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  "id": 6273951,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:41:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "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": "A cluster comprising Hong Kong and two mainland Chinese cities has been ranked the world’s top innovation hub for the second consecutive year by a United Nations body. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its crown in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul and…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "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",
        "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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