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 […]

SENIOR executives of a real estate agency have fled, carrying with them 14 company stamps and cash, Chinese-language media reported yesterday. The vice president of the Tianjin-based Shunchi Real Estate, its newly-appointed legal representative, and Shunchi’s financial controller flew to Tianjin from Guangzhou on Friday night, leaving dozens of the agency’s employees unpaid, the Guangzhou […]

Young actors perform the Peony Pavilion, a well-known Chinese traditional Kunqu Opera, at the Shenzhen Theater in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 18, 2009. The young lover’s edition of the classic “Peony Pavilion” was staged in Shenzhen Theater from Sept. 18 to 20. (Xinhua/Feng Ming)  

Feng Shihui A 16-YEAR-OLD boy signed an agreement Sunday to donate all his organs after his death, becoming the youngest volunteer to have done so. “If I pass away following failed medical treatment, I can still help others by donating these organs. What a meaningful thing it is,” said Feng Shihui, while lying in his […]

Han Ximin THE introduction of a new accountability mechanism for officials and spokespersons in the city has attracted media interest both at home and abroad since it was announced Sept. 15. Both government officials and foreign observers hope that the new regulation, which will take effect Dec. 1, might prove a valuable experiment for improving […]

Workers hang red lanterns up on lamp posts along the Shennan Thoroughfare in Futian District on Sunday to boost the festive atmosphere for the coming National Day holiday and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Lan Jun Han Ximin THE city has started decorating streets, buildings and parks to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the […]

Li Hao THE Dameisha beach park in eastern Shenzhen will impose a maximum daily capacity of 50,000 visitors during the National Day holidays, Yantian District Government said at a news conference yesterday. The park will open 19 hours a day from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., the conference said. The district tourism authorities will impose […]

THE city government will spend 6 billion yuan (US$879 million) to reclaim land from the sea for the expansion of Shenzhen International Airport. Upon completion, the cargo and mail throughput at the airport will reach 5.4 million tons, three times the present figure, the Southern Metropolis Daily said. The airport’s passenger handling capacity will increase […]