Shenzhen Informer

Hercules joins a decade after landmark OOCL Shenzhen It was ten years ago today that OOCL took delivery of the OOCL Shenzhen from the same yard. At 323 m in length and capable of carrying 8,063 teu the OOCL Shenzhen was the first so-called mega-boxship, or super post-panamax. It stacked containers 17 … Read more [...]

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90 passengers compensated after Shenzhen-Xiamen flight delayed for 13hrs XIAMEN Airlines agreed Wednesday to compensate about 90 passengers for the nearly 13-hour delay of a flight from Shenzhen to Xiamen, and some of the passengers stayed on the plane for an additional seven hours after it landed to demand more money. Read more on What’s [...]

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Shenzhen man's groveling public apology after he forgets to attend his own … A Shenzhen man was so pre-occupied with work that he missed his own wedding. Realising his mistake, he posted an apology in the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily, asking this fiancee to forgive him.. It reads: “I, Tang Jinhui, carelessly missed the date [...]

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5 year old Shenzhen girl hospitalised after jumping from 6th storey window … A five year old girl is in a critical condition in Shenzhen after she jumped out of a 6th storey window holding an umbrella. Surveillance cameras caught the horrible moment when she struck the ground. The girl had been playing in a [...]

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Shenzhen man forced into grovelling public apology after he missed his OWN … Shenzhen man forced into grovelling public apology after he missed his OWN wedding. angry-wife.jpg. Image credit: @gagilas. 322_miss_wedding_ad.jpg The public apology of a Shenzhen man who missed his own wedding has gone viral after it was … Read more on Shanghaiist

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Pan-democrats fear party screening after Shenzhen meeting The barrage of criticism came after National People's Congress Law Committee chairman Qiao Xiaoyang was cited by a lawmaker who attended yesterday's closed-door meeting in Shenzhen. It was reported that Qiao said those who called for overthrowing … Read more on South China Morning Post

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Man dies after this 52-foot-deep sinkhole opens up and swallows him The same heavy rains that led to unbelievable hail damage last week have left the ground in some parts of southern China so unstable that sinkholes have developed — including this 26-foot-wide, 52-foot-deep pit, near a construction site in Shenzhen … Read more on [...]

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Man dies in Shenzhen after being swallowed by massive hole – video One man died when a massive sink hole opened up under his feet at a Shenzhen residential compound on Tuesday evening, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. The sink hole that swallowed 25-year old security guard Yang Jiabin measured five metres … Read more [...]

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Shenzhen girl kept as sex slave for a week after worst blind date ever Police are hunting for a Shenzhen man after a girl he had kept locked in a dog cage for a week and raped repeatedly escaped from his home in Longgang district. Miss Han, 20, was reportedly discovered screaming for help, dressed [...]

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Shenzhen construction on hold after alert over cheap sand in concrete Several major property projects in Shenzhen – including what will be the city's highest building – have been ordered to suspend construction after CCTV reported that concrete used by some local developers was made from cheap, untreated sea sand. Read more on South China [...]

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Shenzhen Police Officer on Trial After Calls for Democracy Her husband, Wang Dengchao is a Shenzhen police officer. In November, he was convicted for embezzling and disrupting official business. His supporters say, though, these are trumped up charges. They say Wang is actually being punished for calling for … Read more on New Tang Dynasty [...]

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Guangdong officials critical after Shenzhen refuses to punish yellow light … China's newest traffic regulation to ban drivers of motor vehicles from running yellow lights, which came into effect on Tuesday, has been criticised and ridiculed by drivers across the nation. Even local traffic authorities voiced doubts. Shenzhen … Read more on South China Morning [...]

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After Xiamen and Shenzhen Airlines join SkyTeam and Star, where next for … With Xiamen in SkyTeam and Shenzhen in Star, the two alliances have improved their position in the domestic market. SkyTeam went from accounting for 37% to 44% while Star went from 14% to 20%, giving alliances 64% of the market with the [...]

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Shenzhen man arrested after posting online complaint about corruption A Shenzhen resident was arrested on Tuesday after posting a letter online accusing senior village official Zhou Weisi of corruption, China's Tianya online forum reported on Wednesday. Zhou Zujie, a resident of Nanlian village in Shenzhen's Longgang … Read more on South China Morning Post

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Will the number of listed companies exceed 10000 after 10 years? By the end of Nov, 15, there are 2494 listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges with a total market value of 20.99 trillion yuan. In contrast, by the end of 2002, there were only 1223 listed companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock [...]

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