Guangdong is officially projected to become a moderate aging society by 2030, with the province already recording the number of permanent population of residents aged 60 or above already hitting 19.93 million at the end of 2025.

As of Tuesday 6 pm, 36,127 people had been evacuated in Guangdong due to the heavy downpour across the province.

Unemployment in Hong Kong stayed at 3.7 percent between March to May 2026, while the jobless population hit 141,000, up 1,900 over the previous period from February to April.

The Kowloon West station is set to introduce three new direct high speed rail services to Guangzhou North, Yi Wu and Fuqing West next month.

Dear You, the smash hit Shenzhen-produced family drama, will be getting a release in selected countries overseas, including Australia and New Zealand on 25 June, and the US and UK on 26 June.

Shenzhen has become the third city in China to have over 30,000 registered lawyers, with the number of practitioners growing at an annual rate of over 9 percent over the past six years.

South Korean Starbucks will shut shop early on 22 June to allow staff to attend history and sensitivity training, after the brand’s recent ad sparked public backlash due to its insensitivity towards a local pro-democracy crackdown. (edited) 

The 2026 World Team Snooker Championship opens today in Dongguan and will run until Friday, with 24 teams from around 20 countries and regions participating.

Zhuhai authorities are projecting a daily average of 370,000 crossings via the Gongbei Port during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival weekend.

Investment in mainland China’s real estate sector hit 3.04 trillion yuan in the first five months of 2026, down 16.2 percent year-on-year.

Beijing’s top official in the SARs, Xia Baolong, kicks off his two-day visit in Hong Kong today, which focuses on Hong Kong’s alignment with China 15th five-year plan and the development of the Northern Metropolis.

China Southern is restarting direct flights between Guangzhou and Delhi from 21 September after suspending services for six years.

11 majors offered by five Shenzhen universities are ranked in the top five nationwide in Shanghai Ranking’s 2026 Chinese Majors Ranking.

The Macau Economic Association expects the city’s economic prosperity index to remain robust in the coming months, hitting between 6.3 and 6.8 points between June and August.

CURB’s second Treasures of the Greater Bay Photography Competition is open to participants across the region, with entries focusing on urban villages. Submissions close 16 August.

Foreign trade in Guangdong continued to grow for the fifth consecutive month, totalling 4.44 trillion yuan between January and May, up 18.8 percent year-on-year.

Guangdong ranked first in China for blood donation in 2025, with 1.38 million donors and 2.228 million units of blood recorded.

SJM Golden Jubilee won the Macao Standard Dragon Boat Race 2026’s open category (500 m) yesterday, while Galaxy Pearl and SJM Golden Jubilee earned first place in the women’s category (500 m) and mixed category (500 m) respectively.

Cambodia is waiving visa requirements for Macao passport holders for four months between 15 June and 15 October.

Hong Kong’s biggest annual music and arts festival is scheduled to be held at Central’s harbour front between 4 and 6 December.

Starting from 25 June, Hong Kong permanent residents will be able to depart the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge with facial recognition rather than ID cards.

Some 40 Chinese bars are taking part in the 2026 Shenzhen Cocktail Festival, which opened yesterday and will run until Sunday.

The Guangdong government has announced plans to build at least two national-level silver economy industrial parks by 2030.

The five-day APBA Pickleball Open Grand Finals kicked off in Foshan on 10 June, with 1,000 players from 11 countries and regions competing for a prize pool of 2.29 million yuan.

Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the inaugural match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was broadcast in China at 3 am on Friday.

Canada’s government has introduced a bill that proposes banning social media for under-16s, although it will first need to pass the parliament.

Seven people and two companies have been charged with 25 counts, including manslaughter and money laundering, following last November’s Tai Po fire, which killed 168 people.

Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers have found that targeted therapy can halt the progression of advanced lung cancer for seven years for over 50 percent of patients.

The SAR government is looking to welcome 53.8 visitor arrivals this year, up 8 percent year-on-year.

The Hong Kong leader said the SAR’s new five-year plan will boost ‘vitality’ in the city’s development ahead of the plan’s public consultation on 15 June.

Shenzhen and the New Zealand city of Christchurch upgraded their relations from friendship cities to sister cities via an agreement signed yesterday.

Macao Polytechnic and Portugal’s University of Coimbra have signed a deal to develop a joint global campus in Hengqin.

Macao’s flagship carrier is restarting regular flights to Manila on 2 July and will launch seasonal flights to Fukuoka on 1 July.

The world’s biggest football tournament will officially begin with the first match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on 11 June at 1 pm (12 June, 3 am in China).

Macao is one step closer to extending the maternity leave period from 70 days to 90 days after lawmakers passed the outline of the amended labour law yesterday.

Hong Kong welcomed around 23 million visitor arrivals in the first five months of this year, up by around 15 percent year-on-year.

The SAR government is marking Hong Kong’s handover on 1 July with celebratory events and activities, including discounts for over 1,000 restaurants and free rides for certain types of public transport.

The Shenzhen Natural History Museum – the biggest museum of its kind in South China – is scheduled to open for trial operations in Shenzhen on 30 June.

Foreign trade in China totalled 20.68 trillion yuan between January and May, up 15.3 percent year-on-year.

China’s CPI in May grew 1.2 percent over the same period last year.

The US has listed major Chinese tech firms such as BYD and Alibaba in a Chinese military company blacklist.

The SAR government is establishing four awards to recognise residents who contribute to the protection of Macao’s cultural heritage, with yearly applications to open between October and December.

The local government is planning to introduce new laws that would give the chief executive the power to decide if a criminal act constitutes a threat to national security.

CEO Ronald Lam says further reductions may be needed in September if high fuel prices from the Middle East conflict persist, though he says it’s too early to say for certain.

From 25 July, motorists from Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Huizhou and Zhaoqing can apply to drive into Hong Kong, with the scheme targeting all 21 Guangdong cities by Q1 2027.

Hong Kong claimed first prize at the Asia Rugby Men’s Championship 2026 for the seventh straight year on Sunday, defeating South Korea 45:9.

83,000 students in Shenzhen are sitting China’s “Gaokao” tertiary entrance exam this year, setting a new local record.

Shenzhen recorded its biggest single-month trade value in April, with the total hitting RMB 504.71 billion, up 25.1 percent year-on-year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea earlier today in his first trip to the country in seven years.