Ann Derwin, Ambassador of Ireland to China, led a delegation to Shenzhen and Guangzhou, visiting enterprises and educational institutes with links to Ireland from May 8 to 10. What are the highlights of China-Ireland ties? What role does Guangdong play in it? Are there any new business opportunities to discover?

​China launched a new cargo mission on Wednesday night to transport supplies to its orbiting Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

​ At about 8 pm on the evening of May 10, over 300 cameras were waiting quietly for fireflies near the grassland in South China National Botanical Garden (SCNBG) in Guangzhou.

"Most economists and businessmen from the Republic of Korea (RoK) think that Guangdong is of strategic importance for investment and there will be more RoK ventures in Guangdong Province," said Moon Chung-in, Former Special Advisor to the RoK President Moon Jae-in for National Security and Foreign Affairs, at an interview with GDToday on Understanding China·Greater Bay Area Dialogue.

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific are insufficiently prepared to face extreme weather events and natural disasters, which are growing in intensity and frequency due in part to climate change, according to a new study launched on May 8 by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

On May 8, the Leading Group for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) held its 9th plenary meeting in Guangzhou.

The 133rd China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) concluded its offline exhibition on May 5. Guangzhou Metro saw 190 million trips from April 15 to May 5, with an average daily passenger flow of 9.11 million trips.

"I knew there would be a lot of tourists, but I never expected so many," said Li Xin, who runs a B&B hotel near the Longmen Grottoes, a tourist site boasting a history of more than 1,500 years in Luoyang, central China's Henan province.

Most countries in Asia and the Pacific are insufficiently prepared to face extreme weather events and natural disasters, which are growing in intensity and frequency due in part to climate change, according to a new study launched on May 8 by the UNESCAP.

Recently, the Asian Cultural Heritage Youth Forum was brought to a successful close at Sun Yat-sen University. A total of 20 youth teams from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Tajikistan, Indonesia and other countries presented creative solutions to protect cultural heritage and address the threats posed by climate change.