Indian bomb blasts leaves at least 20 dead, 50 wounded
Indian police and investigators are pictured at the site of a bomb blast at Dilshuk Nagar in Hyderabad on February 21, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM) At least 20 people were killed and more than 50...
View ArticleShenzen to celebrate 2013 Lantern Festival
AN intangible cultural heritage exhibition featuring displays, performances and games will be held Sunday at Shenzhen Book City’s CBD store in Futian District, as part of Lantern Festival...
View ArticleShenzhen Airlines flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat
A SHENZHEN Airlines flight made an emergency landing early Thursday in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, after a caller claimed there were explosives on board. Hefei Airport in Anhui Province received the...
View Article4.8-magnitude quake jolts Heyuan city in southern Guangdong Province
A 4.8-magnitude quake jolted Heyuan city in southern Guangdong Province at 11:34 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter, with a depth of 11 km, was...
View ArticleNY prison guard Tyshinia Love Brewster charged after having child with inmate
Tyshinia Love Brewster, 39, of Poughkeepsie (New York State Police Mug Shot) Source: Supplied A NEW York prison guard pregnant with an inmate's child has been charged with rape - the second case this...
View ArticleDerelict Russian cruise ship "MV Lyubov Orlova" discovered off Ireland
This undated handout picture shows the Russian cruise ship "MV Lyubov Orlova". Source: AFP A RUSSIAN cruise ship abandoned and adrift in the North Atlantic has been located about 2400 kilometers off...
View ArticleIndian bomb blasts leave at least 20 dead, 50 wounded
Indian police and investigators are pictured at the site of a bomb blast at Dilshuk Nagar in Hyderabad on February 21, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM) At least 20 people were killed and more than 50...
View ArticleWelcome to Pyongyang: N. Korea develops first ever PC 'game'
You know how much fun you have driving around and finding places to fill up your car with fuel? Now you don't even have to leave your house. North Korea's come up with a fascinatingly awful...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius case: 'Blade Runner' freed on bail pending high-profile...
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been freed on bail by a magistrate, pending a high-profile trial for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pretoria magistrate...
View ArticleGuangzhou zookeepers required to master Marxist theory
Mastery over Marxist-Leninist thought, besides knowledge in animal upkeep, is the required qualification to be a zookeeper in China's Guangzhou Zoo. Chinese daily, Yangcheng Evening News, recently...
View ArticleRaffles Medical signs deal for expat hospital in Shenzhen
The proposed hospital development is subject to finalisation of terms and relevant regulatory approvals, said Raffles Medical Raffles Medical Group Ltd on Friday announced it has signed a non-binding...
View ArticleFoxconn halts recruitment at Shenzhen plant as focus shifts to automation
Foxconn Technology Group, the electronics manufacturing giant, has halted recruitment at one of its key plants in Shenzhen, due to plans to further automate its production processes, and a...
View ArticleMan arrested for fake bomb threat grounding Shenzhen Airlines flight
A 31-year-old man was arrested in eastern China for making a fake bomb threat, prompting the plane to make an emergency landing, officials said. The incident happened Thursday morning, Xinhua reported....
View ArticleNepal to open consulate general in Guangzhou
The government of Nepal has decided to establish additional diplomatic missions in China and three Gulf countries of Oman, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, officials said Friday. In a cabinet meeting on...
View ArticleHong Kong CTA graduates permitted to work in Shenzhen, says TIHK
Certified Tax Agents from the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (TIHK) have been granted permission to work in Qianhai, Shenzhen or open tax accounting firms in partnership with mainland institutes,...
View ArticleWorld's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, shines at his last race
Fauja Singh, 101, has run eight marathons since his first in 2000 A man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner has run his last long distance competitive race in Hong Kong. Fauja Singh,...
View ArticleS. Korea's 1st female president Park Geun-hye faces N. Korea crisis, economic...
South Korean new President Park Geun-hye waves to supporters while leaving her private residence for her inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013....
View Article'Too fat to work': 21-stone Sam Brattle has never had a job & fears she never...
On holiday: Sam says she's happy with her size Tucking in: Sam eating lunch Unemployed Sam Brattle has never had a job and fears she never will... because employers believe she is too fat. Aged...
View ArticleShenzhen doctor's license revoked for illegal human egg trading
THE medical license of a top doctor at Shenzhen Armed Police Hospital was revoked after the doctor was found to be involved in illegal assisted-reproduction treatments at an unlicensed organization,...
View ArticleMan takes nurse hostage in Shenzhen hospital, detained after 3-hour standoff
A MAN who kidnapped a female nurse in Fuyong People’s Hospital early yesterday was placed in custody for investigation after a nearly three-hour standoff. The man, surnamed Zhao and a 25-year-old...
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