THE city will receive 800,000 doses of A/H1N1 flu vaccine, a fifth of the first batch ready for distribution, according to the city’s center for disease control and prevention (CDC) Friday. The first batch of 4 million doses began distribution Sept. 10 in eight provinces, including Guangdong. They will be used for emergency vaccination and […]
Outbound tickets selling briskly
AIR tickets to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries during the National Day holidays were selling fast, sources from local air ticketing agencies said. Most holidaymakers were choosing to depart between Sept. 29 and Oct. 2. Around 90 percent of the tickets for international routes operated by Shenzhen Airlines had been booked, the company […]
Full-time tutoring catches on
FACING a tight job market, an increasing number of college graduates in Shenzhen are choosing to carve out a career in full-time tutoring and some lucky ones earn a decent salary. Four college graduates who studied at prestigious universities were scheduled to attend a job interview Thursday afternoon to compete for a full-time tutoring position […]
HK schools poach in SZ
A TWO-DAY Hong Kong education exhibition for cross-border schoolchildren will be held at Luohu Railway Station at 10 a.m. Saturday. The exhibition has attracted the participation of 20 schools, an 18 percent increase over last year. This is the fourth exhibition to introduce schools to cross-border schoolchildren and their parents living in Shenzhen, according to […]
Speculation pushes up luxury housing prices
A HIGH-END housing complex in Nanshan District, which opened for sale Saturday at 35,000 yuan (US$5,125) per square meter, was sold out in a day, the China Securities Journal reported yesterday. The paper said the developer of the Sanxiang Haishang housing estate received nearly 500 million yuan from the sale Saturday. Boosted by speculators for […]
SZ 3rd on Best Commercial Cities list
SHENZHEN was ranked third on this year’s Forbes Best Commercial Cities on the Chinese mainland list released Monday. This is the first time the city has been placed among the top three since Forbes Chinese version first released the list in 2004. Shenzhen was placed at 10 in 2004 and 15 in 2008. Shanghai topped […]
2,426 couples set registration record
A couple cannot help themselves after being granted the marriage certificates at Futian District Civil Affairs Bureau yesterday. A long queue at the entrance to the registry office at Futian District Civil Affairs Bureau yesterday. Wei Jiancheng WHEN bride Zhuang Ling and her bridegroom Zheng went to the marriage registry office in Futian District shortly […]
City subsidies for new energy development
INSTITUTIONS engaged in the research and development (R&D) of new energy and new energy projects can expect to receive up to 15 million yuan (US$2.19 million) in government subsidies from this year on. In the next seven years, the city government will spend 500 million yuan each year to support the development of the new […]
New govt. agencies in operation
GOVERNMENT agencies resulting from the city’s biggest administrative reform in history were officially inaugurated yesterday. The 31 agencies include seven policymaking commissions and 18 policy execution bureaus. In the largest government reshuffle, which started a month ago, the city government streamlined its institutions by more than 30 percent from 46 to 31. It aims for […]
SZ to open biannual trade show
SHENZHEN will launch a biannual trade fair organized by China South City, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. The first fair will be held next month, the Post said. China South City is the largest raw materials sourcing center in South China. Exhibitors won’t be charged rent for booths and overseas buyers would be […]