Shenzhen officials arrested for covering up illegal slaughterhouse
SHENZHEN People’s Procuratorate has approved the arrest of three law enforcement officials in Futian District who allegedly served as a protective umbrella for illegal pig slaughtering operations. The...
View ArticleShenzhen to raise subsidies for childless seniors
ELDERLY Shenzhen couples who have lost their family’s only child are expected to become eligible for monthly subsidies totaling up to 1,000 yuan (US$164) in 2014 when Shenzhen complies with a State...
View ArticleFoshan man unable to speak or move after playing boxing simulation game
A man is unable to speak or move after injuring himself while playing a boxing simulation game at an arcade in Foshan 2 months ago, Shenzhen Satellite Television reports. The family of A Zhen (alias),...
View ArticleSurvey: Guangzhou is the city with the world's cheapest beer
A Quartz survey has revealed that Guangzhou is the city with the world’s cheapest beer, Shanghaiist reports. It is the only Chinese city in the top 10 and, surprisingly, a crowd-sourced survey by The...
View ArticlePeople from Guangdong spend most money online in 2013: Alipay
New stats are suggesting people from Guangdong spent the most money online over the past year. The findings are based on the annual tallies released by online spending platform Alipay.com. Guangdong...
View Article60% of netizens support merger of SZ, Dongguan & Huizhou into supercity
An online survey has revealed that 59.91% of netizens support the potential merger of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou into a supercity. The proposal, which would also involve the absorption of some...
View ArticleNew rail line to be built to link Shenzhen and Hong Kong airports
A NEW rail line could be built to link the airports in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported yesterday, citing the Democratic Alliance for Betterment in Hong Kong (DAB). The...
View ArticleShenzhen sees record income from land sales in 2013
SHENZHEN generated a record 46.7 billion yuan (US$7.7 billion) in income from land sales in 2013, more than triple the city’s land sales in 2012, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday. Data from...
View ArticleGuangzhou court bailiffs reveal details of their profession
How do prisoners on death row behave in their final hours? How do high officials react when their fall from grace is complete? Bailiffs at Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court have let Nandu Daily in...
View ArticleEx-boss of China Mobile Guangdong branch probed for accepting huge bribes
The former boss of the provincial China Mobile branch of Guangdong Province was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) over serious discipline violations, a provincial discipline body said...
View ArticleOnline shoppers from Guangdong lead China's online expenditure: Alipay
China's online community is spending a small bundle on the Web, with smaller cities and even counties joining in the shopping spree. According to the latest stats from the country's biggest e-payment...
View Article59.91% of netizens support merger of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou
An online survey has revealed that 59.91% of netizens support the potential merger of Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou into a supercity. The proposal, which would also involve the absorption of some...
View ArticleShenzhen reports 4th H7N9 bird flu cases
A PATIENT from neighboring Dongguan who was on life support yesterday at Shenzhen No. 3 People’s Hospital has been confirmed as the fourth H7N9 patient in the city, Shenzhen’s health commission said....
View ArticleSZ Int'l Airport to handle 100K passengers on peak day of CNY travel rush
SHENZHEN International Airport is expecting to handle 100,000 passengers a day on peak days of the Spring Festival travel season, which starts today. The first travel peak is expected to start Jan. 25...
View ArticleHK man caught smuggling gold bars in sneakers in SZ's Luohu customs
Customs officers in Luohu district, Shenzhen, retrieve gold bars hidden inside a man's sneakers as he attempted to smuggle them into the Chinese mainland on January 6. Photo: cnr.cn A Hong Kong...
View ArticleHK movie star Stephen Chow begins new role in Guangdong politics
Chow at the conference, image courtesy of Sina Weibo There aren’t many delegates to the Chinese government’s top political advisory body that leave hordes of journalists feeling starstruck, but it’s...
View ArticleDefending champ Guangdong becomes first team to reach CBA playoffs
The defending champions Guangdong Hongyuan becomes the first team to get into the playoffs after beating Fujian SBS 102-99 in the 25th round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league on...
View ArticleGuangdong eases way home for migrant workers heading home for CNY
A couple on a motorcycle takes a break to enjoy free refreshments at a temporary station in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Tuesday. Police set up temporary stations during the Spring...
View Article4 arrested for stealing property by breaking into cars in Shenzhen
FUTIAN District police have arrested four people suspected of stealing property by breaking into cars with decoders that record signals when drivers use keys remotely, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported...
View Article2 Shenzhen officials arrested in corruption crackdown
Xi Jinping said this week that efforts to fight corruption need to be doubled. Shenzhen’s government appears to be listening after some noteworthy arrests were made. Two Shatoujiao Customs officials...
View Article