Shenzhen offers discount fares, other perks to keep residents off roads during Apec summit

Shenzhen residents have been encouraged to work from home and reduce their driving during the coming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, as the local government unveiled logistics arrangements for one of the year’s biggest events. The measures included “flexible work arrangements” and “green travel policies”, as the city seeks to balance “high-standard support for foreign affairs activities” and “smooth operation of the economy and society”, Chan Yaodong, deputy secretary general of