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Guangdong factory workers strike after being insulted by boss

Factory workers in Nanhai have turned to the media after being rudely insulted by their boss moments after it was announced their factory would be destroyed. Continue reading

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‘Guilt made me do it,’ says post-90s man who killed a prostitute immediately after procuring her services

It’s hard to feel sympathy for a man facing murder charges knowing he brought not just one but two knives to go search for a sex worker he quickly proceeded to stab to death. Continue reading

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Qingming goes hi-tech with iPhones and online tomb sweeping

As Qingming approaches and PRD families gear up for tomb sweeping outings, The Nanfang looks at how the ancient festival is evolving to adapt to rapid advances in technology. Continue reading

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20yo Foshan woman gives birth in Internet cafe washroom

Sometimes you just have to…give birth on the spot. Accounts differ, however, as to whether this new mother interrupted her online session to deliver her baby, or if, as it seems, the baby decided to arrive months ahead of schedule. Continue reading

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Survey: Guangzhou’s middle class save decades for housing

Ever wondered how many years the average PRD household has to work and save to purchase a first piece of property? An international real estate company has crunched the numbers for Guangzhou and other cities. Continue reading

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6 year old girl diagnosed with gonorrhea

It’s a he-said, she-said involving two kindergarten students, the parents of one, and the kindergarten where the infection is supposed to have taken place. Continue reading

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Zhanjiang mugger gets guilty conscience, returns his loot

These two might just be the kindest mugger-victim pair that we’ve ever heard of. Continue reading

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Time for women-only subway cars in Guangzhou

Salty pig hands to yourself! Having someone grind up against you on the subway, say Guangzhou women, just isn’t as fun as all the guys doing it think. Japan and India both have women-only subway cars, so perhaps it’s the PRD’s time to join them. Continue reading

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Dongguan man: ‘My kidney was stolen, I think’

After arriving in Dongguan last month from Chongqing, a man woke up one morning missing a kidney and no memory of how that happened. So then where did the 20,000 RMB in cash come from? Continue reading

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Shunde cyclist home after getting lost in the Sahara desert

Out traveling the world on his bike, one Shunde resident recently went from the UK to France to Tunisia and then got lost in the Sahara desert at night with no cellphone signal. He was then was approached by what he suspected might be kidnappers. Continue reading

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