Alice Fung

1 week ago | newsgd.com | Alice Fung

From the comfort of her sofa, Kristen Hayden recently bought a new air conditioner and some outdoor sporting products on Chinese e-commerce platforms. "My friends can't stop talking about the '618' shopping spree. There are some pretty decent discounts if you can catch them in time," said Hayden, who is from the United States and works for a multinational company in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

1 week ago | newsgd.com | Alice Fung

A Gmelina hainanensis branch. File photosSome animal and plant species that have been discovered in Dapeng: (L to R) the white-bellied sea eagle, the white-flowered black mangrove, the Papilio memnon, and the Rhyothemis triangularis. A WILD species new to Shenzhen was recently discovered on a coastal hill in Dapeng New Area during a biodiversity survey conducted by the Dapeng Administration of the Shenzhen Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau. Gmelina hainanensis leaves.

1 week ago | newsgd.com | Alice Fung

Learning Chinese has become very popular in Central Asia, with the number of candidates taking the Chinese Proficiency Test — also known as the HSK — soaring to over 16,700 in 2024, a threefold increase compared with 2020,  according to the test organizer. "The HSK was first introduced in Central Asia in 2007.

1 week ago | newsgd.com | Alice Fung

(Photo: Nanfang Daily)Shenzhen's weather has recently become unbearably hot. The intense heat persists in the following days, and a yellow alert for high temperature remains active across the city. Such extreme heat puts people to the test and may result in heatstroke that requires emergency rescues. On June 5, a child was accidentally locked inside a car under the blazing sun in Yinchuan City, Ningxia, risking severe heatstroke.

1 week ago | newsgd.com | Alice Fung

(Wei Jie/Tao Dandan)Nearly 20 residents from mixed-nationality families attended a seminar on Chinese marriage law updates and inheritance notarization in Shekou last week, eager to understand their legal rights and obligations under reforms that came into effect early this year. The seminar, organized by the Shekou Management and Services Center for Expats (Shekou MSCE), was held at the Shekou Foreign Legal Assistance Center.