diagnostic device.As the reputed No1 district for cross-border e-commerce, Bantian boasts a well-rounded global-business ecosystem and vibrant AI industrial atmosphere, offering sound industrial conditions for resident cross-border e-commerce enterprises.Bantian hosts events for scenario-based docking to boost coordinated development between manufacturing and service industries.Bantian's transformation and upgrading formula serves as the core driver behind Longgang's stand out performance in cross-border e-commerce amid headwinds. It is also a replicable model for the high-quality and intelligent upgrading of cross-border industries nationwide.

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Shenzhen SYD Network Technology Company, ranked as a small and medium-sized enterprise, has embedded itself into Europe's emerging residential energy consumption chain by catering to end-user scenarios overseas with targeted product definition and an especially agile supply chain response.SYD Technology supplies portable energy storage power stations for European families.Its straight forward brand name SYD encapsulates the company's founding aspiration to advance energy-efficient new energy solutions. Commitment and integrity run through its entire overseas expansion journey. The firm engages in candid communication with overseas partners on industry conditions, sharing rising material costs jointly with clients to weather supply chain headwinds.Technologically, Shenxing Deng independently handles all links, including industrial design, structural development, electronic hardware, software and battery management systems. It also keeps product defect rates below one percent. In 2025, the enterprise expanded its laboratory and recruited more than ten additional R&D specialists.Shenzhen hosts China's most concentrated consumer electronics industrial cluster, boasting comprehensive component suppliers and rapid response alongside leading hardware matching efficiency. The famed Shenzhen Speed is embodied in swift product iteration. It took just a few months from identifying the demand for balcony energy storage via field research across European households to delivering the first batch of 3,000 units. Information exchange, component sourcing, production scheduling and shipment are largely completed within the same metropolitan circle.Data from Shenzhen customs shows that the city's lithium battery exports exceeded 25 billion yuan ($3.69 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, jumping nearly 60 percent year-on-year. It is the only city in China to register import and export volume above 800 billion yuan in the first two monthsof the year. Between January and April, Shenzhen customs oversaw 858 export consignments of the three new items including energy storage cabinets and new energy vehicles, valued at 2.3 billion yuanin total, and rising 110 percent and 120 percent respectively, year-on-year.Later this year, the APEC Meeting will be hosted in Shenzhen. Leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers from 21 Asia-Pacific economies will gather to discuss how small and medium-sized enterprises can better integrate into global value chains.

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Shenzhen boasts new cultural landmarks

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) has recently unveiled the final features of its School of Music with the completion of two "Art Boxes", which have become the new cultural landmarks in Shenzhen.Two "Art Boxes" stand at the new campus of the School of Music, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen).Initiated in 2022, the school welcomed its first cohort of students and faculty in August 2025. With the completion of its core landmarks, called "Shangyuelou" or "Music Appreciation Building", and "Yanyilou" or "the Performing Arts Building", this world-class arts institution is now fully operational, serving as a high-end cultural and artistic platform in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.Located at the intersection of Yanlong Avenue and International University Park Road in Longgang district, Shenzhen, the new campus spans approximately 73,800 square meters, with a total building area of around 130,000 sq m and a capacity for 1,000 students. Its design integrates elements of Lingnan culture and regional characteristics, creating a harmonious blend of performance, teaching, and living spaces.The campus features a south-north division, with compact teaching facilities in the south and open living areas in the north. Key facilities include an 818-seat opera house, an 800-seat concert hall, a 200-seat modern music hall, and a library. Advanced acoustic technology ensures top-tier sound quality, while the music hall boasts a 60-stop pipe organ meeting international standards.Additionally, the campus offers over 400 practice rooms, rehearsal rooms, and research centers, alongside comprehensive living and sports amenities. Public areas, such as waterfront landscapes and green spaces, foster interaction among students and the community, making the campus a vibrant hub for musical and cultural exchange.

Robot-run restaurant in Longgang turns dining into tech experience

A restaurant where robots handle everything from greeting guests to cooking and serving has become Shenzhen's newest attraction since opening during the May Day holiday in Longgang district.The three welcoming robots at the "WALL-E and EVA" human-robot collaborative restaurant.The "WALL-E and EVA" human-robot collaborative restaurant, located in the world's first robot 6S store, deploys over a dozen robots performing distinct roles.Humanoid robots welcome diners at the entrance and even dance on request, while a robotic chef stir-fries dishes on a programmed routine as human assistants prepare ingredients. Wheeled robots then transport meals to tables, where server robots deliver them to customers."The food tastes especially good because a robot made it," said Shell, a tourist visiting from the United Kingdom.A robot at the "WALL-E and EVA" human-robot collaborative restaurant serves dishes to customers.The restaurant is part of Longgang's broader push to build China's first "embodied intelligent robot demonstration block" in the Bantian GALAXY WORLD area.The district has already established the world's first AI 6S store and robot 6S store, alongside robot retail and unmanned food delivery services, forming an integrated tech-driven consumption ecosystem.The restaurant has been operating at full capacity since its launch. Operators say they aim to develop fully autonomous robot-run dining establishments in the future as the technology matures.

Five “Shenzhen ‘City Walk’ Routes” have been released, two stops of which are located in Longgang District

National Day is just around the corner, together with a 7-day holiday. The National Day holiday is always a hot tourism season in China.Toady, the “Electric Map of Shenzhen ‘City Walk’ Routes” is launched. The Shenzhen ‘City Walk’ Routes are five travelling routes in Shenzhen, each characterized by a certain theme. And, each route consists of ten stops. Through the Electric Map, users could get detailed information and relative travelling guide about the 5 routes.It’s introduced that starting from March 20, a 20-day online event was host by the Cyberspace Administration Office of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of CPC and Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports, and undertaken by Shenzhen Evening News Press, to select the hot tourism sites in Shenzhen. Through the over 12.81 million votes cast by over 11.22 million netizens and the relative specialists’ appraisal , 50 hottest tourism sites were chosen for the 5 themed routes.Five Shenzhen ‘City Walk’ Routes: “Glamorous City” RouteLianhua Hill and Shenzhen Civil Center → Ping An International Finance Centre CBD → Shenzhen Festival Avenue → Civil Study Room → “Two New Cultural Centers” of Shenzhen (New Shenzhen Art Museum and Shenzhen Library -- North Branch) → Window of the World → OCT Harbor → China Resources Tower (nicknamed “Bamboo Shoot”) → Sea World → OH Bay“Mountain - River” RouteShenzhen Dapeng Peninsula International Geological Park → Xi Chong Coastal Tourism Resort → Shenzhen Observatory → the Seaside Walkway along Daxiao Meisha → Wutong Mountain Scenic Area → Shenzhen Futian Mangrove Ecological Park → the Cluster of the “Five Parks” (including Meilinshan Park, Yinhushan Park, Bijiashan Park, Central Park, Lianhua Hill Park) → Tanglang Mountain - Dasha River - Shenzhen Bay Corridor → Shenzhen Talent Park → West Coast Sightseeing Belt“Cyber Shenzhen” RouteHuaqiangbei Walking Street → Gangxia North Hub → Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning → Shenzhen Industrial Exhibition Hall → DJI·“City of Sky” Building → Tencent Building of Binhai → Shenzhen Nanshan Energy Ecological Park → Marisfrolg Building → Jinpifang Art Block → Global Headquarters of BYD“City Exploration” RouteDapeng Ancient Town → Baguang Silver Leaf Tree Wetland Park → Dawan Shiju (Hakka enclosed residence) → Shenzhen Dongmen Old Street → Fishermen Village → Shenzhen Museum → the Great Rescue Memorial Hall of Chinese Cultural Celebrities → Guanlan Ancient Site → Fenghuang Ancient Village → Nantou Ancient Town“City Wandering” RouteHongqiao Park → Shenzhen Futian Seaside Ecological and Sports Park → Xiangmi Park → Shenzhen Women’s and Children’s Building → Mountaintop Restroom in Lianhua Hill Park → Lichi Park → Dafen Oil Painting Village → Longgang Children’s Park → Jiaochangwei → Zhongying StreetDafen Oil Painting Village and Longgang Children’s Park, recommended as two stops of the above routes, are both located in Longgang District of Shenzhen.Detailed address:Dafen Oil Painting Village (being a China’s largest oil painting manufacture and trading base) : Dafen Village, Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District of ShenzhenLonggang Children’s Park (a new children’s park) : in the north side of the intersection of Yanlong Avenue and Aixin Road, in Longcheng Subdistrict, Longgang District of ShenzhenSource of the Chinese-version materials: Shenzhen Evening NewsSome of the pictures are from the internet.Notice:Here, we respect your intellectual property right and your other lawful rights. As any content here violates your lawful right, please contact us, and we will delete related content.

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