EU agrees tighter sanctions against N. Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test
A North Korean portrait photographer instructs North Korean soldiers to pose for a picture under a mosaic of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at an exhibition in Pyongyang. (AP Photo/David...
View ArticleThai gang rape: British student dragged off street, raped by 4 men on balcony
Left sobbing: Police comb the second-floor balcony of the building in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, where a British student was found weeping after being attacked A BRITISH student has been...
View ArticleHigh-end expat hospital planned in Shekou, Shenzhen
A HIGH-END international hospital offering medical services for expats in Shenzhen and across the Pearl River Delta is being planned for Nanshan District’s Shekou. The hospital will offer 200 beds and...
View ArticleShenzhen 'Uncle House' Zhou Weisi arrested for graft
Zhou Weisi A GRASS-ROOTS official of Shenzhen has been arrested for bribery after weeks of investigation by local prosecutors on an allegation that he owns properties worth 2 billion yuan (US$318...
View ArticleShenzhen parents sign to donate dying baby boy's organs
PARENTS of a baby boy have signed an agreement with the city’s Red Cross Society to donate the baby’s organs if he should die of intracranial hemorrhage that began 43 days after his birth. The baby,...
View ArticleExhibition of Guangzhou's Thirteen Factories held at Shenzhen Library
Organized by the Sun Yat-Sen Library of Guangdong Province, the Guangzhou Liwan Archives and Shenzhen Library, an exhibition of photos about Guangzhou’s Thirteen Factories was held in Shenzhen library....
View ArticleCat-themed coffee shop in Shenzhen accused of abuse
The cat-themed coffee shop in Shenzhen A CAT-CARE center in Shenzhen has been accused by pet owners of abusing cats and operating without a license, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. The center...
View ArticleBrit TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall serves up fresh squirrel for diners
Television chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has added fresh squirrel to the menu of one of his restaurants. Grey squirrel braised in a tomato and red wine sauce is being served up to customers at...
View ArticleScared flatmates Joseph Birch & Sotiris Charalambous put 'haunted mirror' on...
This is certainly one purchase where the buyer should beware. A couple of flatmates are hoping there will be a few brave souls left at the end as they auction a 'haunted' mirror which they claim has...
View ArticleS. Korean actor Park Si-hoo accused of raping aspiring actress
South Korean actor Park Si-hoo has landed in hot water after an aspiring actress has come forward to say Park raped her. Park Si-hoo admitted to sexual intercourse with the woman, but he insisted that...
View ArticleShenzhen to resume use of parking meters
SHENZHEN’S transportation commission will resume the use of parking meters to promote the use of public transportation and relieve congestion on local roads. The resumption of meter fees is one of the...
View ArticleSri Lanka army 'executes' Balachandran Prabhakaran, son of Tamil leader, in...
Campaigners say Balachandran was summarily executed Photographs have emerged which are said to show the 12-year-old son of a Tamil rebel leader alive and well in custody less than two hours before he...
View ArticleShenzhen security guard fined for not stopping theft
FUTIAN District People’s Court has ordered a security guard to pay 40,000 yuan (US$6,407) as compensation for improper property management and negligence caused by the guard’s fear of retribution from...
View ArticleUS President Barack Obama engulfed in flames in N. Korean new propaganda video
Just weeks on since the country published a video depicting a US city resembling New York engulfed in flames after an apparent missile attack, Pyongyang has now released a new clip including...
View ArticlePost-holiday labor shortage hits Shenzhen
MANY Shenzhen enterprises are facing labor shortages after the Spring Festival holiday, with junior positions in the IT, finance, catering and manufacturing sectors highly vacant, the Daily Sunshine...
View ArticleXiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway to open by the end of 2013
Following the Longyan-Xiamen Railway and Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, another important section of the coastal railway artery in China, is expected to be operational by the end...
View ArticleDongguan official offered RMB100k to swim in murky river
Local entrepreneur Xiao Gongjun is offering the head of Dongguan’s environmental protection bureau a cool RMB100,000 (US$16,000) to swim in it’s dirty rivers. Sound familiar? Xiao got the idea after a...
View Article7 killed & 5 injured in Guangzhou-Macau expressway collision
Seven people were killed and five were injured in a collision on the Guangzhou-Macau Expressway on Monday night, the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau announced on its microblog. The collision...
View ArticleShenzhen Safari Park launches snake-related events for Year of the Snake
As 2013 is the Chinese Year of the Snake, Shenzhen Safari Park has launched a series of snake-related activities, including a snake exhibition, snake introduction area and snake shows to celebrate...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius case: 'Blade Runner' shot gf through door, says prosecutor
"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius put on his artificial legs and walked across his bedroom before firing four shots through a locked toilet door, killing his cowering girlfriend in cold blood,...
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