Calls for Evergrande’s Lippi to take over the national team
Following Guangzhou Evergrande’s historic victory over FC Seoul in the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday, there has been a growing number in China calling on Marcello Lippi to “take the...
View ArticleGuangzhou wife for sale: only 300,000 yuan
It seems that in China today money can buy anything. But can it buy love? That’s a hard question to answer. It will, however, buy you a 20-year-old Chinese wife — assuming you have a spare 300,000...
View ArticleVisual translation app Waygo now helps with Chinese pronunciation
The smartphone app market is full of Chinese translation apps, but not all of them do it well — and not all of them offer a differentiating feature that stands out from the crowd. Now Waygo, a...
View ArticleGuangdong’s Dong River is cleaner than ever, but beware of jellyfish
Once regarded as one of the most polluted rivers in the world, the Dong River (also called Dongjiang), which flows through Guangdong and provides most of the drinking water in Hong Kong, is now...
View ArticleCheck this out: giant goldfish, named Bruce, found in Dongguan
A photo of a giant 15-inch goldfish lifted from a fish farm in Dongguan in 2002 has been making the rounds on many tumblr blogs over the past couple of days. Apparently it was named ‘Bruce’! The size...
View Article“Unprecedented” Shenzhen smog blamed on Hong Kong landfills
Shenzhen was hit by “choking smog” this month that Shenzhen authorities have blamed on Hong Kong’s landfill sites near the Chinese border, according to a report by the South China Morning Post. Strong...
View ArticleThe Nanfang talks Evergrande and Chinese football with renowned blogger
Cameron Wilson, a journalist by trade, is the Shanghai-based Founding Editor of WildEastFootball, a blog about Chinese football written in English. He has previously been interviewed by the likes of...
View ArticleIs it worth visiting Dongguan? A Toronto-based designer says absolutely
Nell Chitty is a Toronto-based designer who had just finished her Master of Design degree in Inclusive Design when she took her recent trip to China as a graduation present. She visited her childhood...
View ArticlePro tennis coming to Shenzhen with new ATP World Tour stop
Tennis fans living in Shenzhen will welcome the recent announcement from ATP on Tuesday that approves the city as the new location for the APT World Tour 250. ATP’s official press release has more:...
View ArticleGuangzhou to host DTM racing championship in 2014
Another high-level sporting event is coming to the PRD, hot on the heels of ATP’s announcement that professional tennis will make a stop in Shenzhen. Guangzhou has now beaten Shanghai in the battle to...
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