Illegal fishing and swimming at reservoirs rampant in Shenzhen
Fishing rods confiscated during the weekend by reservoir management officers. CHANGLINGPI Reservoir, on the border of Nanshan District and Longhua New Area, saw a surge in illegal use as summer heat...
View ArticleUrban farming in Shenzhen: rooftop & balcony gardens popular in city
A GROWING number of Shenzhen residents are choosing to get their food by growing vegetables and raising poultry in their gardens and on balconies and roofs. So far, at least 50,000 families in the city...
View ArticleShenzhen issues draft legislation to curb uncivilized behaviors
According to the Shenzhen People‘s Congress, Shenzhen will become the first city in China to set legislative standards promoting civilized behaviors in public. The first round of public opinion poll...
View ArticleShenzhen to upgrade its flood relief facilities
Pedestrians walk past a tree yesterday that was felled by strong winds brought by Typhoon Vicente on Xiangmei Road in Futian District, Shenzhen.Cheng Haikun SHENZHEN will upgrade its flood relief...
View ArticleShenzhen Proview sued for failing to pay counsel fees over iPad case
A LAW firm that worked with Shenzhen Proview, the company that won a US$60— million settlement from Apple Inc. late June after a trademark dispute, is suing the company for failing to pay its lawyers....
View ArticleGhana president John Atta Mills dies at 68, VP sworn in
Ghana's President John Atta Mills, who was suffering from throat cancer, has died in hospital in the capital, Accra. A statement from his office said the 68-year-old died a few hours after being taken...
View ArticleShenzhen Universiade songwriter dies after stroke in hospital
Wang Feiyue A MAN who wrote the theme song for the Shenzhen Universiade died at Yantian People’s Hospital on Monday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, or stroke. A six-day memorial exhibition for...
View ArticleShenzhen to start sales of low-income housing apartments
THE city’s largest government-subsidized affordable housing project, in Longgang District, will release its sales announcement soon, Chinese-language media reported yesterday. The Zhonghai...
View ArticleShenzhen to practice fixed treatment fees in public hospitals
LOCAL health officials are planning to change general treatment charges at outpatient departments in Shenzhen’s public hospitals to a fixed fee, with a system that models a trial program already under...
View ArticlePorsche owner fined and jailed for drunken driving crash
A PORSCHE owner was sent to a detention center for 20 days and fined 12,000 yuan (US$1,897) for drunken driving, driving without a license and hiring somebody to pervert the course of justice. The man,...
View ArticleShenzhen to punish bad behavior in public places
Punishment measures may be difficult to enforce, say residents Litterbugs in Shenzhen may be forced to perform community service, with the city drafting a local law in a bid to improve public behavior....
View Article3yo Indonesian Hydrocephalus sufferer Dilla Adilla has head 3 times size of...
Young Dilla is fed by her mother Puspita. She is now unable to walk and talk due to pressure on the brain Dilla is lifted into a van Dilla with her father Azwar. An ultrasound scan picked up the...
View ArticleCarina Saunders's feet sawn off while she still alive, Jimmy Massey & Luis...
Brutal crime: Luis Ruiz, left, has been charged with killing and dismembering Carina Saunders, right, in Oklahoma City Horrific find: Saunders' remains were discovered inside a duffel bag in a...
View ArticleCanada spy case: Jeffrey Paul Delisle accused of selling Oz secrets to...
Jeffrey Delisle. AN ALLEGED Canadian spy compromised Australian intelligence information in an espionage case that has sent shock waves through Western security agencies. The alleged sale of top...
View ArticleDIY divorce: Jilted hubby Kevin Fiore cuts furniture in 2, daubs his half in...
Vandalised ... scrawls in the bathroom Trashed ... dresser Revenge ... sofa Split ... Fiore and Katrina Smashed ... boiler A DUMPED husband got revenge on his wife by sawing up their...
View Article3 killed and 6 missing as Typhoon Vicente bashes Guangdong
A citizen rides a bike while vehicles move against rainstorm on a street in Yangjiang, south China's Guangdong Province, July 24, 2012. Typhoon Vicente landed in Chixi Town of Taishan City in Guangdong...
View Article'Summer air-conditioning disease' rising among youth in Shenzhen
THE number of local children suffering from the “air-conditioning disease,” said to result from the use of an air conditioner, has increased sharply this month and is expected to rise further during...
View ArticleMystery woman who gatecrashes India's Olympics march is Madhura Nagendra
Moment of fame .... Madhura Nagendra, casually dressed in red and blue, next to India's flag bearer Sushil Kumar. Photo: Reuters This July 27 photo shows an unidentified woman walking with the Indian...
View ArticleShenzhen Customs seizes 80 kg of raw red diamonds from Tanzanian man
HUANGGANG Customs seized 80 kilograms of raw red diamonds from a Tanzanian passenger who entered Shenzhen from Hong Kong last week. The raw diamonds were hidden in a large piece of luggage and a...
View Article4 killed, 10 injured in 2 separate blasts in Guangdong
4 killed, 10 injured in explosions At least four people were killed and ten others injured in separate explosions that rocked a musical instrument factory and a residential building in China,...
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