Monthly Archives: June 2012

‘Street urchin’ volunteers to pick up garbage in Shenzhen

Posted on June 15, 2012 by kevin

When a passer-by asks him what he is doing and why, he smiles and explains he is doing what makes him happy. Continue reading →

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Open Mic Night: A city’s need for live local music

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Rue Moyer

Shenzhen has never been known for its live local music, but that’s changing, argues Rue Moyer of Shenzhen Local Music. He introduces three key open mic nights in his debut music column with The Nanfang. Continue reading →

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Shenzhen hospital theft suspects arrested

Posted on June 14, 2012 by kevin

Six suspects, all from the same family, have been accused of stealing an estimated 100,000 RMB from people in Shenzhen hospitals Continue reading →

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Nanfang TV: Guangdong TV’s plan to have bikini-clad weather girls didn’t work out so well

Posted on June 14, 2012 by cam

Guangdong TV hired bikini models to give the weather, and faced a backlash online. Continue reading →

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11yo girl hangs herself after quarrel with cousin

Posted on June 14, 2012 by katei

In China, the child suicide rate has been rising in recent years. One 11 year-old girl has added to this statistic after hanging herself with an electric cable Continue reading →

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Shenzhen taxi driver returns 5.37 million RMB cash

Posted on June 13, 2012 by kevin

Mr Zhang from Hong Kong thanked the city of Shenzhen after an exceptionally honest taxi driver returned his suitcase containing cash which had been left in the back of the cab. Continue reading →

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Hero of dangling Guangzhou girl identified

Posted on June 13, 2012 by katei

An out of work builder who saved a toddler dangling from a balcony in Guangzhou has been lavished with attention from the media and rewards from the local government. Continue reading →

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6 year-old in Shenzhen burns down own home

Posted on June 12, 2012 by kevin

After being left at home alone, a 6 year-old was lucky to escape with her life after starting a fire in her family’s apartment. Continue reading →

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Guangzhou women secretly photographed while swimming

Posted on June 12, 2012 by kevin

Men have been spotted discreetly photographing women at a swimming pool in Guangzhou. Some are calling for phones to be banned from pool areas Continue reading →

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Guy in a Guangzhou supermarket cutting random kids with a razor

Posted on June 11, 2012 by kevin

Three babies were attacked by an unknown assailant in a Guangzhou supermarket Friday, leaving them with foot wounds. Continue reading →

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