Rare 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse to occur on Monday

Shenzhen to hold 23rd China Watch & Clock Fair Jun 28 - Jul 1

        On 28th June - 1st July 2012, Shenzhen will hold the 23rd China Watch & Clock Fair (CWCF) at Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Centre.    China Watch &...... Read more >>

Tornado destroys over 100 factories in Jiangmen, Guangdong

Rescue workers search for people after a tornado struck Jiangmen, Guangdong province, on Saturday. Four people were injured in the tornado, which damaged more than 100 factories.      Government-led...... Read more >>

Rare 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse to occur on Monday

Annular solar eclipse: Shadows on the ground will also turn into crescents and 'rings' of light as moon covers as much as 94% of the sun this Monday   WEATHER permitting, Shenzhen residents could see a rare annu...... Read more >>

Massive sinkhole opens up on Beijing road swallowing up truck

Cranes work on a caved-in section of the Shiliuzhuang road in Fengtai district of Beijing on April 26, 2011.     A section of Shiliuzhuang Lu collapsed in Fengtai district at 11:30 pm Monday beneath a t...... Read more >>

Ireland eyes further cooperation with Shenzhen

Barry O’ Leary    RECOGNIZING the rapid growth of Shenzhen and the abundance of companies in the Pearl River Delta which do business interna...... Read more >>

34 killed, 21 injured after Vietnam bus plunges into Serepok River

Rescuers say 34 people are dead after a bus accident in the central highland province of Dak Lak, Vietnam. Picture: AP / Tuoi Tre Newspaper Source: AP  ...... Read more >>

Stephen Bachop, ex-All Black pleads guilty to assault, drug charges

Stephen Bachop with his partner outside court   Former All Black Stephen Bachop has pleaded guilty to four charges laid after Rugby World Cup final celebrations last October. The 45-year-old admitted two a...... Read more >>

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, renowned German baritone dies, aged 86

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau at his home in Berlin in 2011.    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the German baritone whose beautiful voice and mastery of technique made him the 20th century’s pre-eminent interp...... Read more >>