On May 11th, the third day of the 2026 International Youth Poetry Festival, over a hundred Chinese and Arab poets made their way to Shenzhen. Amidst landmarks like the Eyes of the GBA, spontaneous poetic exchanges unfolded at every turn.

On May 10th, the Guangzhou Municipal Statistics Bureau released the Statistical Communiqué of Guangzhou on the 2025 National Economic and Social Development. According to the communiqué, Guangzhou's permanent resident population reached 19.101 million at the end of 2025, an increase of 123,000 from the previous year. This marks the third consecutive year that Guangzhou has recorded an annual increase of more than 100,000 permanent residents, and also the first time the city's permanent resident population has broken the 19 million threshold. At a time when population growth has slowed in most Chinese cities, Guangzhou has maintained robust population momentum driven by strong economic appeal and solid support for people's well-being.

The Chaoshan dialect film "Dear You" will hold a market screening at the 79th Cannes Film Festival on May 15th. This production from Guangdong aims to showcase Chaoshan culture and Chinese-style familial warmth to a global audience.

In 2024, developed by Guangdong Use Agriculture Co., it became the first “Shenzhen Souvenir” from the Shenshan Special Cooperation Zone.