Shenzhen

China: From copycat to innovator

I have just wrapped up an extraordinary week in Shenzhen and Guangzhou as part of the study tour to China, organised by the Stars Foundation, Switzerland. This dynamic programme brought together a vibrant group of global leaders and offered an amazing opportunity to learn directly from international champions, unicorns, and start-ups.
2 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Why we need to learn from the Shenzhen innovation model

Shenzhen rose from a fishing village to a tech hub through market-driven innovation.
8 March 2025, 07:00 AM

2 survivors found in China landslide

Rescuers scrabble through the aftermath of a huge three-day-old landslide discover two people alive in the mud as China's cabinet announced a probe into the country's latest industrial accident.
23 December 2015, 05:20 AM

91 people missing after China landslide

Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
21 December 2015, 04:46 AM