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  "id": 6273596,
  "title": "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou retains crown as world’s top innovation hub",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/shenzhen-hong-kong-guangzhou-retains-crown-as-worlds-top-innovation",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3366805/shenzhen-hong-kong-guangzhou-retains-crown-worlds-top-innovation-hub"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster has once again been named the world's top innovation hub for the second year in a row, according to the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The ranking, which is determined by three key metrics - international patent filings, scientific publications, and venture capital deals, was led by the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster with 2,259 patent applications, 4,060 scientific articles, and 138 venture capital deals per 1 million inhabitants over the past five years. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul, and Beijing followed in the rankings. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster, which forms part of China's Greater Bay Area initiative, welcomed the ranking, stating that it reaffirms the region's \"outstanding innovative capacity\" and strong financing ecosystem for innovation and technology.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou retains crown as world’s top innovation hub",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/shenzhen-hong-kong-guangzhou-retains-crown-as-worlds-top-innovation-6273951",
        "published": "2026-09-08T11:41:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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