News on Shenzhen

Underwear Production Base in China - Shanghai and Shenzhen Town, Shishi

2010-03-14T10:38:32Z

An Underwear Industry, Steady Growth, Large-Scale Clearly Highlights.<br><br>Shenhu Town underwear industry, 80 originated in the early 20th century, accompanied by the introduction of reform and opening-up policy, hard-working and courageous people of Shanghai and Shenzhen model of family workshops started, started underwear products rely mainly on long-distance bus to detour taken to ...

Development threat to Hong Kong bird haven

2010-02-25T05:16:55Z

<div><p>Tens of thousands of birds, including rare and endangered species, flock each year to an unlikely haven sandwiched between high-rise Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the towering frontier of mainland China.</p><p>Up to 100,000 birds fly in from as far as Arctic Siberia and SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - BYD Co Ltd <1211.HK>, a Chinese car and battery maker founded by China's wealthiest man and backed by U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett, aims to boost its car exports t...

dwp elephant

2010-02-22T18:01:54Z

ELEPHANT OF AN APPETITE These hungry elephants are looking for a hand out. Onlookers at the Shenzhen safari park in southeast China`s Guangdong province happily fed snacks to the mammoth mammals, who poked their trunks through a fence, snatching food. **Not Available for Publication in China. Available for publication in the Rest of the Wo...

dwp bear

2010-02-22T18:01:41Z

A high-wire act for the bears This bear is out to prove he's not afraid of heights. This jaw-dropping act at the Shenzhen safari park in Southeast China`s Guangdong province features the talented animal riding a motorcycle atop a high-wire, with a brave performer swinging below. **Not Available for Publication in China. Available for public...

China police punished for lavish banquets

2010-02-22T10:16:34Z

<div><p>Chinese authorities have punished two policemen for throwing lavish banquets and receiving money from guests, as the government pursues a crackdown on corruption, state media said Monday.</p><p>A Communist Party disciplinary commission in the southern province of Guangdong said the sumptuous parties had cast the government and the party in a bad light, SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - After six months working long, grinding hours churning out a stream of sports goods on a factory line in southern China, Wang Lili tried to quit her job, only to be rebuffed by her bosses who threatened to fine her instead.&lt...

Lavish Chinese police wedding sparks outrage

2010-02-23T01:22:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Lavish wedding thrown for daughter by Chinese police officer sparks outrage, investigation</div><div><p>Police in southern China are investigating a lavish wedding banquet thrown by a senior police officer for his daughter following media criticism, news reports said Tuesday.</p><p>Scrutiny over Sunday's banquet in the southern boomtown of China's state-owned Shenzhen Nanshan Power has said it will not pay 80 million dollars to a Goldman Sachs unit for alleged defaults on oil-hedging contracts.</p><p>The thermal power generator and Goldman are battling over the reason why the contracts were terminated...

Chinese shares close up 1.51%

2010-02-23T08:56:21Z

<div><p>Chinese shares closed up 1.51 percent on Monday as sentiment was boosted after Premier Wen Jiabao said that Beijing would maintain economic stimulus measures, dealers said.</p><p>The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, was up 47.43 po...

Dead drunk policeman stripped of martyrdom

2010-02-23T15:13:02Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese police captain who named his subordinate a "martyr" after he died from a drinking binge has been suspended, the Shenzhen Public Security Authority said on Tuesday.</p><p>Traffic officer

China chief suspended over cop's drinking death

2010-02-23T15:28:55Z

<div id="subtitle">China police chief suspended for saying officer's drinking death was in the line of duty</div><div><p>A Chinese police chief has been suspended after saying that a subordinate who died after binge drinking at an official banquet was killed in the line of duty — a designation that would have made the man's family eligible for greater compensation.</p><p>...

China cop labeled a martyr after drinking death

2010-02-23T16:02:45Z

<div id="subtitle">China policeman called a martyr after drinking death to meet family's financial demands</div><div><p>A Chinese policeman who died after drinking too much at a banquet he was made to attend has been deemed a martyr who died in the line of duty, in an apparent attempt to meet his family's demands for compensation, a state-run newspaper said.</p><p>Heavy d...

DNA map shows pandas may lack meat taste buds

2010-02-23T16:26:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Genome map shows giant pandas may not have taste buds for meat</div><div><p>Genome mapping showing that pandas may prefer a bamboo-based diet because they can't taste meat could unlock secrets to ensuring the survival of the endangered species.</p><p>The findings published in "Nature" magazine come from a study led by the

2010-02-23T17:10:25Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - The half-brother of President Barack Obama has been named a "volunteer image ambassador" for the gritty southern Chinese city in which he lives, state media said on Saturday.</p><p>Mark Okoth ...

Omega Mission Hills World Cup Day Four

2009-11-29T03:31:27Z

SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 29: Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell of Ireland during Foursomes on the final day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 29, 2009 in Shenzhen, SHENZHEN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 29: Francesco Molinari and Edoardo Molinari of Italy celebrate with the trophy after winning the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 29, 2009 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Ian Wa...

Chinese men pay hefty price for chance at love

2010-02-24T07:51:05Z

<div><p>Money can't buy you love -- but in one Chinese city it can get you an introduction to beautiful, well-educated single women.</p><p>Eight high-rolling bachelors in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen, near the border with Hong Kong, have each paid 36,800 yuan (5,390 dollars) in the hope of finding a wife in a matchmaking competition, state...

China's new Nasdaq-style board sees wild start

2010-02-24T08:22:55Z

<div><p>China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to "ridiculously" high levels, analysts say, warning a correction is on the cards.</p><p>The 28 stocks on the ChiNext board in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen repeatedly tripped circuit-breakers in place to curb rampant speculation a...

ChiNext stocks mostly down in third session

2010-02-24T10:47:10Z

<div><p>The start-up stocks listed on China's newly launched Nasdaq-style board ended mostly down Tuesday in their third session after a spectacular collective debut last week.</p><p>Twenty-three of the 28 stocks listed on the Shenzhen-based ChiNext fell, and analysts said the new board would continue to see volatility in the near-term, with profit-tak...