On a Thursday afternoon in Bao'an, a 2,800-unit order of Bluetooth temperature loggers is being labelled for export. The factory says it went from final design ...

A construction worker at a public piano in Shenzhen opens a window onto the city's cultural life. The documented story of Yi Qunlin also raises questions ...

A ¥129 (about $18) smartwatch from a Shenzhen e-commerce seller claims to do 90% of what an Apple Watch can do. I wore one for ten ...

Eleven American professionals — a venture capitalist, an ER nurse, a factory owner, a pastor and others — spent twelve days traveling through Shenzhen, Chengdu, rural ...

A delivery drone drops noodles outside a Shenzhen office park in twelve minutes. Eighteen hundred kilometers away in Gansu, a herder uses a small drone to ...

At 599.1 metres, Shenzhen's Ping An Finance Centre is the city's tallest building and, as of 2023, one of the five tallest in the world. A ...

A practical guide for expat employees in China — who qualifies for basic medical insurance, how reimbursement works, why some drugs are only partially covered, and ...

In the shadows of half-built towers, migrant workers in China have built their own football league—a gritty, joyful community World Cup with sweaty matches, roaring crowds, ...

Shenzhen is known as the 'Silicon Valley of Hardware,' but beneath the tech giant facade lies a vibrant surf culture. This article explores how young professionals ...

How does life look when cash disappears from your pockets? From morning breakfast to evening subway rides, follow Li Wei, a Shenzhen resident, through a day ...