The 2024 Guangzhou International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament will take place on the Pearl River in Guangzhou on June 16, according to a press conference held by the Administration of Sport of Guangzhou Municipality this afternoon.

The 20th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) will be held in Shenzhen from May 23 to 27, 2024, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of Shenzhen Municipal Government on May 14.

On May 10, Guangdong introduced a package of 24 integrated measures in five foreign-related fields to further promote high-level opening up in a new era.

From January to March this year, Guangdong's foreign trade reached 2.04 trillion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 12 percent. Of this total, the export volume was 1.31 trillion, up by 9 percent, while the import volume reached 731.14 billion RMB, up by 17.6 percent, according to statistics released by the Guangdong Sub-Administration of the GACC on April 16.

The China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), scheduled to take place in Guangzhou from April 15 to May 5, has seen over 90,000 global buyers complete exhibition pre-registration. Canton Fair, called as the "Top Exhibition of China", serves as a barometer and indicator of China's foreign trade. To facilitate attendees' arrival, the Guangzhou General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection has prepared corresponding measures.

Guangdong, a powerhouse and major player in foreign trade in China, vowed to continue its efforts to play a leading role in making greater contributions to the steady growth of the national economy at a press conference in Beijing on March 29.

Guangdong's total import and export volume reached a record high of 8.3 trillion RMB in 2023, up 0.3 percent year-on-year, according to the statistics released by the Guangdong Sub-administration of GACC on January 16.

Guangdong recently released a set of guidelines for facilitating the building of the basic elderly care system. The document proposed that by 2025, Guangdong will build a sustainable basic elderly care system and ensure that it is accessible to the entire elderly population, Xiong Song, Deputy Director General of the Department of Civil Affairs of Guangdong Province, said at a press conference on November 22.

Recently, Guangdong issued a three-year plan to digitalize the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), so as to build GBA into one of the world’s highest level of digital bay area, according to a press conference held by the Information Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province on November 21.

Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao will host the Global Investment Promotion Conference for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) for the second time from November 8 to 9. As of October 15, the event has attracted more than 120 overseas companies for participation, including well-known companies like BASF, ExxonMobil, Hyundai Motor, Siemens, P&G, according to a press conference held on October 16.