Qiu Yingyi, Shenzhen's leading local volunteer, died of kidney failure
A LEADING local volunteer who was attacked by two thugs in 2009 died of kidney failure in his hometown of Meizhou, Guangdong Province, on Feb. 19. Qiu Yingyi’s death was caused by conditions resulting...
View ArticleXiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway expected to be completed by end of 2013
SHENZHEN is expected to link with Shanghai via the Xiamen-Shenzhen line by the end of this year, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday. Shenzhen Municipal Transport Commission officials said the...
View ArticleHuaqiangbei Road to be closed for construction work on Wednesday
THE section of Huaqiangbei Road between Hongli Road and Shennan Boulevard will be closed Wednesday in Futian District for construction work on a future Line 7 Metro station. The temporary closure is...
View ArticleLas Vegas woman Kara Vandereyk, 23, caught having sex with pit bull in yard
Kara Vandereyk Arrested: The same woman was arrested last year in Utah for unspecified crimes. Kara Vandereyk Arrested: Sex with pit bull dog in backyard gets 23-year old arrested by police. Kara...
View Article24 works from Shenzhen win iF Design Awards in Munich
One of the 24 iF design awards-winning works. 24 design works created by Shenzhen designers have won awards at an iF design awards night on 22 February 2013 in Munich. Hailed as the Oscars of the...
View ArticleMeet Chhurim Sherpa, the 1st woman to conquer Mt. Everest twice in just 11 days
Chhurim Sherpa has been awarded by Guinness World Records as she was the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice in one season A Nepalese woman has pulled off the extraordinary feat of climbing Mt...
View ArticleM'sian PM reveals his rock melon project raking in US$200k a year
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak revealed his farming "credentials" and cited the success of his personal rock melon project to bring home the importance of innovation in agriculture. Speaking at the launch...
View ArticleUK boy Aaron Higgins suffers from itching 'like having half a million midge...
Hope: Brave Aaron and mum Jacqueline A boy of four who constantly feels as though he is being bitten by half a million midges needs a liver transplant to end his pain. Aaron Higgins’ itching is...
View ArticleShenzhen official offered huge reward to swim in polluted river
SEVERAL Shenzhen netizens say they’ll give a huge reward to the head of Bao’an District’s environmental bureau if he swims in a polluted river in Shajing, Bao’an, joining a growing trend of efforts to...
View ArticleMan in Longgang suspects wife of affair, cuts her arms & legs
Zhou recovers at Xuexiang Hospital on Sunday. (Insert) One of Zhou’s injured legs.SD-Agencies A MAN slashed his wife’s arms and legs and cut several of her tendons in a domestic assault in Longgang...
View ArticleShenzhen to carry out new policies to help the elderly
SHENZHEN will carry out several new policies this year to protect senior citizens’ rights and improve their quality of life, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday. The policies include...
View ArticleDo-gooder law proposed in Shenzhen to protect Good Samaritans
Eight of the draft’s 15 provisions are devoted to protecting do-gooders from being framed or wrongfully charged. People who receive aid would be subject to prosecution if they make a false charge...
View ArticleShenzhen resident Chen Xiang shows off ability to write with eyes
Shenzhen resident Chen Xiang demonstrates his ability to write by holding a brush with his eyelids last week in a restaurant in Bao’an District. Chen can use his eyelids — and eyeballs, according...
View ArticleEgypt's Luxor hot air balloon crash: Death toll mounts to 19
Christopher Michel, a photographer, took photos of the launch site in Luxor before the crash. (Photo courtesy of Christopher Michel) Rescue workers prepare to remove a body from the scene of the...
View ArticleEx-US basketball player Dennis Rodman arrives in N. Korea to film TV documentary
Retired U.S. basketball player Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to film a television documentary with representatives of the Harlem Globetrotters celebrity team, North Korean state...
View ArticleInside the stories of 3 foreigners who become top Hindu monks in India
Baba Rampuri zealously guards information about his past life Amitava Sanyal reports from India's Kumbh Mela, the world's biggest religious gathering, on the stories of three foreigners who have...
View ArticleMan in Shenzhen stands trial for 5yo girl's kidnapping and killing
A man’s trial for allegedly kidnapping, blackmailing and killing a 5-year-old girl began at Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People’s Court on 24th February. Zhang Maofeng, 30, kidnapped a 5-year-old...
View ArticleShenzhen reports 21 Smoggy Days in January, the most since 2006
The Shenzhen National Climate Observatory recently reported that during the month of January, the city experienced a total of 21 smoggy days, the most since 2006. The report notes that Shenzhen...
View Article3 arrested for attempting to smuggle baby formula into Shenzhen
A MAN was arrested at the Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint Monday and accused of attempting to smuggle HK$24,940 (US$3,117) worth of baby formula onto the mainland, according to the Hong Kong government....
View ArticleShenzhen lawmakers brainstorm on congestion relief
THE city should unveil new roadside parking measures as soon as possible and limit registrations for official vehicles to improve the city’s worsening traffic situation, transportation experts and...
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