Music is the main character across the Greater Bay Area this Labour Day holiday. You can enjoy Pixies and Johnny Marr making their debuts at the Strawberry Music Festival in Dongguan, see British Mercury Prize winners English Teacher in Shenzhen, check out Italian opera in Zhuhai, and experience a youthful music festival at the site …
Shenzhen is hosting one of international ice hockey’s second-tier tournaments this week, with the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I, Group B, running from 29 April to 5 May at the Shenzhen Universiade Center – an 18,000-capacity arena in Longgang District originally built for the 2011 World University Games. Six nations are competing …
Hengqin Port reached 100 million crossings on 24 April, marking a new milestone for the checkpoint since its opening in August 2020. According to Macao law enforcement data cited by People’s Daily Online, Macao residents accounted for 26.2 percent of the crossings made after the port came into operation more than five years ago. Meanwhile, …
The 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) will run from 9 May to 22 November 2026. Held biennially in Venice since 1895, the biennale is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious international contemporary art and architecture exhibitions. Curated by the late Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, this year’s …
Australian mineral exploration firm Tivan Limited has been granted six new exploration licences in Timor-Leste, covering sites noted for high-grade copper-gold and cobalt mineralisation. The licences encompass a total area of 289 square kilometres across the Baucau and Ossu projects. According to a report in business news aggregation site tipranks.com, they are situated in the …
Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong arrives in Beijing today on a tightly focused swing through North Asia, as Canberra looks to shore up fuel and energy supplies amid the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Her trip, which also includes stops in Japan and South Korea, is the Albanese government’s most concentrated diplomatic push …
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) have confirmed that the PATA Travel Mart will return to Macao next year. The key industry gathering is scheduled to run from 20 to 22 September 2027 and will be hosted by the MGTO, according to a government statement. This major event …
Shenzhen has opened 2026 with a sharp rise in both foreign trade and inward investment in the first quarter as high‑tech manufacturing and services continue to drive the city’s outward pull. According to Shenzhen authorities and promotional agencies, the city’s total imports and exports in the first quarter reached around 1.32 trillion yuan, up more …
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has become the first person in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a sanctioned race, crossing the finish line at the 2026 London Marathon on Sunday in a world record time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The 31-year-old, who retained his London Marathon title with the run, smashed …
The local government in Guangzhou is set to introduce a new law this Friday designed to safeguard its famous morning tea tradition. The rules say that traditionally prepared dim sum must reach customers no later than 24 hours after it is created. According to a report in Hong Kong’s Standard newspaper, the first-of-its-kind legislation aims …