by gbeadmin | 2026-02-13 | Editor's Note, Special Reports
In a world still pulling apart at its seams, the Greater Bay Area (GBA) has just delivered something rare: a flawless, high-stakes demonstration that ambitious regional integration is not only possible, but already working. When the sacred flame was...
by gbeadmin | 2026-02-13 | Jin Ming, Special Reports
For years, Western observers spoke of China primarily as a manufacturing colossus or a geopolitical heavyweight, useful, formidable, but culturally uninspiring. Until recently, the list of Chinese brands familiar to Western consumers rarely exceeded Alibaba, Shein,...
by gbeadmin | 2026-02-13 | Life’s Bouquet, Special Reports
By Florence Gump In our last discussion, we explored the revered status of the tree peony, the “King of Flowers” in Chinese culture. Its opulent blooms, once exclusive to imperial gardens, have long symbolised prosperity and feminine grace,...
by gbeadmin | 2025-12-07 | Special Reports
By Zeng Junxiong, GBE intern reporter In mid-May, a group of cultural representatives from Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries gathered in Guangzhou for a two-day cultural immersion to celebrate International Museum Day. Rather than simply...
by gbeadmin | 2025-12-07 | Jin Ming, Special Reports
High up in the Himalayas, at an elevation of 5,500 metres, the air is thin enough to leave even seasoned trekkers gasping. The land here is not just rock and ice — it is a living, breathing ecosystem: alpine meadows where grasses cling to soil that took centuries to...
