The preparation work for the world’s first international mangrove center in Shenzhen has been officially launched as the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government jointly held the center’s first leadership team meeting recently, sources from the Shenzhen Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau said Saturday.
Futian District Mayor Zhou Jiangtao led a delegation on a business trip to Switzerland, Austria, and the United Kingdom from February 13 to 20th, with a mission to attract investment and talents to the district.
The Guangdong Neilingding Futian National Nature Reserve, the only national nature reserve within China’s urban vicinities, will reopen Feb. 25, according to a notice issued Feb. 22.
A new project linking five urban parks in Shenzhen has begun construction, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday.
A toal of 122 cases and 1,331 pieces/sets of works covering fine arts, art, science, technology and other fields are on display in Shenzhen, as the Fourth China Design Exhibition & Public Art Thematic Exhibition officially opened yesterday in this dynamic city with a strong cultural identity and history of innovation and creativity.

Shuiwei Community in Futian District was once again enveloped in a cocoon of joy and revelry as its Brazilian carnival, which has been on hiatus for about four years due to the pandemic, relaunched with buzzing vibes Saturday night.
Shenzhen will target a GDP growth of 6% this year as the city accelerates its pace to become a globally influential economic center and a modern international metropolis.
Shenzhen's Futian, Luohu, Longgang, Yantian districts were selected as national demonstration zones for the conservation of natural resources, according to a list released by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources recently.
The Shenzhen International Art Auction Center was officially inaugurated at a ceremony yesterday at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Futian District to promote international artwork trade and collection.
Light shows at the Futian CBD, which were suspended for a long time due to the pandemic, have resumed at night regularly, sources from the city’s urban management bureau said.
Shenzhen will build eight coastal park clusters, 11 urban park clusters and 10 pet theme parks this year, according to an urban management work meeting held recently.
Shenzhen is using every trick in the book to foster high-qualify development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are regarded as important contributors to job creation and economic development.
The Fourth China Design Exhibition & Public Art Thematic Exhibition will be open to the public Feb. 16 and will last until March 16 at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning and the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District, according to a press briefing yesterday.
The Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress (MPC), the city’s legislature, would fully exercise its duties to support the growth of a high-level elderly care service system in the city, according to a work meeting held at the Civic Center in Futian District yesterday.
The Chinese mainland fully resumed normal travel with the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) starting yesterday, in what is expected to be a substantial boost for the two regions’ economic development.
Shenzhen's eight governmental departments jointly issued 20 measures to help micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome difficulties and boost high-quality development, sources from the local government’s official WeChat account Live Shenzhen said yesterday.
The whole city of Shenzhen was immersed in a joyous festive atmosphere in celebration of the annual Lantern Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that features family reunions, feasts, light shows, diverse traditional customs and various cultural activities.
Shenzhen's Futian mangrove was among the 18 wetlands in China that were designated in 2022 as Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced Thursday on the occasion of the 27th World Wetlands Day, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
Hong Kong hopes to fully resume cross-border travel with the Chinese mainland including scrapping nucleic acid testing, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government John Lee said yesterday, adding that more details will be soon unveiled to help the city completely return to normalcy.
Hong Kong entrepreneurs in Shenzhen have welcomed the reopening of checkpoints between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, saying it greatly benefited their life, work and career development.