Zhaoqing

21 May 2012

St Margaret's Girls' College - Hong Kong

The annual Inter-class English Drama Competition at St Margaret's Girls' College was once again a triumph for all involved.

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PRD economic integration gets fresh start with 'win small' tactic

6 Jun 2011

Plans to integrate the economy of the Pearl River Delta, on the drawing board for nearly two decades, have received a fresh boost with Guangdong Communist Party secretary Wang Yang providing a new...

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Fifth new sub-branch opened

10 Feb 2011

Bank of East Asia (China) yesterday opened its fifth 'cross-location' sub-branch in Jiangmen City, Guangdong province, to enhance its network in the Pearl River Delta. The Jiangmen sub-branch...

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Tributes to China's founding father struggle with their sign language

10 Jul 2010

While Chinese University has yet to erect their statue of Sun Yat-sen, which has been left sitting in a storeroom collecting dust, many other cities on the mainland have been offering to pay...

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Self-praising education officials ridiculed on Net

7 Nov 2009

Guangdong education chiefs left themselves open for ridicule after showering themselves with praise in performance self-assessments that were posted on the provincial government's website.

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Jury is still out on Zhaoqing's 'wireless city'

11 Jul 2009

Zhaoqing has long been known as Guangdong's garden city, but the local government has an ambitious plan to transform it into a wireless city.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Villagers battle police over land

Nearly 1,000 villagers from the area around Zhaoqing in Guangdong clashed with hundreds of police outside a government building after the authorities stopped their protest against land...

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Out and about

On the West River, 110km northwest of Guangzhou, Zhaoqing - better known to Cantonese speakers as Shiu Hing - is one of Guangdong province's most scenic towns.

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Two arrested for killing six family members

Police have arrested two men suspected of murdering six members of a family, including four children, in Guangdong's Zhaoqing city on Saturday, local officials said.

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Corrections & clarifications

In the report 'New favourite for Shenzhen mayor' on page A5 yesterday, Lin Xiong, party secretary of Zhaoqing city , was incorrectly identified as the party secretary of Shaoqing city.

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JUST GIVE ME THE FACTS

Getting there: Direct buses and trains link Hong Kong and Zhaoqing, but in terms of time, price and customs convenience, the ferry is the most appealing option. A daily service leaves the China...

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In Brief

Opposition tells voters to boycott referendum

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