Guangzhou

Netizens applaud idea of using red licence plates to stop abuse of official cars

22 Feb 2013

After a primary school student in Beijing suggested that government vehicles use red licence plates for easy recognition, China's netizens and scholars agreed this might be a sensible way to curb...

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When Sars first spread, Guangzhou residents sought out vinegar

22 Feb 2013

When 20 people were approached at random in Guangzhou and asked what first comes to mind when they think about Sars, 15 said vinegar. Four mentioned the isatis root, a Chinese medicine rumoured to...

Zookeeper wanted: good animal skills; previous Marxist knowledge an advantage

20 Feb 2013

The Yangcheng Evening News recently stumbled upon Guangzhou Zoo’s entrance exam and found a section of it aimed at evaluating applicants’ “mastery” of Marxist-Leninist thought.

Guangzhou-bound plane makes emergency landing in Harbin after engine cover 'falls off'

19 Feb 2013

An official from a northeastern Chinese airport says an Airbus A320 on a domestic flight made an emergency landing because of a mechanical fault.

New Guangzhou film brings you inside a police station as the city copes with annual LNY exodus

7 Feb 2013

Documentary film director shows the happy travelers Guangzhou train station police deal with as hundreds of thousands head home.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Minimum wage to rise 19pc in Guangzhou

The provincial government's announcement yesterday startled some local manufacturers who expected the rate to be about 15 per cent, but others said the increase would have little effect as they...

Guangzhou traffic police officer points gun to halt speeding driver

A traffic policeman from Tianhe unit pointed a gun at a speeding driver on Liede Avenue in Guangzhou on Thursday, after other attempts to stop the car failed, Xinhua News reported on Thursday.

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People's Daily announces end to re-education through labour, but only for Guangdong

A formal decision is expected to be made in March at the annual NPC/CPPCC sessions in Beijing. Meanwhile, Guangzhou police advocate legalisation of caning.

DEVELOPMENT

Link to HK airport among new design plans for Guangzhou district of Nansha

Guangzhou has rolled out detailed urban design plans for its Nansha district, with a light-rail line to connect the district to Hong Kong's airport.

CRIME

Singapore-style caning effective as crime deterrent, says NPC delegate

Chen Weicai, head of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau’s political affairs department, said on Tuesday during an NPC session that “strict punishment” was needed to solve rising crime in the...

CHANGING FACES

Burning question on waste disposal

Chen Liwen is suing Guangzhou's Environmental Protection Bureau after it refused to fully disclose all the information she requested about the city's only waste incineration power plant.