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Beijing Welcomes Its New Year's First Snow

Northern China City Sets Standards for Snowmen, Ridicules South China's

Jan 28, 2016 04:50 PM EST

After experiencing an unusually heavy downfall of snow from the past week, residents from a northern China city now have a reason to rejoice: making snowmen out of the massive amounts of snow.

Guangzhou Sees First Snow in 67 Years

Decerie Casimero |

Jan 26, 2016 07:52 AM EST

It was indeed a great day for the people in Guangzhou on Sunday, when the province experienced its first snow in 67 years, according to the city's meteorological bureau.

China opens to public the largest underground railway station in Asia

Shenzhen Opens the Largest Underground Railway Station in Asia

Charissa Echavez |

Dec 31, 2015 09:12 AM EST

Beneath the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen lies the largest underground railway station in Asia and the second largest in the world next to the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The station, which offers a fast rail service connecting Guangzhou and Hong Kong, was opened to the public on Wednesday.

Alibaba Signs Deal to Develop Smart Cities in China

Michael A. Katz |

Apr 22, 2015 04:00 PM EDT

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has signed a deal with the Beijing municipal government to jointly develop so-called "smart city" initiatives to move public services online.

Guangzhou Allows Family Consent Bypass For Body Or Organ Donation

Vittorio Hernandez |

Apr 06, 2015 11:23 AM EDT

Because many Chinese families prefer to invoke age-old burial traditions, even if the deceased has expressly stated prior to death willingness to donate an organ or the entire corpse to science, Guangzhou recently passed a law that bypassed family consent.

Guangzhou Train Station Knife Attack Injures 9

Vittorio Hernandez |

Mar 07, 2015 06:50 AM EST

The Guangzhou train station suffered its second attack within one year on Friday when two men attacked people outside the square of the railway station with a knife.

Australian Couple Caught Smuggling Crystal Meth Out of China, Could Face Death Penalty

Cory Doyle |

Dec 06, 2014 02:05 PM EST

"When they tried to leave the country, we found the ice inside their checked-in luggage," a customs officer known as Mr. Wang said.

Guangzhou Hotel Used as China's Secret Ebola Quarantine

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 25, 2014 04:18 PM EST

The Hotel Canton is secretly being used as a quarantine for 90 people visiting from Ebola hot zones to keep the virus from spreading into China, according to a report from Voice of America.

China Uses Cell Phones to Track Travelers from Ebola Zones

Michael A. Katz |

Nov 01, 2014 03:13 PM EDT

Authorities in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, are giving free cellphones to travelers entering the region from the Ebola hot zones of West Africa in order to track them for 21 days.

Guangzhou Destroys 178 "Clone" Taxis

Mitch de Leon |

Oct 23, 2014 10:00 PM EDT

A total of 178 “clone” taxis have been destroyed by Guangzhou officials on Wednesday, as reported by the Guangzhou Daily.

"Naked Officials" May be Barred from Higher Posts

Mitch de Leon |

Oct 23, 2014 03:57 AM EDT

Guangdong province is planning to implement new rules aimed at strengthening the anti-corruption campaign of the country by tightening regulations to bar officials from uniting with their families overseas. The new rules were disclosed on Wednesday and presented to the public for comment.