Test drive horror: Maria De Villota, Marussia Formula 1 driver, seriously...
What happened? Maria de Villota slows her Marussia MR01 down as she approaches the team's makeshift pit area Problem: Seconds later the car takes off, avoids a crowd of mechanics and crashes into her...
View ArticleGuangzhou places pyramids beneath bridges to keep homeless away
Thousands of cement pyramids have been placed beneath bridges in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, to prevent the homeless from sleeping there. Thousands of cement pyramids have been...
View ArticleShenzhen man's round-China "handshaking" trip to raise disability awareness
A woman shakes Jiang’s left arm at Beijing Normal University Tuesday. Photo: Courtesy of Jiang Wenshan A disabled man, who was born without a left hand, arrived in Beijing on the latest stage of his...
View ArticleJapanese multinationals to invest RMB 7 billion in Shenzhen
Yesterday’s investment policy introduction meeting inspired a slew of handshakes between Japanese enterprises and Shenzhen officials. Total new investments from Japanese multinationals could top 7...
View ArticleShenzhen has no plans to limit car-purchasing
SHENZHEN has no immediate intentions to cap the number of local vehicle registrations or restrict car purchases, Shenzhen traffic police and transport authorities have said. Responding to public...
View ArticlePrice wars at Shenzhen hospital after 15% drug markup scrapped
DRUG prices at the city’s public hospitals have dropped steadily since a 15-percent markup was officially scrapped Sunday, and the lower costs have also intensified pricing competitions at private...
View ArticleOz tycoon Clive Palmer's Titanic II maiden voyage set in 2016, attracts 20,000
Clive Palmer Australian tycoon Clive Palmer has announced that his plan to build a 21st century version of the Titanic is now full steam ahead, with 20,000 people expressing interest in the maiden...
View ArticleJapan's Toshiba Corp fined US$87m for alleged LCD price-fixing case in US
Japan's Toshiba Corp conspired to fix prices in the liquid crystal display market and is liable for $87 million in damages, a jury in northern California decided. Customers brought a civil class action...
View ArticleDrunk driver arrested after being rescued from burning car in Shenzhen
A DRIVER who drove while drunk was arrested for hindering police duty. The driver attempted to escape a roadside police checkpoint Sunday, knocking down a tree at the intersection of Shenglong and...
View ArticleUS drunk driver Cassandra Tolley ordered by judge to read Bible
A US judge has sentenced a woman to study the Bible while she is in jail after finding her guilty of drink driving. Cassandra Tolley was driving on the wrong side of the road when she crashed and...
View ArticleShenzhen raises monthly jobless insurance payment to 1056 yuan
Shenzhen has adjusted the monthly unemployment insurance payment to 1056 yuan since July 1, 2012 until June 30, 2013, according Shenzhen Human Resources and Social Security Bureau yesterday. During the...
View ArticleShenzhen starts highest level for power supply and security
During the 15th Anniversary for the homecoming of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as an adjacent city to Hong Kong, was listed as a major city for power supply and guarantee. During the period from June 29 to...
View ArticleCanadian body parts case: Head found in Angrignon Park belongs to Jun Lin
Police have been interogating murder suspect Luka Magnotta over the location of Lin Jun's head and other unrecovered body parts. On Sunday, suspected human remains were found by police in Angrignon...
View ArticleF1 female racer horror crash: Maria de Villota loses right eye after accident
SERIOUS INJURY ... Marussia have confirmed that Maria De Villota has lost her right eye SHOCKING ... Maria's Marussia car crashed into a parked truck MARUSSIA test driver Maria De Villota has lost...
View ArticleShenzhentong to join Hong Kong's Octopus car at the end of 2012
Shenzhentong card SHENZHENTONG and Hong Kong’s Octopus smart card will be interchangeable by the end of this year, Shenzhentong Card Ltd. said Tuesday. By then, border-crossing travelers will be able...
View Article1 killed & 4 injured after scaffolding collapsed in Shenzhen
A WOMAN was killed and four other people were injured when scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in Huaqiangbei, Futian District, on Tuesday afternoon. The woman, identified only by her surname,...
View ArticleShenzhen tightens rules for vehicles with heavy emissions
SHENZHEN has restricted yellow-label vehicles from roads during weekdays according to the last Arabic number on the license plate. High-emitting or “yellow-label” vehicles with a license plate ending...
View ArticleShenzhen ranks 67th among 500 most competitive cities in rhe world
Shenzhen SHENZHEN ranked 67th among the 500 most competitive cities around the globe, according to the World City Competitiveness 2011-2012 report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences...
View ArticleShenzhen to model Singapore's urban landscaping
MANY first-time visitors to Shenzhen praise the city’s abundant greenery, which enhances metal-and-concrete, urbanized locations such as the city’s signature Shennan Boulevard. The local government is...
View ArticleShenzhen sees travelling cost up 10% in summer
GUO HAIPING, a 26-year-old primary school teacher in Long-hua New Area, is excited about her 3,300-yuan (US$522), six-day package tour of Thailand, scheduled to start July 19. But she had to pay a...
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