Shenzhen's Chen Guangshi wins Mission Hills Golfathon 2012
Champion Chen Guang Shi and Tenniel Chu, vice chairman, Mission Hills After six months of heated competition, the ninth Mission Hills Golfathon came to a climatic end earlier, with Shenzhen’s Chen...
View ArticleRMB16,000 to get your yacht license easily in Shenzhen
It is now easier to get a yacht license in Shenzhen than it is a bus license, four times faster in fact. However, it will cost you a lot of money, a total of RMB 16,000, including tuition and...
View ArticleDeadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri claims 10 lives in Karachi,...
A waterborne parasite commonly known as "brain-eating amoeba" has killed 10 people in Pakistan's largest city, a Pakistani official with the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The amoeba —...
View Article3-year-old girl dies after falling from school bus in Shenzhen
The school bus which the girl fell from Mr. Wen, father of the girl, hold tightly his daughter’s schoolbag A 3-year-old girl fell from a school bus and died after sent to hospital. The teacher who...
View ArticleShenzhen's housing price hits 24,550 per sq. m., highest in China
Housing prices in China's southern Shenzhen Special Economic Zone have risen to 24,550 yuan (US$3,900) per square meter, making the city the most expensive in the country, followed by Shanghai and...
View ArticleThai man Veerasak Iampongsa arrested in Japan for 1993 murder
A Thai man arrested in his home country for the murder of a Japanese woman in Tokyo almost two decades ago will be prosecuted in the kingdom's courts, an official said Tuesday. Veerasak Iampongsa, 39,...
View ArticleJackass star Bam Margera sorry for pet-shooting prank
Bam Margera with Penny the pit bull. Jackass star Bam Margera has apologised after tweeting a photo showing him holding a fake gun to his puppy’s head. The professional skateboarder and daredevil...
View ArticleShenzhen man dies on wedding day from injuries in anti-Japan protest
Deng Junbo, who was hospitalized after falling off a rail during anti-Japan protests on Shenzhen’s Shennan Boulevard last month, died after more than two weeks in hospital, Southern Metropolis Daily...
View ArticleCash-strapped Monica Lewinsky to reveal Bill Clinton sex secrets in tell-all...
Speaking out: Monica Lewinsky is reportedly writing a $12 million tell-all book about her affair with Clinton Monica Lewinsky (L) and Bill Clinton (R) Stepping into the pouring rain, her thick...
View ArticleGuangzhou official investigated for corruption for owning 21 houses
A villa owned by Cai Bin's wife An investigation is underway into an urban management official in south China's Guangdong Province after muckrakers in cyberspace found he and his family members own...
View ArticleFoxconn worker's injury throws harsh new spotlight on labor rights in China
Apple Inc's largest contract manufacturer has been pushing for a Chinese worker left brain-damaged in a factory accident to be removed from hospital in a case that throws a harsh new spotlight on...
View ArticleTaiping Insurance Holdings set up Taiping E-Commerce in Qianhai, Shenzhen
Leading insurance groups of China are turning more sights to the e-commerce. Lately, China Taiping E-Commerce Co. under the wing of China Taiping Insurance Holdings Company Limited (Taiping Insurance...
View ArticleAmy Cheong racism storm: Oz union official in hot water for Malay weddings...
Amy Cheong The former assistant director of NTUC's Membership Partnership & Alliance, Amy Cheong, has been revealed to be a Singapore Permanent Resident holding an Australian citizenship....
View ArticleSpousal policies for top professionals stir heated debate in Shenzhen
THE spouse of a high-end professional returning from overseas and working in Shenzhen can expect to get hired by a public organization directly, without pre-hiring procedures that could be needed for...
View ArticleShenzhen airport becomes China's 1st airport to use iPads to provide flight info
Shenzhen airport is now officially able to provide flight information to passengers via iPads. The airport has become the pioneer of the use of new technology in customer service in China. The easy...
View ArticleShenzhen traffic police to tighten restrictions on heavy-duty trucks
SHENZHEN traffic police will tighten restrictions and enforcement this month of trucks that drive in prohibited areas, primarily by increasing digital monitoring on the city's trunk roads. Digital...
View ArticleCasino scandal: Ex-Daio Paper chief Mototaka Ikawa gets 4 years in jail
The disgraced ex-chief of Japan's Daio Paper was sentenced to four years in jail on Wednesday after losing millions in company money at casinos in Macau and Singapore. The Tokyo District court said...
View Article2002 Bali bombings mastermind still gives orders from jail
The radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, founder of the group behind the 2002 Bali bombings, is believed to still be giving orders to would-be terrorists from his jail cell. Bashir was transferred from...
View ArticleYongda Huang Harris wearing bulletproof vest held at LA airport, grenade...
A Boston-bound man arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing what appeared to be a bulletproof vest and transporting weapons in his luggage puzzled investigators by saying, "Hey, this is a...
View ArticleUK mum-of-4 Jeannine Harvey dies after doctors missed her cervical cancer 30...
Jeannine Harvey ... cried out in pain SWNS MUM-of-four Jeannine Harvey died after doctors missed her advanced cervical cancer THIRTY times, her family claim. First her GP and then medics at two...
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