Shenzhen issues local gov't bonds in Hong Kong

Shenzhen City in China's Guangdong Province issued offshore renminbi local government bonds in Hong Kong Thursday evening, the fourth time since 2021.

The issue size of the bonds stands at 7 billion yuan (around 980 million U.S. dollars), with maturities of two years, three years, five years and 10 years, and the bulk being social responsibility bonds, low-carbon-city-themed green bonds and sustainable development bonds.

An exhibition titled "Fine Dining: Food Stories of Ancient China" opened on Tuesday at the Hungarian Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, providing visitors from all walks of life with a fascinating journey through China's ancient culinary traditions.

The exhibition, co-hosted with the National Museum of China, runs until Jan 19, 2025, showcasing ancient Chinese cooking tools, dining utensils, and intricate artworks that illustrate the complexity and diversity of China's rich food culture which spans millennia.

Among the 90 pieces of artifacts on display, many are making their debut in Europe.

Deputy Secretary of State Gabor Csaba, representing Hungary's Ministry of Culture and Innovation, highlighted the importance of the highly anticipated exhibition for cultural exchange between Hungary and China at the event, expressing a desire to further strengthen bilateral exchange in various fields.

"This exhibition, which we are in the process of opening today, is one of those major milestones that brings these two nations closer to each other. Certainly, one might remember that this is the 75th anniversary of our diplomatic relationship. And this is a year when we have a lot of to celebrate because this relationship has been based on mutual understanding and respect. This relationship has seen a continuous rise over the past decades and has produced spectacular results. Not only in cultural exchange, which is very important, but certainly we see a lot of good things happening in business, in science and other fields of relations between the two nations," said Csaba.