Monthly Archives: July 2011

Charms of Guangzhou showcased on American TV series

Posted on July 31, 2011 by cam

Weekend Explorer, a show that airs on PBS and more than 200 affiliate television stations in the United States, broadcast two shows about Guangdong Province to US viewers. Continue reading →

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Guangzhou subway station toilet directory

Posted on July 30, 2011 by feng37

The Yellow Pages is the best name we could come up with for this handy little list of subway stations in Guangzhou which have their own toilet facilities. Continue reading →

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The Spin Doctor – Richard Buckner, “Our Blood”

Posted on July 30, 2011 by echristie

This week the Spin Doctor reviews Richard Buckner’s long awaited LP “Our Blood”. Following a five year absence, a burglary, murder investigation and numerous other trials and tribulations, Buckner is back with an outstanding 9 song collection of beautifully restrained alt-country. Continue reading →

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Nanfang News: Updated figures on the state of the PRD economy

Posted on July 29, 2011 by feng37

In Dongguan, the head of a money counterfeiting ring has been sentenced to death and a clinic full of heinous gynecologists has been shut down. Also, the PRD looks not to the east but toward the EU for partners in its service economy-based future. Continue reading →

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Nanfang News: Man’s hands chopped off over a cellphone

Posted on July 28, 2011 by feng37

In today’s news: Chinese men yearn for white wives, Chinese women sentenced for swindling wealthy black men, and Guangzhou hands out its first ever restraining order against one woman’s unbalanced and violent ex-husband. Continue reading →

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New GZ-SZ high-speed rail in trial operations, opening soon (if you dare)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by cam

Despite the horrific train collision in Wenzhou last weekend, more sections of the national high-speed railway are set to open soon. Testing is now underway for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen line, which will cut travel time between the two cities down to 25 minutes. Continue reading →

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New bus route links Futian with Hong Kong Airport, further binding the two cities

Posted on July 27, 2011 by cam

It’s now possible to arrive in Futian, drop off your bags, check in for your flight, clear immigration, and board a bus directly to Chek Lap Kok Airport in Hong Kong. Buses leave every 20 minutes and the trip takes an hour and a half. Continue reading →

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Nanfang News: Art professor murder suspect flees to North Korea

Posted on July 27, 2011 by feng37

Guangzhou makes a stunning move ahead of a general ‘election’ in early September, and the 20-year-old suspect in a murder earlier this month has hurt the feelings of the North Korean people by fleeing his art prof-stabbing fugitive ass there. Continue reading →

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Nanfang News: Tax cuts coming this autumn

Posted on July 26, 2011 by feng37

Guangzhou celebrates upcoming tax cuts with splashy spending on imported luxury cars, we still don’t know if the economy is up or down, supermarkets are now selling guns in Zhongshan and Shenzhen tightens security ahead of next month’s Universiade. Continue reading →

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Pills promising twins a hot seller in Guangdong

Posted on July 25, 2011 by cam

Expectant parents in Guangdong will do anything to get around the one child policy: including taking pills which promise twins. One reporter from the Guangzhou Daily goes undercover to learn more about this apparent miracle “medicine”. Continue reading →

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