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Typhoon Linfa affects 1.6m people in Guangdong

[2015-07-10 15:17]

More than 1.6 million people were affected by the rainstorms brought by Typhoon Linfa, which made landfall in South China's Guangdong province.

Property prices reach for the sky in Shenzhen

[2015-07-02 09:00]

Home prices in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, have risen to record levels, helped by limited supplies and further relaxations in purchase policies, industry experts said on Wednesday.

Dragon boats to race on Guangzhou's Pearl River

[2015-06-23 19:35]

More than 100 dragon boat teams from Guangdong province and overseas will compete in an international tournament in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong.

Chinese suppliers strike deals with retail giant

[2015-06-18 19:55]

Retail giant Carrefour signed six purchasing agreements with Chinese suppliers during an industrial fair in Dongguan, Guangdong province on Thursday.

Rude awakening for Shenzhen home dreams

[2015-06-10 07:41]

Jiangsu native Liu Mingjing, 30, had long dreamed of settling down in boomtown Shenzhen.

China's first MERS patient in stable condition

[2015-06-01 21:14]

China's first confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is stable, while authorities in southern Guangdong Province are still looking for ten people who had close contact with the patient.

Linguistic courses to serve 'Belt and Road'

[2015-05-25 07:27]

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies plans to increase the number of foreign languages it teaches to about 25 in the coming five years, from the current 20, to serve demand arising from the country's Belt and Road Initiative.

Hopes for the future, higher, further in Zhuhai

[2015-05-20 17:32]

Not posing was a small girl sitting alone enjoying her breakfast noodles in the morning sunshine in historic Tangjia, hometown of Tang Shaoyi, the first premier of the Republic of China in 1912.

Concern for animal welfare spells the end of dog meat restaurants

[2015-05-19 17:36]

The number of restaurants selling controversial dog meat in Guangzhou has fallen sharply, due mainly to growing awareness of animal welfare.

Shenzhen widens lead as Guangdong's most modern city

[2015-05-13 07:43]

Shenzhen has pulled away from Guangzhou as the most modernized city in South China's Guangdong province, with innovation and the high-tech industry being the biggest driver of its rapid development, according to a recent report by the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences.

Storm triggers air and road chaos in Guangzhou

[2015-05-06 07:52]

Road and air traffic came to a standstill in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, on Monday when the city was hit by its first severe rainstorm of the year.

Institute on track to meet demand from train operators

[2015-01-26 16:53]

The Guangzhou Institute of Railway Technology will better meet the demands of both students and the railway industry.

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