Shenzhen rent ranks as third-most expensive among 36 cities in China
SHENZHEN’S average monthly rent of 1,140 yuan (US$186) ranks as the third-most expensive among 36 cities in China, following Beijing and Shanghai, Shenzhen Evening News reported yesterday, citing a...
View ArticleGuangdong South Tigers beats Fujian 113-92, extending winning streak to 9
Guangdong hosted Fujian in the 9th round. The South Tigers, still unbeaten this season, looking to extend that record. The match was billed as Yi Jianlian versus Wang Zhelin, the battle between the...
View ArticleGuangdong submits application for second-child approval
Guangdong, China's most populous province, has asked the government for permission to allow qualified couples to have a second child on the Chinese mainland, Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily reported....
View ArticleComplaints surge against online shops in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN Consumers’ Council received 412 complaints related to online shopping between Nov. 11 and 22, more than double the number from the same period of last year, local media reported this week....
View ArticleNo H7N9 bird flu infections found in Shenzhen: CDC
SHENZHEN health officials haven’t seen any patients infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus, the city’s center for disease control and prevention (CDC) said yesterday. Hong Kong has suspended the import...
View ArticleNew ferry terminal at Shenzhen's Shekou Port to be completed within 3 years
A NEW ferry terminal at Shekou Port will be completed within three years, according to China Merchants Shekou Industrial Zone Co. A cruise ship center and new terminal will be built in the area of the...
View ArticleNobel laureate gives address at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, the French author who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2008, said in an address at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on Tuesday (Dec.3) that we are living...
View ArticleGuangdong publishes requirements for migrant kids to attend local schools
Late last year, we told you about the Communist Party’s plan to loosen school entry restrictions for children of migrant workers in Guangdong Province and throughout China. At the time, there was...
View ArticleGuangdong collects $239mln from people who breach one-child policy in 2012
Guangdong collected 1.45 billion yuan ($239 million) last year from people who had more children than the family planning policy allows. The Guangdong Commission of Health and Family Planning said in a...
View Article5th Shenzhen-HK Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture opens in Shekou
THE fifth Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture, with a theme of exploring the urban border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, opens Friday in Nanshan District’s Shekou area. The...
View ArticleShenzhen Shekou's transformation continues, new ferry terminal being built
If you haven’t been to Shekou and Seaworld Square lately, you’re in for a surprise. Much of the construction around the square has been completed, and a whole new complex has opened to the west of...
View ArticleGuangdong Hongyuan suffers 2-straight losses in CBA league
Beijing Ducks welcomed a 108-93 road victory over Jilin Northeast Tigers, snapping their three-game winning streak in the eleventh round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on Sunday....
View ArticleFrench PM Jean-Marc Ayrault visits Guangdong on trip to China
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (C) visits the joint Sino-French Taishan Nuclear Power Station outside Taishan City in Guandong province on December 8, 2013. After visiting Beijing and Wuhan,...
View Article42 flights from Shenzhen delayed due to hazy weather
FORTY-TWO flights from Shenzhen International Airport to East China and North China cities were delayed Sunday because of hazy weather in much of the country, airport authorities said. The airport...
View ArticleTourists to be able to travel to Yangtze delta after opening of SZ-Xiamen HSR
TRAVELERS from Shenzhen will be able to take high-speed trains to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing when the Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed rail line opens Dec. 28, Xiamen Daily reported over the weekend. It...
View Article2nd H7N9 bird flu case spurs larger checks in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN’S health department has traced and checked 46 people who recently had close contact with an 80-year-old man who lives in Bao’an District and has been confirmed as the second imported H7N9 flu...
View ArticleIncoming cold air may blow haze away in Shenzhen: meteorologists
INCOMING cold air from the north and light rain might drive away the haze that has shrouded the city for days and reduced visibility to three kilometers in some areas yesterday, meteorologists said....
View ArticleGerman man charged with contract fraud involving RMB360mln in Shenzhen
The couple during better times. Image via Southern Metropolis Daily. A German man and his Shanghai lover have been charged with contract fraud involving 360 million yuan in Shenzhen in an...
View ArticleAt least 15 killed, 5 injured as fire breaks out in Shenzhen market
At least 15 people were killed and 5 others injured after a fire broke out in a market in south China's Shenzhen Wednesday morning, according to the city's fire department. The source said the fire...
View ArticleNew highway under construction to open up eastern Guangdong
A new highway is under construction that will open up eastern Guangdong. Right now, the only way to travel to the eastern part of the province is via the Shenzhen-Shantou highway, which gets incredibly...
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