The Guangzhou Huadu Economic Development Zone has been officially upgraded to a national economic and technological development zone, following the approval from the State Council on October 30.

The Guangdong Provincial Government, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, has scheduled the 2024 Greater Bay Area Science Forum (GSF) to take place from November 16th to 18th, 2024, across the three regions, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government on November 6th.

Guangdong announced it will hold the 2024 Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) on November 8, according to the latest press conference.

The 14th China International Animation Copyright Fair (ACTIF) is scheduled to take place from October 24th to 27th in Dongguan.

The 136th Canton Fair is scheduled to be held in Guangzhou from October 15 to November 4, in three phases. As of October 9, 125,000 overseas buyers from 203 countries and regions have pre-registered for the 136th Canton Fair, according to a press conference by the Ministry of Commerce on October 10.

Guangdong will strive to achieve a bio-pharmaceutical and health industry cluster exceeding RMB 1 trillion in scale by 2027, with an above-scale pharmaceutical industry exceeding RMB 500 billion, according to an action plan released by the provincial government on October 9.

A press conference was held in Beijing on September 25 to unveil the latest updates of the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China.

The Guangdong Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is celebrating its ninth anniversary with a remarkable surge in foreign trade, which has increased by 11.9% year-on-year, reaching a staggering 658.4 billion yuan within the last year, along with a key set of figures released at a recent press conference.

Guangdong's cross-border e-commerce import and export volume reached 427.34 billion yuan in the first half of 2024, according to the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce on July 25.