Guangzhou beggars specially targeting foreigners, says report
A report in Guangzhou-based New Express Daily has revealed that some beggars in the city go to extraordinary lengths to target foreigners. Reporter Luo Yunwen followed a group of female beggars aged 50...
View ArticleDongguan students forced to intern on factory production line
Students at the Dongguan Institute of Technology have complained about being made to do factory production line work during an internship arranged by the university, Nanfang Daily reported last week....
View ArticleShenzhen technology company suspected of using child labor
A TECHNOLOGY company in Shenzhen is suspected of using child laborers who were forced to work 12 hours a day and paid 2,000 yuan (US$328) a month, the Southern Metropolis Daily has reported. The...
View ArticleShenzhen opens unified taxi service call center
A woman in a wheelchair is pushed onto one of the handicap-accessible taxis that were displayed yesterday at the public square of Shenzhen Book City CBD Store in Futian District. Wu Kaifeng SHENZHEN’S...
View ArticleShenzhen social worker Li Yanhong had heavy overtime before death
THE sudden death of Li Yanhong, a 25-year-old female social worker, could have been linked to work-related fatigue and delayed social insurance payments that affected her ability to get treatment,...
View ArticleWater leakages reported hours after Guangzhou Metro line 6 opens
Just 25 hours after the new Guangzhou Metro line 6 went into operation, two of its stations saw water leakages that disrupted their operation, Yangcheng Evening News reported yesterday. At around 3:20...
View ArticleGuangdong South China Tigers reclaims leadership in CBA league
Wang Shipeng led the Guangdong South China Tigers with 23 points and four assists to reclaim the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) league leadership after defeating the Liaoning Flying Leopards...
View ArticleWoman strips naked at departure hall of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
Another day, another nude about the town. This time, a woman decided to bare it all and start streaking at the departure hall of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Police rushed to the scene yesterday and...
View Article500 car plates with special numbers to be auctioned in Shenzhen
SHENZHEN traffic police will issue 500 vehicle license plates with distinctive numbers through auctions once a month this year. The first auction will last five days, selling 100 plates a day, in the...
View ArticleShenzhen taxi call-in app criticized for delays
THE application software that Shenzhen’s transportation commission is using for its taxi call-in service has been criticized for delays and cumbersome use, local media reported Thursday. Most of the...
View ArticleDongguan middle school 'asked teachers to nominate students for expulsion'
Students at Shuilin Middle School during their military training, image courtesy of QQ News Shuilin Middle School in Dongguan has reportedly asked the teachers of each class to nominate four of their...
View ArticleMost of int'l classes in Shenzhen lack proper government regulation: report
MOST of the international classes at the city’s public senior high schools cost additional tuition and lack proper government regulation, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported Thursday. A parent surnamed...
View Article64 detained at Shenzhen border for carrying excessive formula
HONG KONG Customs officials detained 64 outbound travelers trying to carry illegal amounts of baby formula into Shenzhen, and seized formula worth about HK$157,000 (US$20,247), last week during...
View ArticleChina Southern to add 3 int'l flights from SZ to Indonesia, S. Korea & Malaysia
CHINA Southern Airlines will add three international flights from Shenzhen — to Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia — between Jan. 15-22, the first week of the Spring Festival travel season....
View ArticleShenzhen child laborers unwilling to return to their hometown: report
SOME of the dozens of children who had been found working 12 hours a day at two factories in Bao’an District said they were unwilling to return to their hometown of Liangshan, Sichuan Province, because...
View ArticleMore than 6 tons of confiscated ivory destroyed in Dongguan
The ivory is gathered together before being ceremoniously pulverised, image courtesy of International News Tribune China received plaudits yesterday when 6.1 tons of confiscated ivory was destroyed...
View ArticleGuangzhou man surprised to get his iPad back after losing it in Norway
After his girlfriend misplaced his iPad during a tour of Europe in November, Guangzhou resident Mr. Lu thought it was lost and gone forever along with the important files and personal photos stored on...
View ArticleGuangdong gang allegedly injects dirty pond water into lamb
Seven people in Guangdong are in police custody over claims they injected dirty pond water into lamb to increase its weight and raise its price, Reuters reports. The suspects slaughtered up to 100...
View ArticleShenzhen man dying of cancer signs agreement to donate organs
Guo Yu. A MAN who came to Shenzhen in April to seek treatment after recurrence of his brain cancer signed an agreement last week to donate all his organs after he dies, Shenzhen Economic Daily...
View ArticleShenzhen teen boy suspected of sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl
A TEENAGE minor who lives in Longgang District is suspected of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl, the Daily Sunshine reported yesterday. The girl’s mother said her daughter was playing with other...
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