SZ Second Foreign Languages School to cut classroom teaching time
SHENZHEN Second Foreign Languages School is planning to cut classroom teaching time of compulsory courses for some disciplines, such as English, in an effort to give more time to students to develop...
View ArticleGuangzhou drunk drivers targeted for extortion in staged collisions
The “broken vase tactic” (碰瓷) is a notorious practice in which traffic collisions are staged in order to extort money. Feared by many Chinese drivers, this unscrupulous tactic has now found itself a...
View ArticleForeigner caught smuggling live birds in his jeans at Guangzhou airport
Never underestimate the extent a pet owner will go to shield his beloved pet from Guangzhou’s air pollution. On June 6, Guangzhou Baiyuan Airport security guards discovered a very creative way of...
View Article1000 'naked officials' netted in Guangdong crackdown
Well, that escalated quickly: after first reporting that Guangdong Province had punished 255 government bureaucrats for being “naked officials”, an investigation has revealed Guangdong now has 1,000...
View ArticleKnife attack rumor causes stampede on Guangzhou metro
Six people were injured when passengers aboard a Guangzhou Metro Line 3 subway train panicked and began a stampede, reports Sina News Video. A passenger called out, “There’s a knife attack!” as the...
View ArticleMass protest in Guangzhou causes havoc in Sanliyuan
Conflicting reports have surfaced regarding a mass protest in Sanyuanli, Guangzhou on June 8 that backed up traffic for hours. Dawang Network News reports that several hundred residents gathered at...
View ArticleZhuhai to build wave energy park in 2016
Zhuhai will be the home to a newly developed power plant that will employ the renewable energy of ocean waves, China Daily reports. The “renewable energy trial park” will be one of three developed...
View ArticleShenzhen student pays RMB4000 for gaokao answers, given wrong ones
A Shenzhen high school student identified as “Wu Lili” paid RMB 4,000 for answers to the gaokao exam which turned out to be wrong, reports Sina News Video. Lili said she had found a person online who...
View ArticleBare footed workers in Dongguan caught stomping on noodles
I’m no foodie, but I’m told texture is an important part to the experience of enjoying food. The way food feels in your mouth as you whimsically savor each bite that yields a tantalizing morsel. But...
View ArticleRevamped highway to connect Shenzhen, Dongguan and Huizhou
A revamped highway designed to improve transportation across Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Huizhou will officially open tomorrow, reports Southern Metropolis Daily. The former Shenzhen-Huizhou 3A and 3B...
View ArticleHeavy rains flood streets in Guangzhou and Zhanjiang
Heavy rains this morning caused flooding in Guangzhou and Zhanjiang, leading to many traffic disruptions. Guangzhou Live has reported several Guangzhou roads having been submerged: The Inner Ring...
View ArticleCanadian living in Shenzhen jailed, accused of espionage
A Canadian man living in Shenzhen claims that he was wrongfully jailed for refusing to spy on the Canadian government in what CityNews, a Canadian broadcaster, describes as a ”disturbing government...
View ArticleExtension planned for Shenzhen's new metro line 11
The Shenzhen City Railway Office announced that the future Shenzhen Metro Line 11 will be even longer than first planned, reports Southern Metropolis Report. Line 11 will now be extended eastwards...
View ArticleGuangzhou workers get time off to watch the World Cup
Employees from the Guangzhou software company rejoice with the lottery tickets Employees at the Guangzhou company Football fans who have had to resort to using “sick leave” certificates on their...
View ArticleShenzhen gas stations to use cleaner fuels
FUEL suppliers will replace No. 93 and 97 gasolines — the National IV Standard gasolines currently sold in Shenzhen — with cleaner National V Standard varieties, No. 92 and 95, starting June 22, one...
View ArticleOver 3,000 people arrested in Guangdong prostitution crackdown
Over 3,000 people have been arrested as part of a police crackdown on prostitution in Guangdong, reports Caijing. Ever since a high-profile CCTV report on prostitution in Dongguan, 3,033 people have...
View ArticleTourists throw slippers at lychee trees to get free fruit in Shenzhen
As a native of the Pearl River Delta, you take things for what they are. Sure, you live with the combined menace of avian flu and naked officials, but you also enjoy fresh air and the convenience of...
View ArticleJust a gigolo: Male prostitutes arrested in Zhuhai
Guangdong police busts an establishment for prostitution. Photo credit: Guangdong Police Department Male prostitutes in Zhuhai who used the Internet to solicit clients are some of the more than 3,000...
View Article5th Cross-Straits Electric Motor and Appliance Exposition proves a success in...
The opening ceremony of the Fifth Cross-Straits Electric Motor and Appliance Exposition in Ningde. More than 12,000 exhibitors and customers attended the Exposition. On the morning of June 16th, the...
View ArticleFujian's Ningde holds 5th Cross-Straits Electric Motor & Appliance Exposition
The opening ceremony of the Fifth Cross-Straits Electric Motor and Appliance Exposition in Ningde. The 5th Cross-Straits Electric Motor & Appliance Exposition was held in Ningde from June 16th to...
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