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LIFESiZE: LIFE in ShenZhen for Expats Shenzhen
Daily Digest Welcome to the "Survival Kit" for Shenzhen Expats! Refer to Shenzhen Daily Digest Index for Digests from other weeks, and see LIFESiZE Home for more Shenzhen information. Check the LIFESiZE blog for updates. Monday,
October 24, 2005 A commitment to help needy students STUDENTS in the Liutan Primary School in the remote and mountainous Liutan Village in Lianping County, Guangdong, were happy to see their special friends from Shenzhen again this past weekend. A group of 10 students and six teachers from the QSI International School of Shekou (QSI) made a follow-up visit to the 58 students in the primary school, bringing more than 120 books, sports equipments and materials for art education worth more than 15,000 yuan (US$1,857)....(PDF Version has photos) China to shut borders if hit by flu CHINA will shut its borders if there is a single case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in the country, its deputy health minister has said.... Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) FOCUS: Depression in Shenzhen (PDF Version)
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New buslines open NO. 454 and 470 minibus routes will be closed soon and replaced by new bus routes, the local communications bureau said Friday. The No. 64 bus route, connecting Tian’an Cyber City in Futian to Dongchang Bus Station in Bao’an District, will be put into operation Oct. 30, replacing the No. 454 minibus.... New school service arouses controversy A BAO’AN primary school has started using a telecom short message service (SMS) to keep parents up to date on their children’s work, with immediate mixed feedback of both suspicion and appreciation. The service, using an interactive messaging system by cell phone, informs parents about their children’s performance at school through short messages.... Shenzhen paradise in customer service COMING back from a one-day trip to Hong Kong on a busy Saturday was just like coming home to Shenzhen. This means a lot for a person like me, a journalist from Nuremberg in southern Germany, who has spent less than a week in this amazing megapolis.... Unsafe cling film rarely sold in SZ SHENZHEN consumers would be relieved to know that the carcinogenic PVC cling film is rarely found in local supermarkets, despite recent Chinese media reports claiming that the unsafe wrapping material was popular in the domestic market.... Tuesday,
October 25, 2005 Bao’an Road wants new name THE under-construction Bao’an Road, slated to become one of the trunk roads in the district, might change its name to Shennan Road West, according to a source with the district’s planning bureau Monday. Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) City on alert over bird flu SHENZHEN will start a “carpet check” on all poultry being raised in the city to ensure that all water birds, particularly ducks, are vaccinated to prevent an avian flu outbreak. German fan of Chinese language THOMAS DILLIG, a 33-year-old German born in Erlangen near Nuremberg, is in China to learn the Chinese language. ...(PDF Version has photos) Graffiti gains popularity in Shenzhen GRAFFITI, a practice that dates back to ancient Greece, is gaining popularity in Shenzhen, as evidenced by a steadily growing wall of art near the Honghu Park in Luohu District. ...(PDF Version has photos) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
More land available next year SHENZHEN’S land and housing bureau plans to sell more land to real estate developers next year, including some land lots within the special economic zone, to curb rising property prices, a source with the bureau said yesterday. Private treasures on display and for sale in Nanshan ANTIQUE lovers in Shenzhen now have a new place to go — Nanshan Collections Museum opened to the public last week with some 500 paintings, prehistoric pottery, ancient coins, mirrors and clocks on display....(PDF Version has photos) SAR visas easier policewoman with Futian public security subbureau shows a smart card and a travel permit to Hong Kong and Macao yesterday. Wednesday,
October 26, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Top Hong Kong chef at new restaurant AFTER nearly 10 months of renovation, the Landmark Hotel Shenzhen, recently unveiled its newly furbished facilities, which include the high-end Chinese restaurant, Fortune Court....(PDF Version has photos) Taxi fares to be lowered RESIDENTS will be able to enjoy cheaper and more convenient taxi services soon, Vice Mayor Zhang Siping said at a news briefing Monday. He said the city government would lower the starting fare for taxis from the present 12.5 yuan (US$1.54) at flag fall to nine yuan at an “appropriate” time but did not give details.... Thursday,
October 27, 2005 Car pool hot in city DO you hate the crowded and slow buses, but are unwilling to pay the high taxi fares? Shenzheners are now resorting to a comfortable and inexpensive way of traveling — car pool.... Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Never too late to study MORE than 10 training centers in Shenzhen will offer free training courses to local people for a week starting from Saturday.... Shenzhen place of double happiness FOR Egyptian Adel El Sayed, Shenzhen has provided a fabulous start to both his career and life....(PDF Version has photo) SZ girl a candidate for 'China Pride' A SHENZHEN schoolgirl who saved her parents from gas poisoning has been shortlisted by China Central Television for the "China Pride" program that honors real-life heroes....(PDF Version has photo) SZ wins model city title SHENZHEN was named one of China's model cities at a national award ceremony in Beijing yesterday....(PDF Version has photos) Toll-free road to link Yantian A TOLL-FREE expressway through Wutong Mountain will alleviate traffic jams and lower costs for motorists and businesses in eastern Shenzhen when it is completed at the end of 2007.... Tragedy turns into legend WHAT started out as a tragedy has now become the stuff of legend. The brother of a young Shenzhen woman, killed in a road accident, returned 40,000 yuan (US$4,932) paid as compensation by the family of the truck driver who had caused the accident.... Friday,
October 28, 2005 Chinese Corner (PDF Version only) Chill out in the big world of a small pot Novotel Bauhinia Shenzhen recently introduced a hotpot buffet dinner as a seasonal greeting to dainty gourmets....(PDF Version has photos) China bands to rock Shenzhen CUI JIAN, China’s “godfather of rock-and-roll,” opened a week-long rock-and-roll festival in Shenzhen on Thursday with a live concert at Base Bar in Nanshan District....(PDF Version has photo) Indian in love with city BEFORE coming to Shenzhen early this year, Indian Vinay Patki had been working in Japan for 10 years. He said he could have worked in Britain or Germany afterwards, but instead he chose Shenzhen.... Learning to be thrifty (photo) Leisure Highlights (PDF Version only)
Old factory demolished THE last remnants of a former factory complex of SEG Samsung Glass Co. Ltd. were demolished by controlled explosions Thursday, clearing 90,000 square meters of land for the building of a Metro station for Metro Line 4....(photo on front page of PDF version) Reading Month to begin Nov. 1 THE Sixth Shenzhen Reading Month, to be held throughout November, will solicit the participation of more readers from outside the city so that the event can win national recognition, said a spokesman of the organization committee at a news conference Thursday.... Television: HTML ATV World HTML, TVB Pearl HTML, Both PDF
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