Shenzhen's imports & exports hits record high of US$40.78 billion in Aug.
SHENZHEN’S imports and exports reached a record high of US$40.78 billion last month, a 15.9-percent increase from August last year, Shenzhen Customs said yesterday. August’s total foreign trade volume...
View ArticleShenzhen to see self-driving tour boom during National Day holiday
MANY Shenzhen residents are planning self-driven road trips during the National Day holiday, spurring the local car rental business. Transportation officials also cautioned drivers to avoid busy travel...
View ArticleIllegal human sperm banks trigger worries in Shenzhen
HIGH demand has spurred black-market trade in human sperm and prompted Shenzhen health experts to warn couples with fertility problems against hidden risks, such as the potential for biological...
View ArticleOn the cusp of a new age defined by capable industrial robots
More and more enterprises are trying to improve the automation level and efficiency of production, and industrial robots have become highly sought-after in recent years. According to research, the...
View Article14 years on, Kayo Matsuzawa death: The unsolved murder of 29yo Japanese woman...
Police search Greenmount landfill (left) in East Tamaki in late 1998 after Kayo Matsuzawa (right) was found. Photo / TVNZ, NZ Herald File It's been 14 years since Kayo Matsuzawa walked out of an...
View ArticleTelecoms to offer nano-SIM cards as iPhone 5 to hits Shenzhen soon
THE three major Chinese telecom operators — China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom — have announced that they’ll soon offer nano-SIM cards for iPhone 5 users. The iPhone 5 uses new nano-SIM...
View Article32% of mobile phones made in Shenzhen fail to meet quality standards
ABOUT 32 percent of mobile phones made in Shenzhen failed to meet quality standards in a recent check by the provincial market supervision administration. The administration checked 80 batches of...
View ArticleShenzhen woman conned out of 4k yuan in online flight tickets scam
A SHENZHEN woman was cheated out of more than 4,000 yuan (US$632) when buying a cheap plane ticket online, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday. The woman, surnamed Sun, was making travel plans...
View ArticleAlstom bids for Shenzhen metro construction project
Alstom, a world leader in transport infrastructure, power generation and transmission, is known for its innovative and eco-friendly solutions. With headquarter located in Beijing, Alstom China has long...
View Article80,000 female migrant workers receive free HPV tests in Guangdong
Free tests have been given to about 80,000 female migrant works in Guangdong province to halt the spread of human papilloma virus, which is linked to cervical cancer. The program was organized by the...
View ArticleIndonesian man Muhammad Ridwan burns estranged wife's panties, arrested
A lonely man who burned his estranged wife’s panties in a bizarre ritual to win her back was arrested in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, police said on Monday. Muhammad Ridwan, 38, was arrested on Sunday...
View ArticleThai man Wansadej Kongkul dies after swallowing live cenipede
A Thai gardener died shortly after swallowing a live centipede while he was drunk, police say. Wansadej Kongkul, 39, a grounds keeper at a high school in Khon Kaen city, 340km northeast of Bangkok,...
View ArticleUS mum Danielle Nicole Barron who runs brothel in her home with infant arrested
Arrested: Danielle Nicole Barron, 32, left, was arrested last week after an undercover sting found the woman bringing clients to her Bradenton, Florida, home and abusing drugs all while her child was...
View Article'Baby girl X' Amy Woodward-Davis finally meets mum who nearly ends her life...
Then and now: Just minutes after she was born in 1971, Amy Woodward-Davis was thrown in a burning pile of trash and has since undergone more than 200 surgeries to treat her life-threatening burns...
View Article2,000 volunteers participate in 8th Shenzhen Int'l Ocean Cleanup Day
On 16th September, the 8th “Shenzhen International Ocean Cleanup Day” kicked off at 17 beaches in Shenzhen and Huidong. On 16th September, the 8th “Shenzhen International Ocean Cleanup Day”,...
View ArticleAutistic teen forced to drop out of school in Shenzhen
AN autistic Shenzhen teenager was forced to drop out of school this month after pressure from parents of 19 classmates, who demanded that the school expel him and cited concerns about the impact of his...
View ArticleShenzhen hospital chief admits taking bribes of 3.24 million yuan in court
A SHENZHEN hospital executive stood trial in a Yantian court yesterday on a charge of taking bribes of 3.24 million yuan (US$510,000). Kong Deqi, former president of Henggang People’s Hospital,...
View ArticleM'sian double-heart transplant girl Tee Hui Yi dies at 19
Miracle girl Tee Hui Yi, who underwent a double heart transplant in 2007, has died. The 19-year-old, who had survived with a mechanical heart before the two transplants, died at the Batu Pahat Hospital...
View ArticleShenzhen designates Diaoyu Islands protest areas
Thousands of protesters march in a peaceful anti-Japanese demonstration on Shennan Boulevard yesterday. POLICE have designated Shenzhen Sports Center and its surrounding area as the location for...
View ArticleLooking for Mr. Right? Adopt-a-guy boutique where you can shop for a man in...
AdoptAGuy.com store in Paris French shopaholics hitting the streets of Paris could now be going home with a man in their shopping baskets. Nestling in the heart of one of Paris's main shopping...
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