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Test drive horror: Maria De Villota, Marussia Formula 1 driver, seriously injured in crash

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What happened? Maria de Villota slows her Marussia MR01 down as she approaches the team's makeshift pit area   Problem: Seconds later the car takes off, avoids a crowd of mechanics and crashes into her team's lorry   Horrific: The car was wedged under the lorry's loading bay. M

Guangzhou places pyramids beneath bridges to keep homeless away

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Thousands of cement pyramids have been placed beneath bridges in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, to prevent the homeless from sleeping there.   Thousands of cement pyramids have been placed beneath bridges in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, to keep the homeless from

Shenzhen man's round-China "handshaking" trip to raise disability awareness

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A woman shakes Jiang’s left arm at Beijing Normal University Tuesday. Photo: Courtesy of Jiang Wenshan   A disabled man, who was born without a left hand, arrived in Beijing on the latest stage of his round-China "handshaking" trip to highlight the lack of rights of the countr

Japanese multinationals to invest RMB 7 billion in Shenzhen

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Yesterday’s investment policy introduction meeting inspired a slew of handshakes between Japanese enterprises and Shenzhen officials. Total new investments from Japanese multinationals could top 7 billion yuan. Sun Yuchen   JAPANESE multinationals are planning a surge of new investments

Shenzhen has no plans to limit car-purchasing

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SHENZHEN has no immediate intentions to cap the number of local vehicle registrations or restrict car purchases, Shenzhen traffic police and transport authorities have said. Responding to public concerns after Guangzhou unveiled rules last week to cap registrations of small and medium-sized vehi

Price wars at Shenzhen hospital after 15% drug markup scrapped

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DRUG prices at the city’s public hospitals have dropped steadily since a 15-percent markup was officially scrapped Sunday, and the lower costs have also intensified pricing competitions at private hospitals and drugstores. Prices of Western medicines at public hospitals dropped by 15 perce

Oz tycoon Clive Palmer's Titanic II maiden voyage set in 2016, attracts 20,000

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Clive Palmer     Australian tycoon Clive Palmer has announced that his plan to build a 21st century version of the Titanic is now full steam ahead, with 20,000 people expressing interest in the maiden voyage. There was scepticism when the self-made mining billionaire announced h

Japan's Toshiba Corp fined US$87m for alleged LCD price-fixing case in US

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Japan's Toshiba Corp conspired to fix prices in the liquid crystal display market and is liable for $87 million in damages, a jury in northern California decided. Customers brought a civil class action lawsuit against Toshiba and other LCD producers, alleging anticompetitive practices. Most othe

Drunk driver arrested after being rescued from burning car in Shenzhen

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A DRIVER who drove while drunk was arrested for hindering police duty. The driver attempted to escape a roadside police checkpoint Sunday, knocking down a tree at the intersection of Shenglong and Bixin roads in Longgang District and damaging a parked car, police said. When police officers tried

US drunk driver Cassandra Tolley ordered by judge to read Bible

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A US judge has sentenced a woman to study the Bible while she is in jail after finding her guilty of drink driving. Cassandra Tolley was driving on the wrong side of the road when she crashed and injured two people in November, 2011. South Carolina Judge Michael Nettles sentenced her to eigh

Shenzhen raises monthly jobless insurance payment to 1056 yuan

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Shenzhen has adjusted the monthly unemployment insurance payment to 1056 yuan since July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013, according Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau yesterday. During the implementation of this rule, other Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Unemployme

Shenzhen starts highest level for power supply and security

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During the 15th Anniversary for the homecoming of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as an adjacent city to Hong Kong, was listed as a major city for power supply and guarantee. During the period from June 29 to July 2, the city starts the highest level for power supply and security, according to Shenzhen Power S

Canadian body parts case: Head found in Angrignon Park belongs to Jun Lin

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Police have been interogating murder suspect Luka Magnotta over the location of Lin Jun's head and other unrecovered body parts. On Sunday, suspected human remains were found by police in Angrignon Park. Photograph by: Facebook , Facebook   Grisly discovery: The head was found on the sho

F1 female racer horror crash: Maria de Villota loses right eye after accident

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SERIOUS INJURY ... Marussia have confirmed that Maria De Villota has lost her right eye   SHOCKING ... Maria's Marussia car crashed into a parked truck   MARUSSIA test driver Maria De Villota has lost her right eye as the result of her injuries suffered in yesterday's horror cras

Shenzhentong to join Hong Kong's Octopus car at the end of 2012

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Shenzhentong card   SHENZHENTONG and Hong Kong’s Octopus smart card will be interchangeable by the end of this year, Shenzhentong Card Ltd. said Tuesday. By then, border-crossing travelers will be able to use public transportation, shop in supermarkets and convenience stores, and ea

1 killed & 4 injured after scaffolding collapsed in Shenzhen

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A WOMAN was killed and four other people were injured when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Huaqiangbei, Futian District, on Tuesday afternoon. The woman, identified only by her surname, Yang, died on the way to a hospital. The other four people, who were also buried beneath brick

Shenzhen tightens rules for vehicles with heavy emissions

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SHENZHEN has restricted yellow-label vehicles from roads during weekdays according to the last Arabic number on the license plate. High-emitting or “yellow-label” vehicles with a license plate ending in 1 or 6 will be banned from local roads Mondays. Plates ending in 2 and 7, 3 and 8

Shenzhen ranks 67th among 500 most competitive cities in rhe world

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Shenzhen   SHENZHEN ranked 67th among the 500 most competitive cities around the globe, according to the World City Competitiveness 2011-2012 report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences last week. Shenzhen moved forward four places from the academy’s previous ranking.

Shenzhen to model Singapore's urban landscaping

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MANY first-time visitors to Shenzhen praise the city’s abundant greenery, which enhances metal-and-concrete, urbanized locations such as the city’s signature Shennan Boulevard. The local government is seeking to heighten that effect with additional landscaping projects citywide, modeled

Shenzhen sees travelling cost up 10% in summer

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GUO HAIPING, a 26-year-old primary school teacher in Long-hua New Area, is excited about her 3,300-yuan (US$522), six-day package tour of Thailand, scheduled to start July 19. But she had to pay a little more than at other times of the year. Guo is one of many local vacationers planning outb
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