The Guangzhou Municipal and District Government announced plans yesterday to build 30 football pitches in 12 different districts. The government is hoping to build a further 70 by 2016, making a total of 100 in the next two years. Read More>>
Guangzhou’s local chengguan teams have come up with a solution to the city’s public urination problem, in the form of a bathroom locator app. They proudly announced it via their weibo account this week. Read More>>
Grammy nominated and former World No. 1 DJ Paul Van Dyk will be hitting up the D.Labe Livehouse in Guangzhou May 31. The native Berliner is up there with the likes of Fat Boy Slim and Paul Oakenfield in the rankings of world class DJs and is a trail blazer ... Read More>>
The Guangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau released a notice on new measures to try and curb the city’s serious pollution problem. The report stated that on heavily polluted days the city will implement alternate number plate restrictions, similar to ... Read More>>
According to the Guangdong Provincial Meteorological Observatory from May 8-11 Guangzhou will experience the heaviest rainfall to hit the city or province so far this year, accompanied by a slight rise in temperature. Read More>>
Guangzhou’s garish LED light displays have led it to become known as ‘the city without night’. Read More>>
Guangdong’s Provincial Quality Supervision Bureau recently published its findings from an inspection of food manufacturers in the region. The report stated that Guangdong produced Yuefeng Peanut Oil contained an alarming 326 times the acceptable level of ... Read More>>
You’ll now be able to skip those queues and check in a little easier now that Guangzhou Baiyun Airport has launched its first self check-in service. The self check in devices officially came into use April 24, and theoretically you will be able to check ... Read More>>
Guangzhou City now plans to levy taxes for construction sites that stir up too much dust according to the Guangzhou Daily. The policy is set to take effect on by the end of August as part of Guangdong Province’s efforts to fight air pollution. Read More>>
Legendary motorbike brand Harley Davidson is heading to the Guangdong Province in June, with the company opening its first shop in the region. The shop is currently settling in to Panyu district in Guangzhou and will officially open in June. Read More>>
After the huge fire at the Jianye building on December 15 last year, fire safety regulations have become much stricter and the Band Village on Yongsheng Street has fallen victim to the tightened regulations. 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>>
For the celebrations due to take place on the long weekend of May 1 to 3 for the May Day Holiday, Guangzhou Police have authorized around 3,000 armed men to patrol the streets and maintain order and safety. Read More>>
According to authorities in Guangdong Province, an illicit “underground” visa business is thriving in Guangdong Province. Read More>>
Mount Everest National Nature reserve is having a wildlife exhibition at Guangdong Provincial Museum. Over 200 wild animal specimens and more than 300 field exhibition photographs will be on display, shot by a Guangdong wildlife expedition team of over 40 ... Read More>>
From June 20 China Southern will open Guangzhou to Frankfurt flights. The flights will leave Guangzhou in the morning, have a little pause in Changsha and then head on to Frankfurt. Read More>>
Guangzhou police recently raided a ‘hideout for mass gay promiscuity’, arresting 113 men. In the establishment they found large quantities of pornographic material and condoms. Read More>>
On March 20 a man was passing through the security check at Guangzhou’s Ximenkou station when he claimed that the boxes he was carrying had a bomb inside. Read More>>
Guangzhou Transport authorities plan to add 50 new bus lines to the already massive traffic network in order to lessen the dependency on cars and ease congestion. Read More>>
Guangzhou Price Bureau has released its latest price adjustment scheme for parking fees in the city. The increase is pretty dramatic. Read More>>
In the past 50 days they have received 262 babies and cannot manage the load of anymore. Read More>>
If you are in Guangdong at the moment, you are probably getting a bit tired of this soggy weather. Well, no good news here as it likely to continue to rain for the next couple of days… Read More>>
This morning, March 4, a stampede took place on Guangzhou’s metro line 5 when two men let off an unknown irritant gas. The packed subway carriage arrived at Xicun Station and people poured out of the doors in disarray, many hurt and without some of their ... Read More>>
There are times in the city when you really can’t get a cab. On those rainy days or long nights out, you’ll be thankful you downloaded the Uber app. Read More>>