Guangzhou closes high-end clubs in public parks
High-end private clubs shut down in E China Authorities in China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou have closed two high-end clubs in public parks and will close more, according to a government news...
View ArticleGuangzhou to develop 3 pillar industries to drive economic growth
The development of the automobile industry, along with two more pillar industries, will be prioritized this year in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, to drive local economic growth,...
View ArticleDeputy of GZ People's Congress suggests retaking city's former name of Canton
A deputy of the Guangzhou People's Congress has suggested retaking Guangzhou's former official English name of Canton to help build an international metropolis, Yangcheng Evening News reported. Lei...
View ArticleMentally ill murder suspect escapes from Guangzhou Brain Hospital
Photo of the suspect was released by Guangzhou police. A MAN suspected in a case of intentional killing who was being treated for mental illness went missing yesterday from a hospital in Guangzhou...
View ArticleDeputy of GZ People's Congress suggests retaking city's former name
A deputy of the Guangzhou People's Congress has suggested retaking Guangzhou's former official English name of Canton to help build an international metropolis, Yangcheng Evening News reported. Lei...
View ArticleShenzhen taxi drivers to be fined RMB1,000 for turning down passengers
LOCAL taxi drivers who use mobile phones while driving, reject passengers unfairly or are involved in illegal passenger services can now be fined 1,000 yuan (US$164) and given a demerit on their...
View ArticleShenzhen employer gives RMB300,000 to keep domestic helper
A SHENZHEN employer paid 300,000 yuan (US$49,039), or about 10 years of salary, to her domestic helper in order to keep her, Chinese-language media reported. The helper, known as Ah Can, used the money...
View ArticleGuangzhou to make more efforts to tackle air pollution
Authorities in Guangzhou are planning to introduce state-of-the-art technology to upgrade coal-fired power plants and industrial boilers as part of major efforts to tackle air pollution, the city's...
View ArticleOne more human H7N9 case reported in Guangdong
China reported one more human H7N9 virus infection on Sunday. A 31-year-old man in Jiangmen city, in south China's Guangdong province was confirmed on Saturday to have contracted the virus. The patient...
View ArticleSZ and Delta to promote close ties in development of green economy
Delta State Government and the city of Shenzhen in Southern China Guangdon province have pledged to promote close partnership in the development of green economy. This commitment to work together as...
View ArticleCouple leaves dead baby in Guangzhou's 'safe haven'
A DEAD baby was left in a “safe haven” for unwanted children in Guangzhou, capital of the southern Guangdong Province, over the weekend. Police are trying to establish who left the newborn’s body at...
View ArticleBorder police detain 80 foreign stowaways in Zhuhai
Border police detained 80 foreign stowaways after a crackdown on a major illegal immigration case in Zhuhai special economic zone of Guangdong province last week, Guangzhou Daily reported. The...
View ArticleGZ, Foshan and Zhaoqing to crack down on expats who illegally live in China
Watch out, laowai. Guangzhou, Foshan and Zhaoqing are planning to introduce a mechanism to manage foreigners living in the three cities, Chinese state news portal China News reported on February 21....
View ArticleShenzhen official pleads guilty to taking bribes worth $326,857
A FORMER budget director for Luohu District’s financial bureau has pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth more than 2 million yuan (US$326,857). Prosecutors said the man, Niu Jianhai, abused his power...
View ArticleSuspected drug sellers caught with meth, cash in Shenzhen's Buji
POLICE detained two men Monday on suspicion of selling drugs at a construction site in Buji, Longgang District. Acting on tips, officers from Baogang Police Station followed the suspects to the...
View ArticleUniversity student in Guangdong calls for legalization of gay marriage
A gay university student has recently sent letters to 2,516 deputies of the National People's Congress and 484 members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee,...
View ArticleGuangzhou to curb use of govt cars on heavily polluted days
Fewer government cars will be allowed on the road on heavily polluted days in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, according to new measures being considered by the city government. The traffic...
View Article5 injured after 2 sinkholes in 2 days in Shenzhen
Construction workers are repairing the sinkhole on the Beihuan Avenue in Shenzhen A second sinkhole was discovered in Shenzhen on Song Yuan Road yesterday (February 26), just one day after a sinkhole...
View ArticleShenzhen mother charged with child abuse and arson after daughter's death
The mother in a file photo.SD-Agencies A LOCAL woman has been charged with child abuse that led to the death of her daughter in Dapeng New Area and with arson for then setting her daughter’s bedroom...
View ArticleIBM manager Liang Ya, 35, dies at busy subway entrance in Shenzhen
Liang Ya Liang Ya, a 35-year-old female manager from IBM's Shenzhen office was found dead at a subway entrance in south China's Guangdong province on the morning of February 17, 2014. As reported by...
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