Shenzhen news and trends

Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
Intelligence of Things // June 09, 2020

China’s Tencent is looking to build its own city, called Net City, including corporate offices, apartments and a school on a 21-million-square-foot development the size of midtown Manhattan, The Wall Street Journal reported. Jonathan Ward, design partner for project architect NBBJ, said the idea is...

Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For...
Bitcoin // April 05, 2020

OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group (CMPort) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The program will pull in data from Chinese custom services, port operators, logistics companies, financial institutions and export and import firms,...

Alibaba Investors In China Barred From Buying Its Stock In Hong Kong
Investments // February 12, 2020

Alibaba may be blocked from a new program in China that would allow investors in Hong Kong to buy its stocks. The program is intended to link the Asian financial hub with Chinese investors. It’s a stock connector, and Alibaba could be excluded due to...

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China Locks Down Tech Hub Shenzhen as COVID Cases Rise

March 13, 2022
With COVID cases rising, China has issued a new lockdown for its tech hub, Bloomberg reported Sunday (March 13). China has put 17.5 million residents of its southern city of Shenzhen into lockdown until March 26, a city government notice said. The measures come as virus cases are doubling around the country, hitting almost 3,400. […]

Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan

June 09, 2020
China’s Tencent is looking to build its own city, called Net City, including corporate offices, apartments and a school on a 21-million-square-foot development the size of midtown Manhattan, The Wall...

Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For...

April 05, 2020
OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group (CMPort) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The program will pull in...

Alibaba Investors In China Barred From Buying Its Stock In Hong Kong

February 12, 2020
Alibaba may be blocked from a new program in China that would allow investors in Hong Kong to buy its stocks. The program is intended to link the Asian financial...