Shapingba District

17 Aug 2012

The spot where suspected serial robber and killer Zhou Kehua died in a blaze of gunfire this week has become a local tourist attraction in Chongqing , but the macabre interest has raised some...

4:49AM

Slain fugitive in Chongqing told lover about robbery plans

16 Aug 2012

The fugitive who triggered one of the largest police manhunts in years would regularly exchange text messages and phone calls with his 20-year-old girlfriend about robberies he planned to stage....

4:23AM

5.4m yuan offered for capture of killer

14 Aug 2012

The reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspected serial killer totalled 5.4 million yuan (HK$6.61 million), as the manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted fugitives enters its...

4:15AM

Army joins police in hunt for killer in Chongqing

13 Aug 2012

Police have enlisted the help of the army in the hunt for one of the country's most wanted criminals, who is believed to have killed 11 people in eight years, including two last week.

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12:12PM

Timeline: trail of blood links Zhou Kehua to fatal robberies in three provinces

13 Aug 2012

April 22, 2004 Zhou Kehua allegedly robs a bank in the Jiangbei district of Chongqing and shoots two women withdrawing cash, killing one and injuring the other. He escapes with 70,000 yuan.

12:12PM

Serial armed robber suspected in Chongqing killing

11 Aug 2012

Chongqing authorities put up a reward of 500,000 yuan (HK$613,000) to track down a serial armed robber suspected of gunning down three people outside a bank in the southwestern municipality...

11:27PM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Bo's ex-ally to face trial next week, sources say

The trial of former Chongqing police chief Wang Lijun will open next week in Chengdu, Sichuan, two sources say.

11:15PM

Night owls escape heat

At first glance, Chongqing might seem like pure chaos. It is the largest city in China and its hills and bridges teem with honking and sputtering vehicles.

10:09AM

First school policemen on duty in Chongqing

In response to the recent series of crimes in schools and kindergartens, Chongqing has established the mainland's first group of school policemen with an investment of 1.2 billion yuan (HK$1.4...

8:19AM

Armed robber in fatal bank shooting linked to four other murders

An unidentified armed robber who shot dead a customer coming out of a bank in Changsha , Hunan province , has been linked to four previous murders.

3:43PM

Two killed, another found dead in city

Two people were killed and another found dead in Chongqing yesterday morning.

A young man from the city stabbed a middle-aged woman several times before holding her daughter hostage...

8:24PM

Villagers held for throwing ink-filled eggs at national flag

Two Chongqing villagers have been arrested for desecrating the Communist Party flag and the national flag with ink-filled eggs.

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