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NEWS ABOUT: Guangzhou

Guangzhou stories: 4 news summaries



 1-Dog Rule Gnaws on Chinese 

Owners refuse to give up pooches, despite crackdown

Aug 17, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guangzhou residents have gotten used to the one-child rule, but they’re drawing a line in the sand when it comes to their city’s new one-dog policy, ABC News reports. Most are ignoring or evading the month-old rule. “I’ll definitely not give up on my dogs, because... More »

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China • one child policy • Guangzhou • dog

 Exploding Cell Phone Kills Man 

Chinese cops suspect counterfeit battery may have caused phone to blow up

Feb 3, 09 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A man in Guangzhou, China, was killed last week when his cell phone blew up and severed an artery in his neck, the Times of London reports. The young shop clerk is believed to have put the phone in his breast pocket straight after charging a new battery before it... More »

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China • cell phones • counterfeit • battery • death • explosion • Guangzhou

 Historic China-Taiwan
 Flights Take Off 

Tourists visit old nationalist stronghold

Jul 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Commercial flights between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan resumed today for the first time in 60 years, with simultaneous flights landing at  the Taipei and Shanghai airports, the BBC reports. China Southern Airline's chairman described the first flight to land in Taipei as "a sacred moment." The agreement... More »

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China • tourism • Taiwan • Taipei • Guangzhou • Ma Ying-jeou • China Southern Airlines • Liu Shaoyong • Liu Chao-shiuan

Freeze of Century Grips China

Millions still still stranded in winter chaos

Feb 4, 08 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - First it was the snow, now it's the cold wreaking continued havoc in China, leaving millions stranded and millions more without power in the coldest winter in a century. President Hu Jintao chaired an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss rescue efforts in the nation where scores have died, as desperate... More »

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China • Beijing • Hu Jintao • Shanghai • Olympic Games • winter storms • Guangzhou • Chenzou

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