Shenzhen int'l school helps local disabled children
Kevin Brockberg, head of BCIS, receives a box of donations collected by children at the American Fair on Saturday at the school in Bao’an District. LOCAL children with disabilities enjoyed a special...
View Article7 bodies with bullet wounds placed on plastic chairs along road in Uruapan,...
The bodies of seven men were found in plastic chairs placed along the side of a street in the drug cartel-plagued Mexican state of Michoacan, while another seven people were killed in the neighbouring...
View ArticleS.African boy Sanele Masilela, 8, weds mum of five Helen Shabangu, 61
Sanele Masilela and bride Helen Shabangu Young love ... mum-of-five Helen and Sanele SETTLING down for a relaxing night in with his new bride of 61, eight-year-old Sanele Masilela says married life...
View ArticleMum gives birth under help of female dustman in Shenzhen
A 23-year-old gave birth to a baby in a park in Shenzhen’s Baoan District on 23rd March with the help of a female street cleaner, while a handful of onlookers just stood watching. "I was wandering...
View ArticleRussian man held in electric bike crackdown in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN police detained a Russian expatriate accused of drunkenly driving an electric bike Friday night near The Peninsula estate in Shekou, Nanshan District, as part of a coordinated action that led...
View ArticleEx-cop stands trial for murder in Shenzhen
A FORMER Longgang District police officer stood trial at Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court yesterday on a charge of homicide. Prosecutors said Li Caikun, a Guangdong Province native born in 1984 who...
View Article2013 Shenzhen-HK Bi-City Biennale to explore urban border
THE 2013 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, with a theme of exploring the urban boundary between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, will be held in Nanshan District’s Shekou area from early December...
View Article343 Guangdong students take SUSTC entrance exam
A TOTAL of 343 students from Guangdong Province took an entrance examination for the South University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTC) on Sunday. Among the participants, 150 were from...
View ArticleMicrosoft founder Bill Gates offers up to $1 million for 'new generation' condom
Bill Gates has offered up to $1 million in grants for a design for the 'next generation' of condom to help prevent the spread of HIV and other diseases. Source: AFP MICROSOFT founder and...
View ArticleAussie man Dominic Bird facing death penalty in Malaysia for alleged drug...
A MALAYSIAN court on Monday refused to drop charges against an Australian truck driver facing the death penalty for drug trafficking, saying there was enough evidence for his trial to proceed. Dominic...
View ArticleAbandoned Indian widows break taboos to join Holi celebration for 1st time
Indian widows celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in Vrindavan. Banished by families after their husbands' deaths for supposedly bringing bad luck, widows have for centuries travelled to the city,...
View ArticleUK girl Josie Cunningham gets dream 36DD boobs after £4,800 NHS surgery
Busty ... Josie after £4,800 NHS surgery WANNABE glamour model Josie Cunningham shows off her new 36DD boobs - served up on the NHS. Josie, 22, had a £4,800 breast op funded by the taxpayer after...
View ArticleUtah man Kyle Lee Stocking, 22, dies doing Arch pendulum swing stunt
A 22-year-old Utah man (not pictured) was killed while swinging from a rock arch in a stunt made popular by YouTube Kyle Lee Stocking, of West Jordan, died about 3:30 p.m. Sunday, after hitting the...
View ArticleSydney teen charged for stabbing man in the face, chest & arms with screwdriver
A Sydney teenager has been charged over an attack on a man who was stabbed in the chest, face and arms several times with a screwdriver and kicked while he was on the ground. The 23-year-old man was...
View ArticleJapan preparing strategy to promote Japanese-language studies overseas
Japan's Foreign Ministry is preparing a strategy to promote Japanese-language studies overseas, government sources said on Monday, in a drive that ties in with a "Cool Japan" push and is aimed at...
View ArticleUK enraged father shakes newborn baby to death after losing bet on football...
'Nasty temper': Mark Lackenby, seen outside Sheffield Crown Court earlier in the trial, was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for 10 years An enraged father who violently shook and killed...
View Article7 man surrender to police over gang-rape of 17-year-old girl in Guangdong
Seven males have surrendered to police in connection with the gang-rape of a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Lianjiang City, Guangdong Province. Local police said seven males - most of whom are schoolboys -...
View ArticleShenzhen Sea World to create world's biggest food court
Shenzhen Sea World After an overall renovation ang the settlement of 20 world-class food shops, Shenzhen Sea World aims to become the world’s biggest gourmet center. The gourmet center boasts more than...
View ArticleHuaqiangbei electronics hub in Shenzhen to offer more promotions
BUSINESSES in Futian District’s Huaqiangbei electronics hub are considering more promotional efforts and marketing to weather negative impacts from the ongoing construction of Metro Line 7, which is...
View ArticleVendors in Dameisha replace plastic bags with eco-friendly bags
RETAIL businesses in Dameisha Beach Park are promoting biodegradable bags in a coordinated effort that park managers say could reduce the number of plastic bags in the park area by more than 2 million...
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