Wang Yuanyuan CLASSES taken during noon breaks outside schools will be regulated by the end of June to ensure the health and safety of students who study, eat and nap during the lunch period, Mayor Xu Zongheng told a panel discussion of lawmakers yesterday. A regulation governing noon breaks off-campus had been drawn up at […]

Helen Deng WHILE Shenzhen University had become overly crowded, the city’s University Town — which houses the postgraduate schools of some of the best universities in the country — had too few students, a legislator said yesterday. “The government should think about how to make use of the existing resources (in the University Town),” said […]

Han Ximin PASSENGERS taking the Shenzhen-Guangzhou bullet trains will not need to buy tickets before boarding from Wednesday. They can instead pay by swiping an IC bankcard issued exclusively by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). The bankcards will be scanned at the entrance and exit gates at railway stations in Guangzhou, Dongguan […]

Cai Yingbo MORE than 1,500 senior citizens were waiting for vacancies in old folks’ home as the population above age 60 had increased by 30 percent in three years, according to a meeting organized by the municipal committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The number of elderly people is expected to reach […]

Charles Landry Cao Zhen IN more than three decades of exploring the potential of cities around the world, Charles Landry has seen the trend of transforming a city of production into a city of innovation. And, if his maiden visit to Shenzhen was any indication, he maintains an intense curiosity about what will be the […]

China ’s diving queen Guo Jingjing (R)places a wreath on Li Yingying ’s head at Kingglory Shenzhen,yesterday.Li is one of four city residents nominated yesterday to be Shenzhen ’s torchbearers for the Beijing Olympics torch relay.Shenzhen ’s fi ve nominees,including a girl student nominated last month,were selected through a competition organized by Coca Cola,a sponsor […]

Li Hongzhong, Secretary of Shenzhen Municipal Committee of the CPC welcomes  Shenzhen delegation coming back from Turin with triumph.  

　　Switzerland’s Sandro Boner competes during the men’s combined of alpine skiing at the Yabuli Ski Resort 195km southeast away from Harbin, capital city of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 27, 2009. Sandro Boner won the gold of the event.(Xinhua/Meng Yongmin) 　　Switzerland’s Sandro Boner competes during the men’s combined of alpine skiing at the Yabuli Ski […]

    A Santa Claus rides an ostrich to hand out gifts at the Shenzhen Safari Park yesterday when the Christmas Eve was observed. The zoo threw a Christmas party to celebrate one of the most important Western festivals. Huang Xianda