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Not Just a Game: One Guangzhou Resident’s Scuffle with Grifters
When GuangZhou resident, let’s call her Ling, answered her phone on Thursday she was instantly suspicious. On the other end of the wire a police officer explained that her identification card had been used in a scam in Nanjing and they needed a statement. “What are you talking about?! I don’t...
Completion of the East Tower Slated for 2015
GuangZhou’s East Tower, destined to be one of Zhujiang New Town’s modern landmarks, recently began above ground construction, and officials estimate that it will be completed in March of 2015. The complex has undergone 22 months of subterranean construction. With an ultimate height of 530...
New Flights to Melbourne, Da Nang
china Southern will double its daily flights between GuangZhou and Melbourne, Australia, from one to two flights. Both will be run on Airbus A330. The new flight schedule is as follows (CST): CZ343: Departing from Guangzhou at 9 a.m., landing in Melbourne at 9:30 p.m. CZ344: Departing from Melbourne...
Good Bye, Zhujiang New Town Coach Station
Located at 188 Huangpu Avenue West, the coach station in Zhujiang New Town is scheduled to close on August 10. The land has been auctioned for real estate development. According to Miss Jiang, the station’s manager, the station has been run for nearly seven years with ten single-journey lines launching...
Guangzhou’s 12th Five-Year Plan for Development of Marine Economy Approved
GuangZhou Executive Vice Mayor Wu Yimin presided over a municipal government executive conference on the afternoon of July 25. At the conference, officials deliberated and, in principle, adopted The 12th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Guangzhou’s Marine Economy. Officials stated that Guangzhou...
Guangzhou to Join Hands with Two More International Sister Cities
On July 26, the Foreign Affairs Office of GuangZhou Municipal Government submitted to the Standing Committee of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Congress, its report on establishing sister city relationship with Valencia in Spain and Buenos Aires in Argentina. According to Zeng Qingchun, Deputy Director...
Land Subsidence in Haizhu District, Guangzhou
In the afternoon of July 23, the ground of a building site caved in Zijin Street, near the Jiangnan Xi metro station in GuangZhou. The remaining hole was about 6 meters deep and 25 meters wide. Three cars parking on the road fall in the hole. Fortunately, nobody was wounded, but more than 400 nearby...
35℃！High Temperature in Guangzhou
On July 24 and 25, GuangZhou reached a temperature of over 35℃. The highest temperature rose to 36.4℃ on Monday (July 25). The high temperature warning, represented by the color yellow, was hung to indicate that temperatures may rise to over 37℃. According to weather forecasts, Guangzhou is likely...
Transformers III in 3D Comes to Guangdong Science Center
The IMAX 3D version of “The Transformers III” is currently screening at the Guangdong Science Center. Four screenings will be at 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00. Price of the ticket is 100 RMB. The Gigantic 3D theater, with a screen 10 floors high, can accommodate 600 people. The IMAX projector...