THE past half year saw the land reclamation by residents of nearly 3,000 square meters of fish ponds near Shenzhen Waterlands Resort in Shajing, Bao’an District. The Waterlands Resort management said the action was probably driven by hopes among local residents that they might receive more compensation from the government when a wetland park begins […]

SHENZHEN airport opened a new check-in counter in Dongguang on Tuesday to serve people in the area traveling via Shenzhen. This is the second counter the airport has opened in Dongguang, and the 17th of its kind Shenzhen airport has opened in Pearl River Delta cities. After check-in, travelers can take a shuttle bus from […]

SHENZHEN has set Dec. 7 as Creative Design Day in a bid to further boost Shenzhen’s “soft power” and encourage residents to be more creative. The city was awarded the title City of Design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Dec. 7, 2008, becoming the first Chinese city to win […]

Three contestants of the Miss World Contest China Final pose for a picture at OCT East yesterday. More than 60 women participated in the event. The sports contest included sit-ups, forward-bends and swimming. Wei Jiancheng  

SHENZHEN’S competitiveness as a financial center ranks fifth worldwide, making it the highest ranked city among new entrants, according to the latest Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) published Tuesday. The index, launched in March 2007 by the U.K.-based Z/Yen Group for the City of London, is updated every six months. London remains the world’s most […]

Han Ximin ALL bus operators that have routes to Dameisha in the city’s east have been ordered to add buses and extend service hours to meet the need of holidaymakers during the National Day holidays. Routes No. 85 and 202 operating in downtown Yantian District will extend services to Dameisha to divert passengers returning to […]

WITH only a week to go before the eight-day National Day holidays begin, scalpers are active again, selling train tickets at inflated prices, Chinese-language newspapers reported yesterday. More than 1,000 train tickets to popular destinations, including Wuhan in Hubei Province and Changsha in Hunan Province, were being offered on a Web page Tuesday, the first […]

Jane Lai WITH less than two weeks to go until the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Oct. 3, more than 100 tons of moon cakes have been sent nationwide from Shenzhen every day since Sunday, the China Post Shenzhen office said yesterday. Compared with the same period last year, the daily number of moon cake […]

A SHENZHEN song has been selected as one of the most important songs in a State-level epic musical and in a military review in Beijing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the municipal government said Monday. The song “Walk Towards Rejuvenation” echoed in the Great Hall of […]

Professional cyclists, amateur riders and city residents during a bike ride from the Citizens’Center to Huaqiang Square in Futian District. The activity was jointly organized by Shenzhen Development Bank and the city’s bicycle industry association.Cen Zhili THE call to refrain from driving on World Car-Free Day yesterday seemed to have little impact on motorists, with […]