Privately-owned helicopter crashes in Guangzhou, two aboard killed
Onlookers gather at the scene, courtesy of Google Images. A privately-owned helicopter crashed in Guangzhou’s Nansha District yesterday afternoon (July 29) killing both people inside, Qianzhan...
View ArticleNearly 80 scrapped buses burned in parking lot fire in Shenzhen
Scrapped buses burn in a parking lot in Pingdi, Longgang District, on Saturday.SD-Agencies Nearly 80 scrapped buses were burned in a possible arson Saturday night in a parking lot in Pingdi, Longgang...
View ArticleQigong-obsessed man on murder trial in GZ over wife's assisted suicide
According to the US National Library of Medicine, qigong, when practised inappropriately, may induce abnormal psychosomatic responses and even mental disorders. This process is known as Zou huo ru mo...
View ArticleShenzhen sees severe lack of professional doctors
About 100 students are expected to graduate from a city-level inpatient doctor training program in August, but that influx might not meet the increasing demand for doctors at Shenzhen’s public...
View ArticleShenzhen mulls building marine traffic lane and dock facility
Shenzhen officials are planning to explore possibilities for a marine traffic lane to the city’s eastern coastal areas and a new dock facility this year, according to the city’s urban planning, land...
View ArticleTeenage female patient, 17, molested by doctor at Shenzhen hospital
In recent months, there have been a number of cases of adults in positions of trust being arrested for sexually abusing children and teenagers. As is often the case, Shenzhen took the lead in...
View ArticleDocumentary filmmaker films girl's growth in Guangzhou since 1992
There have been hundreds of books published about societal change in China and its impact on all kinds of groups, from migrants to women to business people to sex workers. But few have documented the...
View ArticleMan drowned while swimming just 5m away from lifeguard in Shenzhen
The nation’s first Good Samaritan Law will come into effect in Shenzhen tomorrow and boy is it needed. Although last week had the feel-good story of an old man who was rescued from drowning by a Good...
View ArticleGuangdong posts 16% fiscal revenue growth in H1 of 2013
Guangdong province, South China's economic powerhouse, posted fiscal revenue growth of 16 percent year on year on the back of booming business taxes and land transfer fees in the real estate sector,...
View ArticleMan on murder trial in Guangzhou after failed suicide pact with girlfriend
A young couple in Guangzhou who couldn’t afford a house made a suicide pact because their families would not let them be together. After eating cockroach poison, they both survived. Then they stabbed...
View ArticleShenzhen to use private capital to improve health care facilities
Shenzhen officials are hoping to use private capital to improve local health care facilities for senior citizens by providing preferential land prices to developers of nursing homes, local media...
View ArticleMan hides pet turtle in KFC burger to sneak it past Baiyun airport security
This image from Flickr user "flaunted" shows a different take on trying to disguise a turtle as a burger. Source: Flickr A MAN has attempted to smuggle his "beloved" pet turtle through airport...
View ArticleTwo senior legislators in Guangdong sacked for discipline violations
Two senior legislators in South China's Guangdong Province were removed from their posts on Wednesday following probes into their alleged discipline violations, the legislature said. Li Zhujiang and...
View ArticleGuangdong home to one-sixth of China's drug addicts: report
South China's Guangdong Province is home to one sixth of China's drug addicts and produces more illegal narcotics than any other province, according to a report released by the Guangdong Public...
View ArticleShenzhen tutoring centers touting false qualifications: report
Local English-language tutoring centers are seeing business prosper during summer vacation, but many have been found to be uncertified and falsely touting advantages and qualifications, such as claims...
View Article6-year-old survivor in family murder case sued by domestic helper
A 6-year-old boy who was a survivor in a family murder case four years ago is sued for hundreds of thousands of yuan in compensation by the family’s domestic helper, Shenzhen Evening News reported...
View ArticleOfficials demand suspension of commercial uses of subsidized garages
Officials have demanded two property management companies suspend unauthorized commercial use of their subsidized housing complexes after a Chinese-language media report drew the public’s concern....
View ArticleMan-made park lake in Shenzhen's Lianhua Hill Park to reopen in 2014
The artificial lake at Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District will not be reopened to the public until next spring when an upgrade is finished, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. A plate on the...
View ArticleDriver in deadly car crash in Shenzhen suspected of taking drugs
The driver who caused the death of a taxi driver in a car crash in Longgang District early on Thursday is suspected to have been under the influence of drugs, according to Shenzhen traffic police, the...
View Article2 men arrested for allegedly robbing & killing 5 prostitutes spark fury in trial
Two men who went on trial at Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court on Thursday for allegedly robbing and killing five prostitutes, raised fury from the victims’ families after they displayed...
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