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Shenzhen Sports Center free to the public |
2026-01-17
An exterior view of Shenzhen Sports Center.Badminton courts at Shenzhen Sports Center. Good news for fitness fans in Shenzhen: Throughout 2026, Shenzhen Sports Center will continue its public-benefit opening plan and make several venues free for residents.What's free4 badminton courts6 full basketball courts (drop-in/single-player tickets available)2 tennis courtsSecond-floor synthetic running track that runs along the gym a
Liuxiandong Metro Station to undergo upgrade |
2026-01-16
A renovation will be carried out at Liuxiandong Metro Station to ease overcrowding and improve passenger experience.Renovation work will start Jan. 23 and run through Feb. 1 and the project will expand the fare-paid concourse, install additional fare gates and add a stairway between the platform and concourse to improve passenger flow. Peak-hour throughput at the station is expected to increase by 77.8% after the upgrade, according t
Work starts on revamp of airport's T3 drop-off area |
2026-01-15
Work began on January 15 on a renovation of the departure curb at Terminal 3 (T3) of Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport — the area where passengers are dropped off before entering the terminal. The project will be carried out in phases and the first phase is expected to be completed in early February.A computer-generated image of the drop-off area outside the T3 departure hall of the Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport. Courtesy
Shenzhen's improved cross-border payment services fuel tourism boom |
2026-01-14
Shenzhen is transforming into a model city for seamless cross-border payments, significantly boosting inbound tourism spending. According to the People's Bank of China Shenzhen Branch, the city's convenient payment services facilitated a remarkable 189 million transactions worth 26.4 billion yuan by international visitors in 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of approximately 30 percent in both volume and valu
Wildlife image competition awards ceremony unveils major honors in SZ |
2026-01-13
A total of 24 annual awards were announced, honoring 122 outstanding works selected from 39,366 submissions spanning 83 countries and regions worldwide, according to the awards ceremony of the 2025 China Wildlife Image and Video Competition.The event, hosted by Chinese National Geography, was held January 12, 2026 at the Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum.Famous scholar Ge Jianxiong during the award ceremony. Courtesy of t
Record trips underscore Greater Bay Area connectivity deepening |
2026-01-10
A drone photo shows vehicles waiting to be inspected at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 6, 2026. The Zhuhai land port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has handled over 100 million inbound and outbound passenger trips as of Jan. 6 since it opened to traffic in 2018. This milestone came shortly after the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong
Meilin Checkpoint gets major traffic overhaul to ease daily commutes |
2026-01-09
Long notorious for rush-hour gridlock, Shenzhen’s Meilin Checkpoint is undergoing a sweeping transformation to become a model of smart, integrated urban transport.Situated where Longhua connects to Futian, Meilin has long been a commuter chokepoint. Now, it’s the focus of a major infrastructure upgrade that brings together road, rail, and transit hub redevelopment into a unified, multi-layered mobility system.A computer-generated aer
Shenzhen has new public vocational university |
2026-01-09
Shenzhen University of Information Technology in Longgang District was officially inaugurated on January 8. It evolves from the former Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, which was founded in 2002. This establishment marks Shenzhen’s second public vocational undergraduate university, following the creation of Shenzhen Polytechnic University in 2023. In its initial phase, the new university will offer five vocational undergr
Emergency crews battle wildfire in Shenzhen |
2026-01-08
A wildfire broke out in the Shijing area of Shenzhen's Pingshan district on the afternoon of January 8, according to the report.As of 7:30 pm, the fire remained uncontained. Emergency response teams and relevant departments are fully mobilized in efforts to extinguish the blaze, the report said.
350 SZ companies bring innovation to global tech expo |
2026-01-08
A visitor interacts with a robot dog at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which opened in Las Vegas, the U.S., on January 6.More than 350 companies from Shenzhen are demonstrating the city’s technological innovation at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which opened on January 6 in Las Vegas, the U.S. They are presenting cutting-edge technologies and products across fields including AI, display systems, smart home solu