Weibo user posts photos of supposed riot in SZ's Nanshan District
A Sina Weibo user uploaded images of a riot he says took place in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District yesterday. The user @吴俊南123456 says up to 50 riot police were called in after a vendor was beaten up by...
View ArticleShenzhen ex-cop gets suspended death sentence for homicide
Li Caikun, a former Longgang District police officer, is escorted into a courtroom yesterday. Li is a Guangdong Province native born in 1984 who had worked at Longxin Police Station since 2008. He...
View ArticleShenzhen govt. Weibo draws over 17.5mln followers
THE 55 Shenzhen government departments that have opened Weibo accounts had collectively drawn more than 17.5 million followers as of the end of September, statistics show. Local government departments...
View ArticleGuangzhou Evergrande close to winning AFC after claiming 2-2 draw in Soul
Guangzhou Evergrande are strong favourites to win the Asian Champions League on home soil on November 9 after claiming a 2-2 draw in the away leg on Saturday (October 26). Moreover, after recently...
View ArticleShenzhen Book City to host overnight cultural event on Dec 1st
SHENZHEN Book City CBD Store in Futian District will host an overnight cultural gala from 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 to 8 a.m. Dec. 1, to celebrate the end of the city’s annual Reading Month, which starts...
View Article1 killed, another seriously injured in prostitution dispute in SZ's Luohu...
The injured man, surnamed Cao, smokes while lying on a hospital bed. SD-Agencies A MAN was killed and another man was seriously injured in a dispute when they patronized prostitutes in Xiangxi...
View ArticleShenzhen man on trial for killing wife, son over AIDS fears
A MAN stood trial at Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court on Tuesday for killing his wife and son because he thought he had infected them with AIDS. The man, surnamed Wen, said he didn’t intend to...
View ArticleGuangdong's first Taoist college to officially open in Huizhou by end of 2014
Philosopher and author Ge Hong, via Google Images Guangdong Province’s first Taoist college is set to officially open in Huizhou next year. Wen Weiping, deputy director of the Ethnic & Religious...
View ArticleGerman man beaten up after confronting queue jumper in GZ McDonald's
A German man was beaten up after confronting a queue jumper in a McDonald’s in Guangzhou in the small hours of August 24, Huadu District Prosecutor’s Office has been told. The incident took place in...
View ArticleShenzhen promotes rooftop greenery to improve environment
The rooftop of Futian Produce Wholesale Market has a vegetable garden, image courtesy of Shenzhen Daily Citizens enjoy a leisurely hour at dusk on the green-covered rooftop of Shenzhen Book City CBD...
View ArticlePolice offering cash awards of up to US$3,256 for traffic violation reports
SHENZHEN police are giving cash rewards of up to 20,000 yuan (US$3,256) to whistleblowers who report traffic violations. Whistleblowers who report the use of forged or counterfeit license plates can...
View ArticleSZ to cancel 2-mth observation period for adjustment of taxi fuel surcharges
SHENZHEN plans to cancel the city’s two-month observation period for the adjustment of taxi fuel surcharges, which can now be adjusted within only five days after being announced through related...
View ArticleNew terminal C at Shenzhen Bao'an Airport to open on Nov 28
The new terminal C at Shenzhen Bao’an Airport will open on November 28. Shenzhen Daily says 83,000 passengers are expected on the first day. The airport will close at 10 p.m. on November 27 as final...
View ArticleFutian Shangri-La launches 'Ride for Hope'
REGISTRATION is now open for Ride for Hope, a fundraising event that’s organized by the Futian Shangri-La and starts at the hotel Nov. 16. Participants will bicycle to 22 cities in four provinces...
View ArticleNew reading room opens at Shenzhen Library in Futian District
Visitors take advantage of the new reading room at Shenzhen Library in Futian District on Friday. Sun Yuchen A NEW reading room opened Friday at Shenzhen Library in Futian District, offering 6,000...
View ArticleShenzhen online celebrity sues bureau for 'unfair punishment'
A WELL-KNOWN online celebrity in Shenzhen sued Futian District’s public security sub-bureau in a Futian court Wednesday, claiming it was illegal for the sub-bureau to impose an administrative...
View ArticleS'pore renews deal to share technical education, vocational training with GD
Singapore has renewed an agreement to share knowledge and experience in technical education and vocational training with Guangdong, China. Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) board member Terence...
View ArticleGuangzhou's special 72-hour visa-free transit policy a success: report
Tourists enjoy a Cantonese breakfast in August, image courtesy of China Daily It looks like Guangzhou’s special 72-hour visa-free transit policy has been a success. The number of passengers visiting...
View ArticleHSBC ranks China as the No. 1 place in the world to be an expat
HSBC has introduced a feature on its website that compares expat life in various countries, and it has determined that China is the number 1 place in which to be an expat. The website ranks conditions...
View ArticleSales volume from Dongmen's 'Price War' lower than expected, retailers say
THE sales volume from Dongmen’s annual “Price War” has been lower than expected so far, retailers in the area said, amid competition from online stores and rare discounts offered by the MixC shopping...
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