The United States Transportation Research Board (TRB) awarded Guangzhou a sustainable transportation award on January 24. At their annual meeting, the TRB confirmed that Guangzhou had won the award due to a number of factors, including its successful ... Read More>>
On November 6th, Guangzhou has decided to cancel the policy of free public transport for its permanent residents during the Asia Games and offer transport allowance instead. Related links: Guangzhou Metro First Day Free Overflow: Long Queues to Ride 3-day ... Read More>>
Rumours have been spread on Weixin that there are 500,000 Africans living in Guangzhou in total. Read More>>
The new Guangzhou Library officially opened on June 23. Featuring a total space of 98,000sqm, the new library has a north building (floors 8-9) and a south building (floors 1-6) which play host to around 3.8 million books. Read More>>
The Guangzhou-Shenzhen section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high speed railway will be finished by the end of this year, after which it will take just 20 minutes to travel from Shenzhen to Guangzhou. The cross border section of Shenzhen-Hong Kong ... Read More>>
The 7th Guangzhou Boluo Dan Temple Fair begins on March 15th in the Nanhai God Temple. Read More>>
The "Albert Einstein (1879-1955)" Exhibit will come to Guangzhou for the first time on November 19th, when the new Guangdong Science Center opens. The exhibition will feature Albert Einstein's childhood toys, photographs, letters, manuscripts and ... Read More>>
January 20 a new H&M opened in Guangzhou’s Metropolitan Plaza. Time to pick up those leggings and basic jumpers you have been craving. Read More>>
During the Spring Festival Golden Week, Guangzhou’s TV Tower, Haixinsha Park, Flower City Square and other 2010 Asian Games sites became hotspots among visitors in Guangzhou. On Feb 2nd, visitors to the Guangzhou TV Tower almost reached the ... Read More>>
This year the Guangzhou 2014 International Laser Festival’s Opening Ceremony will be held in Haixinsha Park on November 15. The whole festival will run through to November 30. Read More>>
On September 2, train numbers T38/35 and T36/37 – which travel from Guangzhou to Urumqi – were officially put into service. The train covers a journey of 4684 km and takes 51 hours and 57 minutes to reach its destination. Read More>>
Guangzhou’s Indian Consulate, located on Tiyu Xi Lu, recently opened a new visa center where ordinary passport holders can apply for visas. Read More>>
By the end of October this year, Guangzhou police had detained over 20,000 suspects in 23,000 related drug cases. Read More>>
The "2010 Fashion Guangzhou" – Fashion Commodities Show opens at the China Export Commodities Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou on December 3rd, exhibiting various fashionable products of more than 2000 brands. Clothes, Home appliances, ... Read More>>
Guangzhou is planning to pass a legislation that will ban five types of vehicles. The five types are electric bikes, motorcycles, the sanlunche, customized motorized, and modified cars. Read More>>
According to the director of Guangzhou Price Bureau Luo Jiaxiang, Guangzhou plans to adjust the prices of some public services in 2011 including water, electricity, gas, taxi, public bus, parking lots, medical treatment, education and other services that ... Read More>>
On December 16, China Southern Airways will open their Guangzhou – Wuhan – San Francisco route. This will be the fourth connection between Guangzhou and North America via air. Read More>>
On October 8, the Southern Human Resource Market of China published a report on salary and working conditions in Guangzhou. Read More>>
In what should be a "passionate and seductive" set of performances, Roni Benise will be bringing his Spanish guitar musings to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou on December 22-23rd. Born in Nebraska, Benise has received much praise for ... Read More>>
As of 6 August you will be able to fly directly from Guangzhou to New York on China Southern Airlines. The flight, on the Boeing 777-300er, will take off four days a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Read More>>
Get out your running shoes and some clothes you don’t mind getting messy because the Color Run is coming to Guangzhou November 2. This will be the happiest 5 km run of your life….especially as the running part is the least important. Read More>>
The 2013 Guangzhou Job Fair for Foreigners will be held at the Marriot Hotel on April 20. Read More>>
In order to coordinate with the Asian Games, from November 13th to 26th, the Guangzhou metro network’s (APM excluded) hours of operation are to be extended by one hour. During the day of the Asian Games Closing Ceremony, the metro will run all night. ... Read More>>
In 2012, Guangzhou’s GDP per capita hit 105,909 RMB, making it China’s highest. Read More>>