At one booth, a student pauses over a tray of unfamiliar snacks, asking how they're made. A few steps away, someone tries their luck at a quick cultural quiz, laughing at a wrong answer before trying again. Nearby, a performance begins, and people gradually gather around it. This was PHBS International Culture Day on March 29—less a single event than a series of small, overlapping encounters that ...

As economic uncertainties continue to reshape global trade and the Asia-Pacific region faces both headwinds and renewed momentum for integration, the 2026 Peking University Shenzhen Forum convened on March 28 to bring together leading voices from academia, policy, and business. Initiated by Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), the forum drew over a thousand participants, including renowned ...

Many who arrive in Shenzhen have a goal and even a dream, no matter how big or small. For Gulbakhor Inoyatova, a bright first-year graduate student studying management at Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS), a “small dream” began during her undergraduate studies in Uzbekistan four years ago and has now blossomed into reality.Gulbakhor Inoyatova (R) and her schoolmates are at the Nice to ...