Martin Li A SMALL TransCard, or Shenzhen Tong card, featuring UU, the Univerisade mascot, was released yesterday to promote the Games. The round UU TransCards are available in four colors: yellow, red, blue and orange. Each bears a unique number and costs 99 yuan (US$15). Only 50,000 cards will be sold according to Shenzhen Post, […]

Han Ximin THE former head of a well-known education group in Shenzhen was sentenced to four years in prison for raping a subordinate, the Luohu District People’s Court said Friday. Song Shanmu, 46, founder and former president of the Sunmoon Education Group, was also ordered to pay compensation of 4,205 yuan (US$635) to the victim, […]

Shortage of volunteers speaking minor languages Li Hao THERE is a shortage of volunteers who speak minor languages such as Arabic and Spanish for the Universiade, which is expected to attract athletes from more than 100 countries, according to the Universiade volunteer recruitment department. Because of the shortage of candidates, the volunteer department will try […]