This Day in History: Nelson Mandela's Changing Relationship with China

South African leader's close links with the Middle Kingdom.

by James Griffiths, 03 December 2021

21 dead, more than 100,000 displaced in southern China flooding

At least 19 people are dead and seven missing after widespread flooding hit southern China.

by James Griffiths, 26 May 2014

Guangdong cops seize hundreds of guns in firearm crackdown

Police in Shantou, Guangdong Province have seized 138 firearms in multiple raids, officials said Thursday.

by James Griffiths, 23 May 2014

Thousands of women form 'bikini dolphin'

[Thousands of female visitors to the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou form a 'bikini dolphin' on May 18. Image via CNS]

by James Griffiths, 19 May 2014

Man proposes to his girlfriend in hot pink bikini

A Jiangsu man proposed to his girlfriend in a hot pink bikini in order to prove his sincerity, Global Times reports.

by James Griffiths, 16 May 2014

Guangdong officials forbidden from calling each other 'bro'

Guangdong officials and other government workers will no longer be permitted to refer to each other using 'triad nomenclature'.

by James Griffiths, 15 May 2014

At least 21 dead, 500,000 affected as heavy flooding hits southern China

Heavy flooding has left 21 people dead and tens of thousands displaced as rainstorms battered southern China, Xinhua reports.

by James Griffiths, 12 May 2014

6 injured in knife attack at Guangzhou railway station (Breaking)

At least four people have been injured by two knife-wielding men outside Guangzhou railway station, SCMP reports.

by James Griffiths, 06 May 2014

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