Shenzhen air quality worsen as ozone levelsrise in summer heat
THE city’s air quality took a sharp turn for the worse Tuesday and Wednesday as ozone levels intensified under the hot summer sun, the Shenzhen Municipal Human Settlements and Environment Commission...
View Article8-hour blackout as power cut to save man on high-voltage tower in Shenzhen
THOUSANDS of people across Bao’an and Nanshan districts were left without power for more than eight hours Wednesday after Shenzhen’s electricity supplier cut the power to save a mentally ill man who...
View ArticleShenzhen to introduce waste classification in communities
Shenzhen will introduce waste classification in communities, officials from the Shenzhen urban management bureau said at a news conference on July 2. According to the bureau's deputy chief Ye Guo, the...
View ArticleBra bag: World's largest bra doubles as a shopping bag
Chest control ... bra fits footballs Front to back ... no need for a zip-up bag Fun bag ... for shopping Juicy pair ... big enough to hold melons Hanging out ... flower holder SHOW your...
View ArticleUK footballer Daniel Thomas suspended following alleged homophobic Tom Daley...
It has been reported a homophobic message was sent to Tom Daley's Twitter page A footballer has been arrested after an abusive message was sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley. It follows Port Talbot Town...
View ArticleParents outrage at lunchtime lottery at Dongguan primary school
A school in South China has sparked criticism after introducing a lottery to choose which children can stay on campus at lunchtime, with the losing students being forced to go home in the middle of the...
View ArticleAmerican men get Chinese baptism after swimming across the Pearl River
Two foreign faces stood out among the group of swimmers who had just crossed the Pearl River on a hot Thursday afternoon in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Jorge Sanchez and Brian Timm-Brock from the US...
View ArticleJosh Booth, Aussie Olympic rower, detained over alleged shop damage in London
Security camera footage of rower Josh Booth in a Kebab shop in Egham before he allegedly caused damage to nearby shops. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: The Australian Window repairers remove a broken...
View ArticleCui Luchao, NUS PhD student, reported missing in France
NUS student Cui Luchao has gone missing in France. (Photo courtesy of NUS) The National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed that one of its PhD students has been missing and unreachable in...
View ArticleUS widow Andrea Sneiderman plotted with lover to kill husband
An American woman has been charged with conspiring to murder her husband with her then boss and alleged lover almost two years after he was gunned down outside a preschool. Andrea Sneiderman, 36, is...
View ArticleFrom twilight to darkness, love cheat Kristen Stewart to star in Lie Down in...
Dream role ... Kristen Stewart will star in gritty tale LOVE cheat Kristen Stewart has beaten The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence to a meaty movie role, it emerged last night. Stewart said...
View ArticleOz Olympic rower Josh Booth sent home over drunken rampage
Booth faces the media with Chef De Mission Nick Green. Source: News Limited DISGRACED rower Josh Booth has been sent home from the Olympics and admitted his deep "disgrace" at damaging shopfront...
View ArticleLenovo denies rumors that it looking to close Shenzhen factory
Photo: AP via The Hindu Lenovo is the world’s second-biggest PC company (and it’s got its eyes on the number one spot), but even that sort of success may not insulate some of its line workers from...
View ArticleProbe finds no design defects on BYD electric taxi in Shenzhen crash
A monthlong investigation found no design defects on the all-electric taxi involved in a fatal accident that caught fire and claimed three lives on May 26. The report by a 13-member investigation team...
View ArticleToxic liquid found leaking from S'porean ship at Yantian port in Shenzhen
Firefighters were sent to a port in south China's Guangdong province Friday afternoon after toxic liquid was found to be leaking from a docked Singaporean ship, the local fire department said. The leak...
View ArticleGuangdong vows to stop illegal dumping of human waste into Luhu Lake
The administrative committee of Luhu Lake and urban management authority have promised to take effective measures to stop the illegal dumping of human waste into the lake, a scenic area in downtown...
View Article50 arrested in bust of illegal rare earth mining operations in Guangdong
Provincial and local officials in China's Guangdong Province have busted illegal rare earth mining operations, recovering 1,000 tonnes of illegally mined rare earths, as well as arresting 50 suspects....
View ArticleShenzhen sees housing price fall and transactions of houses grow
NBS Survey Office in Shenzhen issued a survey of the Shenzhen property market on its official website on 1st August. Statistics showed that the Shenzhen property market was affected by the...
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