Guangzhou sets new rules to limit car traffic on heavily polluted days
Guangzhou has introduced a new system of red and orange alerts that is aimed at helping the city solve its air pollution problem. A China Daily article has listed some of the new measures but is...
View ArticleGuangzhou marks 147th anniversary of birth of Sun Yat-sen
Dignitaries from around the province gathered at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou to mark the 147th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen yesterday. There was an exhibition at the ceremony that...
View ArticleShenzhen manager sentenced to 11 years in jail for embezzling US$131,265
A MANAGER for a local security company was sentenced to 11 years in jail yesterday in Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court for embezzling 805,304 yuan (US$131,265) through exploited security contracts...
View ArticleMan rescued after being kidnapped by creditors in SZ, kidnappers detained
A MAN who was kidnapped by his creditors last month in Luohu District has been rescued by police and the kidnappers have been detained, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday. Police said the...
View ArticleShenzhen Futian District opens its official WeChat account
A view of Futian District’s official WeChat account.SD-Agencies FUTIAN District opened its official WeChat account yesterday to facilitate communication with residents and provide more convenient...
View ArticleDongguan KTV girl in vegetative state after chugging foreign alcohol on bet
A girl who works at a KTV bar in Dongguan’s Chang’an Town is in a vegetative state after necking a 700 ml bottle of foreign alcohol to win a 5,000 RMB bet with a customer, a court was told Tuesday...
View ArticleDongguan factory puts cameras in bathrooms to catch smokers
A security guard is sent around to do this, image courtesy of Nanfang Television. A factory worker in Dongguan has revealed that security cameras are used in the bathrooms at his work in an attempt...
View ArticleGuangdong Dong River 'significantly cleaner than 10 years ago'
Once regarded as one of the most polluted rivers in the world, the Dong River (also called Dongjiang), which flows through Guangdong and provides most of the drinking water in Hong Kong, is now...
View ArticleTop Hong Kong officials, businesspeople call for Guangdong free-trade zone
Officials say a free-trade zone giving Hong Kong access to the likes of Guangzhou would help fend off competition from rival cities. Photo: AFP Top Hong Kong officials and businesspeople are calling...
View ArticleFirst Global Conference of the Cantonese opens in Guangzhou
A conference focusing on those of Cantonese ethnicity across the globe opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday. More than 3,000 people of Cantonese origin from 38 countries and regions...
View ArticleShenzhen parents sell newborn son for ¥20,000
A PAIR of young parents sold their son for 20,000 yuan (US$3,278) after the baby was born last week in a hospital in Henggang Subdistrict, Longgang District, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported...
View ArticleLang Lang to play the piano with 100 children in free concert in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN’S international goodwill ambassador, globally known pianist Lang Lang, will play the piano with 100 children in a free concert at Shenzhen Children’s Palace in Futian District on Dec. 10. The...
View ArticleShenzhen to speed up free Wi-Fi coverage in crowed public places
SHENZHEN plans to accelerate free Wi-Fi coverage in crowed public places, according to new city regulations intended to boost the city’s information technology efforts. The designated crowded public...
View ArticleGuangzhou to crack down on old people dancing together in public squares
The custom of middle-aged and elderly women dancing together in public squares as a form of exercise has its critics. This became obvious after an incident last month in which a group of dancing women...
View ArticleDongguan boy diagnosed with H7N9 is discharged from hospital
The three year-old boy who became the first person in Dongguan to be diagnosed with H7N9 on November 5 has now recovered and been discharged from hospital, according to the Dongguan Municipal Health...
View ArticleGiant 15-inch goldfish, named 'Bruce', found in Dongguan
A photo of a giant 15-inch goldfish lifted from a fish farm in Dongguan in 2002 has been making the rounds on many tumblr blogs over the past couple of days. Apparently it was named ‘Bruce’! The size...
View ArticleMake donations to the Phillipines in Shenzhen
There has been so much devastation in the Phillipines from both tropical storms (Super Typhoon Haiyan) and earthquakes. Some people would like to help out but don’t know how. Here is your opportunity....
View ArticleJapanese councilor arrested at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport for carrying drugs
A 70-year-old local Japanese councillor has been arrested at Guangzhou’s Baiyun Airport on drugs charges, Channel News Asia reports. Takuma Sakuragi was carrying three kilos of what are suspected to be...
View ArticleGuangzhou students design detachable G-string shaped condom
A group of six university students in Guangzhou have designed a detachable G-string shaped condom that they claim will help prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases....
View ArticleMan jumps 7 storeys to death at Guangzhou's Tianhe City Mall
A man jumped seven storeys and died at Guangzhou’s Tianhe City Mall on Saturday afternoon, TVS reports. The man, aged around 30, had climbed the barrier on the seventh floor and was perched on the...
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