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Trains taking people home for Chinese New Year are basically giant, moving garbage cans

Of the estimated 3.62 billion trips expected during the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) travel period, 258 billion will be by train. Not only are those trains uncomfortable places...

by James Griffiths, 24 January 2014

Man punches boxing machine so hard he paralyses himself

A 29 year old man from Foshan, Guangdong province, was left unable to speak or move after injuring himself punching a boxing simulator at an arcade in November.

by James Griffiths, 15 January 2014

Vanguard security guards assault elderly residents in violent confrontations

Supermarket chain Vanguard has been physically assaulting protesting residents, including elderly women, in the run up to the grand opening of its 19,000 square-meter behemoth on January...

by That's PRD, 11 January 2014

Li Na wins eighth WTA title in Shenzhen

Tennis fans filled the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center at 2pm on January 4 to watch Li Na and Peng Shuai battle out an all-Chinese WTA Shenzhen Open final. Li chalked up her eighth WTA...

by Gary Maidment, 06 January 2014

Shenzhen's trendy new airport terminal has a leaky roof

Shenzhen’s highly acclaimed state-of-the-art airport terminal has one major design flaw – the ceiling leaks when it rains.

by Jessica McGovern, 19 December 2013

Barack Obama's China-based brother to publish book about their abusive father

President Barack Obama’s Shenzhen-based half brother announced today that he will be releasing a book, some of which will chronicle the abuse at the hands of the President’s father,...

by Jane Kent, 19 December 2013

Is Shenzhen's heavily polluted marathon the new normal?

Shenzhen's first-ever urban marathon was completed under a hazy blanket of gray smog on December 8 as runners' lungs battled more than the regular demands of the 42-kilometer race. ...

by Gary Maidment, 12 December 2013

Controversial baby hatch receives first abandoned infant

One of a spate of recently opened baby 'safe havens' has received its first stork delivery this week in Xi'an. The 20 day old baby boy with congenital heart disease appeared just two...

by Jane Kent, 11 December 2013