Guangdong unveils new system to punish officials who fail to control pollution
A new system to punish officials in Guangdong Province who fail to control pollution has been criticized for only seeking to address what officials should be doing on a daily basis. The province said...
View ArticleUS man David Beckman, 63, arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting pet...
Animal abuse: David Beckman is accused of assaulting his pet peacock A man has been arrested in America on suspicion of sexually assaulting his pet peacock. David Beckman, from Roselle, Illinois, was...
View ArticleChina Southern to increase flights between Guangzhou and Brisbane
China Southern considers double daily services to Brisbane. China Southern Airlines has confirmed it will increase its services between Guangzhou and Brisbane up to five times weekly from 26 June this...
View Article9yo boy killed by broken glass after bumping into door of Shenzhen restaurant
A 9-year-old boy was killed Saturday night by broken glass from a door he bumped into while running at a restaurant in Shiyan, Bao’an District. The restaurant lost power Saturday night and two...
View ArticleNumber of people suffering snake bites on the rise in Shenzhen
The agkistrodon acutus Now that snakes have come out of hibernation, two to three people a day are being bitten by the animals in Shenzhen, Zeng Chong, director of Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional...
View ArticleForeigners in Guangzhou launch event to help lesbians gain strength
A poster for the event foreigners launched event to help lesbians in Guangzhou Where in Guangzhou can girls who like girls meet other girls? Last month a lesbian couple made headlines for walking...
View ArticleSuspicious powder found in envelope at US Consulate in Guangzhou
Yesterday morning, a suspicious powder was found in an envelope in the consular section of the US Consulate in Guangzhou, Xinhua reports. No casualties have been reported but the section has been...
View ArticleHorror as female nurse clamp to death in Shenzhen elevator accident
Emergency services are investigating what happened A woman died after half of her body was stuck in an elevator that plunged from the 16th floor in Shenzhen’s Luohu District yesterday, Meili Shenzhen...
View ArticleGuangzhou restaurant refuses to compensate after waiter steals man's bag
The Longsheng Restaurant in Guangzhou is refusing to compensate a customer who had a bag containing tens of thousands of yuan stolen by a member of staff. The restaurant insists that it doesn’t have to...
View Article3 arrested for blackmailing victim for US $16,271 in Shenzhen
Shenzhen police have arrested three people who allegedly blackmailed a victim for 100,000 yuan (US$16,271) out of revenge for an affair. The primary suspect, a 37-year-old surnamed Lin from Ji’an in...
View ArticleNew typhoon & torrential rain response guidelines take effect in Shenzhen
Schools will be closed and some local employers will be advised to stop work when the city’s meteorological observatory issues yellow, orange or red typhoon warnings or red warnings for heavy rain....
View Article'Walk for Love' : 50km charity event for poverty-stricken kids to be held in SZ
Members of the media walk to a ceremony marking the launch of a 50-km charity event called “Walk for Love” that will be held July 20 to raise money for children in poverty-stricken regions, through One...
View ArticleSuspect in false bomb threat case caught in Dongguan, Guangdong
A man who allegedly made false bomb threats that affected five flights was caught Thursday morning in the city of Dongguan in South China's Guangdong province, police from the city of Shenzhen said. In...
View ArticleBeijing office worker Li Yuan, 24, dies at his desk from overworking
Exhausted ... Li Yuan A CHINESE office worker has dropped dead at his desk from 'overworking'. Li Yuan, 24, collapsed on Monday at the Beijing offices of advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather -...
View Article18 killed, 15 reported missing as rainstorms batter Guangdong
Eighteen people died and 15 others have been reported missing in downpours that have swept south China's Guangdong Province since Wednesday, local authorities said on May 16. Rainstorms battered...
View ArticleWoman arrested for dancing on top of police car while drunk in Jiangmen
An attractive young woman was arrested in Jiangmen for dancing on top of a motorcycle and then a police car while drunk on May 14. You can see footage of the incident on Sohu News. Before beginning to...
View ArticleDongguan police arrest Inner Mongolian man for plane bomb hoax calls
Police in Dongguan have arrested a 26 year-old Inner Mongolian man on suspicion of causing the bomb hoax that saw five Shenzhen-bound flights grounded yesterday, the Yuexiu District Public Security...
View ArticleGuangzhou to offer 72-hour visa-free transit for foreign visitors
Guangzhou will offers 72-hour visa-free transit for foreign visitors with third-country visas and transit at Guangzhou. This policy is only applicable for foreign visitors who enter into, stay in and...
View ArticleHong Kong starts to use first 45 electric cars made by Shenzhen-based BYD
HONG KONG began using its first 45 electric cars made by BYD on Wednesday and plans to buy 36 electric buses at the end of the year, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported Thursday. BYD’s e6 model...
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