August 15 marks the first Ecology Day of China. As one of the provinces with the richest biodiversity in China, Guangdong currently has 1,361 nature reserves, with a forest coverage rate of 53.03%. The province has provided space for various creatures to survive and reproduce.
Guangdong's import and export volume reached 4.55 trillion RMB in the seven months ending July this year, representing 19.3 percent of the country's total, data from Guangdong Sub-administration of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) showed.
In the first half of 2023, the nine cities in Guangdong province's Pearl River Delta (PRD) accelerated the implementation of various major manufacturing projects to promote industrial transformation and upgrading despite a complex and changing international economic situation.
Guangdong's exports reached a record high of more than 2.55 trillion RMB in the first half of the year, increasing by 3.6 percent year on year, data from Guangdong Sub-administration of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) showed.
In the first half of 2023, Guangdong’s major economic indicators have witnessed a full recovery with sound growth momentum.
In 2023, 67 Guangdong public companies are listed in the Fortune China 500, accounting for 13.4 percent of the total, with a gross revenue exceeding 8 trillion RMB.
Guangdong's foreign trade development is still resilient and stable with small monthly fluctuations, as the first five months of 2023 have seen the province's exports increased by 4.8 percent to 2.13 trillion RMB, according to the latest data from Guangdong Sub-administration of GACC.
The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF), China's flagship cultural fair, wrapped up on June 11 in Guangdong's Shenzhen. More than 500 activities were held at the main venue, the Shenzhen World Convention and Exhibition Center, and 64 sub-venues across the city, recording over 4 million visits.