59 results for Shenzhen

15 October 2020

The European Union’s summit on Brexit begins. Plus: Chinese president Xi Jinping’s speech in Shenzhen, Hungarian writer Zsofia Ban tells us about the erosion of human rights in the country and Hege Saebjørnsen of Ikea…

29 December 2016

Shenzhen, with its vast production line, is stepping onto the cultural map in 2017 with the opening of the first major design museum in China. The Shekou Design Museum – housed in a new cultural and commercial complex…

9 August 2019

Yesterday Beijing summoned Hong Kong officials to Shenzhen – but as protests continue we ask how much can one city take. Plus, as Salvini soaks up the sun (and all hope the Italian coalition will stay intact) we unpack the…

7 February 2016

Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound talk to Rod Nordland, international correspondent and Kabul bureau chief for ‘The New York Times’, about his new book ‘The Lovers’. We also meet architecture curator, critic and author Lucy…

7 September 2016

“Ambitious, creative and inclusive” is how London Design Biennale director Christopher Turner hopes his event will depict a British capital still reeling from the Brexit vote. Opening to the public today, the event takes…

13 July 2016

Beijing’s dizzying array of ring roads frequently confounds visitors but fortunately drivers will soon have a clearer sense of direction. By the end of this month the city aims to combine its urban planning and land-use…

20 April 2016

A new three-day trade fair opening in Shenzhen today signals a significant shift in direction for retail in China. The inaugural Consumer Electronics China event, organised by Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) Berlin…

4 May 2016

The arts festival Le French May is in full swing in Hong Kong today with the opening of the city’s largest exhibition of paintings by the impressionist Claude Monet at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The long-running annual…

7 December 2015

Hong Kong kicks off its half of a bi-city architecture biennale this week, held in collaboration with the Chinese city of Shenzhen. The three-month event aims to showcase a vision of Hong Kong in 2050. Yet it will also be…