Fainted cyclist dies on Guangzhou Bridge after being ignored for 50 minutes
He was already dead by the time emergency services arrived. A man in his fifties was cycling along Guangzhou Bridge on Monday when he fainted. Although Monday was World Strangers Day, he was ignored...
View ArticleExpat blood donors call for more English-language services in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN’S blood donation stations could provide more English-language services to help foreigners donate blood more conveniently, according to three expatriates from Iran who donated blood yesterday...
View ArticleSleeping with watermelon: Lack of air con revives Guangdong tradition
Sleeping with a watermelon, courtesy of Changjiang Daily As many university students prepare to face a long summer without air conditioning on campus, an old Guangdong tradition has been revived –...
View ArticleGuangzhou to expand Airport economic zone by 151 square kilometers
Guangzhou Urban Planning Bureau recently published on its website the master plan for the Guangzhou Airport Economic Zone and the detailed plan and urban design for the zone's startup area. According...
View ArticleShenzhen vocational school students to get state subsidies
Shenzhen’s secondary vocational school students will either get their tuition waived or get State subsidies as a part of the government policy that will extend the scope of the free education. Around...
View ArticleGuangzhou events for the 2013 'China Tours Day' kick off
A ceremony was held on May 19 at the Zhujiang New Town to mark the launch of the Guangzhou events for the 2013 "China Tours Day". Guangzhou Vice Mayor Wang Dong attended the ceremony and visited the...
View ArticleSZ drivers to receive subsidies for scrapping highly polluting vehicles
Drivers who scrap highly polluting, or yellow-label, vehicles at least a year earlier than legally required will be eligible for subsidies of 5,000 yuan (US$808) to 18,000 yuan, starting in June....
View ArticleFamilies of victims in Shenzhen cave-in get compensation
Families of the five people who died in a cave-in Monday each have been paid 150,000 yuan (US$24,449) in insurance payout and a survivor who was injured received 20,000 yuan. Authorities in Longgang...
View Article1.5 square-metre hole opens up in Guangzhou road, no casualties reported
Courtesy of the Guangzhou Daily Twice this year, road cave-ins in Shenzhen have made headlines around the world. In March, a 26 year-old security guard was going about his work in Futian District...
View ArticleSZ reports 3 outbreaks of infectious respiratory diseases, 73 kids involved
The city has reported three outbreaks of infectious respiratory diseases over the past two weeks, involving 73 local kindergarteners. The diseases include chicken pox and mumps, the city’s center for...
View ArticleShenzhen tops Chinese cities in online image ranking
The ranking of “2012 Top 10 Chinese Cities for Online Image” was made based on the evaluation of Chinese urban data collected on network of cities, urban network language image, the image of the...
View ArticleShenzhen bans hail-a-taxi smartphone app, sparks debate
Smartphone apps that help commuters hail a taxi in China's major hubs have been banned in one city and face controls in 3 others. Shenzhen has asked all drivers to remove the app from their cellphones,...
View ArticleTalented pianist Lang Lang promotes SZ to overseas audiences
LANG LANG, a talented young Chinese pianist and an international goodwill ambassador for Shenzhen, is promoting the city to audiences in Latin America this month. Shenzhen Municipal Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleSZ Energy Group invite public comments on power plant proposal
SHENZHEN Energy Group is inviting public comments on a proposed coal-fired power plant in Baguang on Dapeng Peninsula in eastern Shenzhen, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported Thursday. After receiving...
View ArticleAfter Shenzhen road cave-ins, another sinkhole opens in Guangzhou
Twice this year, road cave-ins in Shenzhen have made headlines around the world. In March, a 26 year-old security guard was going about his work in Futian District when the ground collapsed beneath...
View ArticleGuangdong graduate employment rate falls as 6.99m graduate in China
Good luck kids. This year’s graduates are expected to enter the most competitive job market in the nation’s history, with 6.99 million of them competing to gain employment in a slowing economy. A...
View ArticleShenzhen woman decapitates husband, mother-in-law over domestic conflict
A woman killed her husband and mother-in-law and beheaded them in southeastern China’s city of Shenzhen, reported by the local newspaper. The tragedy took place on May 21, when police received a...
View ArticleHenan teacher, 56, arrested for sexual assault of 16 students incl. 7-yr-old
A 56-year-old teacher in Henan province, China, has been nabbed for the sexual assault of 16 students, the youngest of whom is a seven-year-old, reported Nanyang Siang Pau. On Friday, a medical...
View ArticleUnhealthy competition blamed for elevator accidents in Shenzhen
Decreasing costs of elevator maintenance fueled by unhealthy competition in the industry in recent years has been blamed for reducing the quality of local elevators and causing accidents. Sources...
View ArticlePolice use UD cameras to capture vehicle violations on SZ roads
Traffic police officers show the city’s new high-definition cameras to members of media organizations yesterday. Shenzhen police will use 10 sets of high-definition cameras to capture vehicle...
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