MORE than 9,000 Hong Kong children living in Shenzhen crossed the border to go to school yesterday, the first school day in Hong Kong. They were either accompanied by their parents or picked up by baby-sitting companies, sources from the city’s exit and entry inspection authorities said yesterday. The authorities had required checkpoints to open […]

A CITYWIDE survey to identify and register illegal buildings started yesterday. Registrations are scheduled to be finished in three months. The census, to be finished in one year, will collect information such as who owns the illegal building, when it was built, where it is located and what category it falls into, said officials with […]

ABOUT 130 Americans start a year of teaching at Shenzhen schools today, the beginning of the new school year. It is the largest number of foreign teachers employed by the city education bureau since 1998, an official in charge of the program, who identified herself as Huang, said yesterday. The teachers, all recruited through a […]

TWO Frenchmen who were detained for driving under the influence of alcohol were among a number of drivers who were regretting their decision to drive after drinking at the weekend. At an interview at the city’s No. 3 detention center yesterday afternoon, the Frenchmen, an executive of a foreign-funded company in Shenzhen and a fashion […]

A HOTPOT restaurant in Luohu District had reused red oil that had already been served to hotpot customers, the Shenzhen Economic Daily reported yesterday. A newspaper reporter disguised herself as a waitress looking for a job at the hotpot restaurant on Guiyuan Road. She worked there for a week to see whether the oil was […]

A DRUNK driver was taken into criminal detention for violently resisting and hindering police when he was stopped for a roadside check in the early hours Saturday. The driver surnamed Li, a native of Harbin, was half-naked when he was stopped on Fenghuang Road in Luohu District, traffic police said in a news release yesterday. […]

SHENZHEN ranked first among mainland cities for competitiveness in foreign trade, according to a report recently released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC). Shenzhen was followed by Shanghai, Suzhou, Dongguan and Ningbo. Compiled by the China Customs magazine, the ranking was mainly based on 2008 data provided by the GAC. Criteria included competitive edge […]

STUDENTS are required to provide their schools with medical reports this semester starting Tuesday, according to a series of steps implemented by city health authorities to prevent A/H1N1 spreading in schools. Students with fever or other flu symptoms will be taken to hospital immediately, Ma Hanwu, vice director of the city’s center for disease prevention […]

Guests and students pose for a picture at Friday¡¯s launch ceremony of the junior English reporters project at the Shenzhen Press Tower in Futian District. Xu Guangming CHILDREN aged eight and above became eligible to apply for positions as junior English reporters on Shenzhen Daily on Friday to learn about journalism and enhance their English […]

IN contrast to the boom in marriage registrations, local travel agencies and wedding planners have felt frustrated that the “love itineraries” created for newlyweds haven’t sold as expected. Shenzhen Each Travel Agency is offering three four-day honeymoon packages starting Sept. 8 for newlyweds, including Yangshuo in Guilin, Sanya in Hainan and Lijiang in Yunnan. Their […]