S'porean man charged for killing 82yo Neville Westbrooke Squires in NZ crash
A male Singaporean tourist in New Zealand has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after one man was killed in the accident near the town of Clinton. The unidentified Singaporean, 26, is...
View ArticleAustralia declares world's largest marine reserves
Australia on Friday created the world's largest network of marine reserves, protecting a huge swathe of ocean environment despite claims it will devastate the fishing industry. The announcement, after...
View Article21-yr-old Ukranian model Valeria Lukyanova turns herself into real-life...
Internet sensation ... Valeria Lukyanova Hourglass figure UKRANIAN model Valeria Lukyanova shows off her doll-like features in her first ever photoshoot. The 21-year-old has morphed her body into...
View ArticleShenzhen to launch huge online retailing site for local companies
SHENZHEN’S commerce officials are accepting applications from businesses hoping to join a new online retail hub, Shenzhen Mall, that will help local companies reach wider markets on e-commerce...
View Article40 flamingos arrive in Shenzhen Safari Park
40 newly introduced flamingos are in good health (Photo by Li Musheng) 40 flamingos arrived at Shenzhen Safari Park in this month. Although they haven’t yet adapted well to life in their new home,...
View ArticleShenzhen LED industry output expected to double in 2015
Data from the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality has shown that Shenzhen’s RMB 70 billion LED industry commands half of the market in China. It is hoped that the...
View ArticleStandard Hotel manager Tara Kimkee Tan fired after giving birth in hotel room
Tara Kimkee Tan with her newborn daughter. A four-year employee of New York's Standard hotel is suing the swanky hot spot after she gave birth to her child in a guestroom without medical assistance...
View ArticleHi-Tech Fair boosting Shenzhen firms
WHEN the first China Hi-Tech Fair was held in 1999, Kingdee Software Group Co. was just a small software company. Through its participation in the tech event, it eventually received a 10-million-yuan...
View ArticleIntelligent rice cooker shines at 2012 CHTF in Shenzhen
AN intelligent rice cooker unveiled Thursday in Shenzhen is expected to free busy people from the time-consuming manual work of cooking rice. The innovative machine’s unveiling came one day before...
View Article25 smugglers stand trial in Shenzhen for 162,000 Apple gadgets
A TRIAL was held this week for 25 suspects accused of selling smuggled Apple phones and tablet computers worth 500 million yuan (US$80.25 million) to an online gadget store on Taobao.com, officials...
View ArticleGuanfu Museum to build branch in Shenzhen
Guangfu Museum in Beijing Another museum is set to be built in Shenzhen. Ma Weidu, the curator of the Guangfu Museum, recently signed a contract with China Merchants Property, to construct a new branch...
View ArticleMan in Shenzhen sentenced to 4 years over lottery con
A Shenzhen man, surnamed Huang, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison and was fined RMB 1,000 for forging a winning lottery ticket. On June 18th, Huang entered the lottery center on Hongling Road in...
View ArticlePenis olive-oil injections: Thai man's penis removed after botched...
HEALTH officials have told Thai men size does not matter after a patient had to have his genitals removed following a botched attempt to enlarge his penis by injecting olive oil into the organ. The...
View ArticleGulf oil rig blast: 2 killed, 11 wounded after platform fire in Mexico
An explosion tore through an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, triggering a fire and injuring at least 11 people, authorities said. Rescue planes and helicopters are searching for at...
View ArticleMy evil mum Emma La Garde made me believe I was dying of cancer, says her son
Cruel: Boy had his hair shaved by mum and wore a bandana He missed out on three precious years of childhood thanks to an outrageous scam by his mum who convinced him he was dying. And yesterday the...
View Article14th China High-Tech Fair opened on Friday in Shenzhen
The 14th China High-Tech Fair opened on Friday in Shenzhen, with the number of foreign participants surging compared with last year. The number of overseas companies attending the event grew 37.5...
View ArticleShenzhen conducts quality inspection on paper towel products
Shenzhen Municipal Market Supervision Administration conducts a quality inspection over 81 batches of paper towel products produced and distributed in Shenzhen in the third quarter. The inspection...
View Article8 dump truck drivers lose licenses for speeding in Shenzhen
In the rectification activity conducted recently, Shenzhen traffic police seized eight dump truck drivers whose driving license will be revoked for over speed driving, according to Shenzhen’s traffic...
View ArticleShenzhen recognized as "Renowned Software City" by MIIT
SHENZHEN and Guangzhou were each recognized as a “Renowned Software City” by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Saturday. The total output of the software industry in the two...
View ArticleShenzhen Metro blocks 3G on the Huanzhou & Shekou lines for tests
SOME Metro riders showed dissatisfaction over the temporary blocking of 3G signals on the Huanzhou and Shekou lines Saturday. Some riders thought it was unfair for wireless service providers, at the...
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