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Suspect held after family slaughter

National
2009-11-16

A MAN who allegedly killed five people and seriously injured another two after a doomed romance yesterday was seized just hours after the attack in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Suspect Shi Shengbing...

Illegal fireworks blast kills 1 child, injures 12

National
2009-11-13

AN explosion ripped through an illegal fireworks workshop in southwestern China yesterday, killing a child and critically injured another 12 youngsters. A man also was hurt in the 8am blast in Hezhou City of Guangxi...

Deaths rise to 5 in village blaze

National
2009-11-8

FIVE people have been confirmed dead in a village fire on Friday in Sanjiang County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, rescuers said yesterday. A firefighting official said 3,276 villagers were now homeless after...

University official gets life for bribery

National
2009-9-29

A FORMER top official of a university in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been jailed for life for taking 1.14 million yuan (US$166,959) in bribes over a large building project. Guangxi Higher...

Former official to serve 18 years in jail

National
2009-9-2

FORMER Vice Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sun Yu has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption and accepting bribes, China News Service reported yesterday. Nanning Intermediate People's...

Farmer sings to his pigs

Odd
2009-8-25

A PIG farmer in a southern China county has sung to his pigs for 13 years to promote their growth and was dubbed the "pigs' good friend" by local villagers. Huang Jiayou, who used to sing at school, always performed...

Teen's lavish birthday party sparks concerns

National
2009-8-21

HUGE spending by China's nouveau riche on their children has again become a hot topic on the Internet after the revelations of a 200,000 yuan (US$29,280) birthday party thrown for a teenager in southwest China's...

Young models in big controversy

National
2009-8-17

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Li Yuan, who won the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region section of the Miss Asia beauty contest earlier this month, has become a controversial star, with people concerned her effect as a role model...

Police bust illegal bank

National
2009-8-11

POLICE in south China say they have broken up an underground bank that illegally sent 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion) of laundered criminal cash abroad since 2004. Qin Yongjun, spokesman for the public security...

Call for Net addiction treatment regulation

National
2009-8-6

CHINESE medical experts yesterday called for specific laws and regulations on the treatment of Internet addiction, as the investigation of a teenager allegedly beaten to death by trainers at a rehabilitation center...