While Qian Jinfan wanted to become a female from age 3, it wasn't until age 80 that she did.
And in June, the 84-year-old Foshan native in Guangdong province became the country's oldest person to open up about her transgender identity, bringing a media maelstrom that has led her wife and
Qian Jinfan, 84-year-old sex-change person from Foshan bares it all
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Mysterious illness kills 61 kids in Cambodia in 3 months
HEALTH officials in Cambodia are searching for the cause of a mystery disease that has killed more than 60 children over the past three months, the World Health Organisation says.
The "undiagnosed syndrome" has killed 61 of the 62 children admitted to hospitals since April, but there's
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Life-saving transplant for Pamela Bou Sejean after Facebook campaign goes global
BELMONT'S Pamela Bou Sejean has received a potentially life-saving transplant after a search that took her across the globe.
The cancer patient who turned to Facebook in the desperate search for a bone marrow match, is now in hospital receiving donor stem cells to boost her immune system.
On
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10-year-old S. Korean girl commits suicide in Gangwon Province
A fourth grader in Gangwon Province is believed to have killed herself Tuesday morning, leaving a letter that read, "Life is too tough."
The police said the 10-year-old was found dead by her mother in the garden of their apartment building where they lived on the 11th floor.
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Shenzhen unveils plan to eradicate begging from streets
Beggars in Shenzhen may be offered a chance to upgrade their education or a one-way ticket back to their home village.
The proposal is contained in a document released on Monday by the city government in South China's Guangdong Province that seeks public comment on changes to regulations governi
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Chinese experts calls for end to one-child policy
THREE researchers from a top government think tank are calling for an end to the controversial one-child policy — underscoring a growing consensus in the government to revamp China’s family-planning policies.
In an article in China Economic Times on Wednesday, Ge Yanfeng, Yu Dong and
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Tourist tells of police inaction after necklace snatched in Shenzhen robbery
A TOURIST from Inner Mongolia said police hadn’t contacted him for two weeks and counting after his gold necklace was snatched by a man in Bao’an District on June 18.
The tourist, identified only as Xu, said the robbery took place soon after he got off a bus in Fuyong Subdistrict.
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Famous Chinese pianists Lang Lang to open music school Shenzhen
Lang Lang speaks at Wednesday’s signing ceremony.
LANG LANG, Shenzhen International Goodwill Ambassador and a 30-year-old Chinese pianist with a worldwide reputation, will establish an international music institute in Futian District, according to a cooperation memorandum signed by th
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Shenzhen to open 4.83-kilometer tunnel next March
A 4.83-KILOMETER tunnel said to be the longest in Shenzhen will open next March and is expected to cut the driving time from Baguang to Kuichong, both in Longgang District, from 30 minutes to seven.
The tunnel on Kuiba Road will be the second-longest road tunnel in Guangdong Province, constructi
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Shenzhen government to help victims of natural disasters
THE local government will give a minimum of 5,000 yuan (US$787) to the family of each victim of future natural disasters, according to the city’s proposed social assistance regulations.
The regulations were drafted by the city’s civil affairs bureau and are open for public comments.
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Real-life Barbies: Emily Pounde, Hannah Jagger attend prom in giant Barbie doll boxes
Barbie dolls Emily Pounde, pictured left, and Hannah Jagger, pictured right, arrive in life-sized packaging on the back of a trailer
Crowds gathered to see the Barbie dolls arrived at the prom before they step out in perfect condition
A pupil arrives for
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Patients praise, question services of new hospital in Shenzhen
University of Hong Kong (HKU) Shenzhen Hospital started trial operations on 1st July, 2012
MANY patients questioned the value of the single fee of 130 yuan (US$20.58) for outpatient treatment at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Shenzhen Hospital, which started trial operations Sunday, bu
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Car mirrors stolen from luxury cars at Shenzhen Coco Park
SIDE-VIEW mirrors have been stolen in recent weeks from four luxury cars in the underground parking garage of Coco Park shopping mall in Futian District, the Daily Sunshine reported yesterday.
A woman surnamed Zhou said she parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV in Coco Park’s underground garage and
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Stephanie Hewson, 26-yr-old UK rape victim, bravely tells of horrific ordeal
Brave ... Stephanie Hewson after the attack
Catch him ... CCTV image of suspect
A BATTERED sex assault victim has bravely waived her anonymity and released a picture of her injuries to help cops nail her attacker.
Stephanie Hewson was dragged into an alley after a night o
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Dongguan spa shows female guests taking off clothes on lobby screen
People could see female gustes taking off clothes on the screen in the lobby of Healthy Water World spa
A spa salon in Dongguan in the southern province of Guangdong showed scenes of its women's locker room live on a TV screen in the reception area for "security reasons,"
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M'sian girl keeps classmate's bag for 17 hrs without knowing dead newborn baby inside
A 16-year-old schoolgirl kept a classmate's schoolbag for 17 hours not realising that there was a dead newborn baby inside.
The classmate had handed her the bag shortly after giving birth to the baby girl in the school's hostel at about 1am on Tuesday.
Doctors found out about the birth when
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M'sian rock queen Ella to wed Firefly pilot Azhar Ghazali on July 7
Rock queen Ella
Rock queen Ella, whose classic hits include Layar Impian and Dua Insan Bercinta, is getting hitched to Firefly pilot Azhar Ghazali.
Ella, whose real name is Norzila Aminudin, 46, will undergo the akad nikah ceremony tomorrow at her family home in Teluk Gadong, Klang.
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Japanese man enjoying fresh air in Shenzhen
Oichi Yasuaki
OICHI YASUAKI, who looks hale and healthy for his age of 67, said he’s touched every time a stranger offers him a seat on a Shenzhen bus.
"It is really a great thing,” said the Japanese man, a senior management consultant with BGI (Bejing Genomics Institut
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Ernst Hess was the only Jew personally saved by Adolf Hitler
Some German Jews escaped the Holocaust by fleeing the country, others hid and some battled to stay alive long enough to be freed from the Nazi death camps.
But Ernst Hess owed his survival to the personal intervention of Adolf Hitler.
The Fuhrer ordered his SS thugs to leave the Jewish judge
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Tom Cruise treated me like a robot , says Katie Holmes
Like a puppet master": Tom leading Katie by the arm in Germany in 2009
Tom is even alleged to have banned movie bosses from releasing promotional stills of his wife kissing a co-star in a film
Tom Cruise controlled Katie Holmes as if she was a “robot”, reports i
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