Train linking Shenzhen Int'l Airport & Guangzhou Nansha New Zone planned
URBAN designs for the development of Nansha District in Guangzhou include a rail line that connects with Shenzhen International Airport. The light-rail line depicted in Nansha’s latest development...
View ArticleShenzhen police arrest 6 in RMB 2 million bank card fraud
SHENZHEN police have caught six people suspected of making fraudulent withdrawals using bank cards cloned with information taken from financial terminals that one of the suspects had allegedly...
View ArticleMinsk aircraft carrier to stay in Shenzhen after owner changed
The Minsk carrier in Yantian District. MINSK World changed owners this month and the Minsk carrier will stay in Shenzhen at least for the immediate future, the Daily Sunshine reported Thursday. The...
View ArticleShenzhen Metro to extend service hours during Spring Festival
Service on Shenzhen Metro Lines 1-5 will be extended to midnight during the Chinese New Year period on February 6, 7, 10, 14 and 15. In addition, 10 bus routes departing from the Shenzhen Railway...
View ArticleVeteran broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes dies at Hawkes Bay home, aged 62
Sir Paul Holmes, during his investiture on the Holmes family farm. Photo / Paul Taylor Veteran broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes died peacefully at home this morning, only two weeks after receiving his...
View ArticleLabor shortages in Guangdong expected to worsen after Spring Festival
Labor shortages in the southern province of Guangdong are expected to worsen after Spring Festival. The labor shortfall is expected to reach between 1 million and 1.2 million, as a large number of...
View ArticleGuangzhou plans second airport in Nansha new district
The second airport in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, will be in the city's Nansha new district, according to the district's overall plan, which is soliciting public opinions from Jan 28...
View ArticleIt's not a vampire! Japanese women go crazy for 'fang-like' teeth
A young woman who has undergone a cosmetic procedure to get crooked, fang-like teeth after the look became popular in Japan 'Yaeba' literally means 'multilayered' or 'double' tooth, and describes...
View ArticleHailstones the size of boulders rain down Indian villages, killing at least 9
Raining down: People cleaning the streets covered with large boulders of hailstorm Andhra Pradesh, India Hailstones the size of boulders have rained down on villages in southern India. At least...
View ArticleGuangzhou cop points gun at drunk drivers, stirring debate on Weibo
One topic is running wild on Weibo right now, and it has to do with Guangzhou’s finest. Around midnight two nights ago, Guangzhou traffic cops began patrolling and checking for drunk drivers in Pearl...
View ArticleFemale jobseeker wins sex discrimination case against Guangzhou company
A disgruntled jobseeker in South China has won her battle for compensation over a company's discriminatory job advertisement. Liang, who did not want to be identified by her full name for fear of...
View ArticlePemex blast: 14 killed as explosion damages 3 floors of Mexico Oil Company...
The blast damaged three floors of the Pemex skyscraper in Mexico City, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over the skyline. Emergency services were last night searching for...
View ArticleUK woman Lisa Smith, 29, hates sex so much that she decides not to have it again
Lisa Smith, 29, admits that she hates anything to do with sex My strategies for avoiding sex had run out and so, as the inevitable happened, I simply hoped my boyfriend could not tell that I was...
View ArticleBrit job seeker Max Kpakio: Virgin Atlantic rejects me because of my African...
Max Kpakio hoped to get a job at the Virgin call centre based in this building in Swansea The 36-year-old left his native Liberia to escape the civil war and graduated from Swansea University Virgin...
View Article10 roads to be closed due to Shenzhen metro phase III construction
Hua Qiang North Road will be forbidden from motor vehicles for 3 years because of Shenzhen metro phase III construction. The construction of the Shenzhen metro phase III project is now in full swing....
View ArticleNo charges for royal hoax DJs Mel Greig, Michael Christian: UK prosecutors
2Day FM presenters Michael Christian and Mel Greig being interviewed after Jacintha Saldanha's death. Channel 9 BRITISH prosecutors say two Australian DJs will not face charges over a hoax call to the...
View ArticleJapanese star Minami Minegishi shaves her head in penance for spending night...
Japanese pop star Minami Minegishi - who is forbidden from dating as part of a girl group - made a tearful apology in a YouTube video after shaving her head in penance after magazine reports she spend...
View ArticleShenzhen approves "breakthrough" land reform
On Jan 18, the Shenzhen government held a press conference to announce the release of a new policy document aimed at promoting industry in the special economic zone. The aspect of the new policy...
View ArticleGovernor of Guangdong vows to improve people's livelihoods
Zhu Xiaodan, governor of Guangdong. Improving people's livelihoods, especially those in rural areas, will be a major task for the newly elected provincial government, said Zhu Xiaodan, governor of...
View ArticleGuangdong family keeps giant python as nanny for son for 13 years
Ssssleep easssy ... boy with python Sssspecial relationship ... son kisses snake Bond ... father and son with snakes A giant Burmese python has been babysitting a 13-year-old boy. The 15ft snake...
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