Newly minted graduates at the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies recently donned migrant worker garb to draw attention to their plight, by highlighting the fact that having a college degree is no longer a sure thing for obtaining a decent paying non-awful job.
Photos: College grads dress as migrant workers in low pay solidarity
Son incites father to rape girlfriend TWICE
A man in Shenzhen invited his father to rape his girlfriend twice after quarrels with her, an "offer" which the dad accepted on both occassions. Both father and son have now been sentenced to (a shockingly low) 39 and 18 months respectively behind bars, according to a report by the Southern Daily.
Police bust underground sex-therapy ring in Guangdong
Authorities have shut down a literally underground sex-therapy ring based in a run-down house under a mountain in Guangdong province. A watchdog and police had suspected the group of brainwashing members into performing various sex acts, claiming that it would help relieve their tension.
Man circumcises himself with razor, then faints at the sight of his own blood
A 33-year-old man fainted at the sight of his own blood after using a razor to circumcise himself following complaints from his wife about his overly-long foreskin.
Wukan reflects on landmark election
Residents of Guangdong province's Wukan village which held elections after they won rare concessions from autocratic Beijing reflect on the the experience. The previous authorities were forced out after a row over land and corruption. [AFP]
Ministry of Health investigates Hepatitis C outbreak in Guangdong
China’s Ministry of Health says it has sent medical experts to investigate a recent outbreak of Hepatitis C in the southern province of Guangdong, that has seen some 200 people infected.
Guangdong official hangs himself, predecessor committed suicide 16 months earlier
Su Li (苏力), the party secretary of Wujiang district in the city of Shaoguan, was found dead after apparently hanging himself in his apartment this morning. Police have ruled out homicide as a possibility, though the investigation is still currently ongoing. Su was transferred to the position he held at the time of his death in September of last year.
4 workers killed in separate glue poisoning incidents in Guangzhou
Chen Xilong (陈锡隆), one of the victims fortunate enough to survive, is suffering from massive memory loss and impaired cognition, while also experiencing great difficulty in speaking, in addition to other serious symptoms. When asked what one plus two is, he gave the answer "four" and reportedly smiled afterwards.
Photos: What Chinese democracy looks like in Wukan
On Wednesday in the coastal Guangdong village of Wukan (乌坎), nearly 7,700 villagers voted in open elections to select an independent election committee that will oversee the election of new village leaders in March. Many villagers are voting for the first time in their lives.
Another day, another massive land grab protest in Guangdong
Guangdong party chief Wang Yang may have won praise for his light-handed approach in dealing with Wukan, but has he actually opened the floodgates for a wave of land grab protests? Yesterday, 1,000 villagers rallied at the Guangzhou city government headquarters as the provincial people's congress met elsewhere in the city for the closing ceremony of its annual session, according to the South China Morning Post:
Wukan protest leader Lin Zuluan named party chief, elections to follow
Guangdong's Wukan village will re-elect new village leaders after a wave of massive protests which lasted for around 3 months captured nationwide attention. Lin Zulian (林祖恋), the protest leader as well as the chief of a committee running the village after protesters gained control, has been appointed as the village's Party Chief and is to organize the upcoming village election.
Guangdong CPPCC member wants to build a "Goddess of Harmony" statue
A Guangdong member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's political advisory body, has proposed to build a "Goddess of Harmony" (和谐女神像) at an important bridge linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau.
Guangzhou woman finds condom in yogurt
What's worse than making a condom out of yogurt? How about finding a condom in your yogurt? Wednesday afternoon in Guangzhou, a woman bought 4 boxes of yogurt, and discovered a condom swimming in one of the cartons of yogurt... after she took a bite.
Watch: Crazy Guangdong driver destroys everything to escape police
In Meizhou, Guangdong, a police officer attempted to stop a car with an obscured license plate on a busy road during rush hour. The driver, however, attempted to escape with little regard for others' lives or property - wreaking havoc on the surroundings before eventually being forcibly detained by the police and astonished passersby.
Cancer-causing mildew found in peanuts and cooking oil
Food safety regulators in Shenzhen, Guangdong, say they've found carcinogenic mildew in peanuts and cooking oil
South African woman executed for drugs. Was she innocent?
A 38-year-old South African woman by the name of Janice Bronwyn Linden (pictured right) has been executed more than three years after she was arrested for being found with 3kg of methamphetamine upon her arrival in the Guangzhou airport. Her death sentence was carried out by lethal injection (and witnessed by her own family members) just days after a Filipino was executed for a similar crime, sparking protests in the city of Manila.
Photos: Another 200 dogs rescued in Sichuan by volunteers
Volunteers rescued approximately 200 dogs in the Sichuanese city of Pengzhou (彭州市), who were in the process of being transported for sale and consumption in Guangdong province. Tang Qiong, who was in charge of the dog trafficking, was ordered by volunteers to stop loading his truck, and to release all the dogs from their cages inside his kennel.
Couple protest hospital debt by stripping naked with their children in Guangdong (NSFW)
On Sunday, a Henanese couple decided the best way to pay off their outstanding hospital bill was to walk the streets bare naked with their children in tow in Dianbai County, Guangdong.
China's first Good Samaritan law drafted in Shenzhen
Residents of Shenzhen can let out a sigh of relief and help people on the streets without the fear that the person they're helping is going to turn around and sue their rescuer. In light of the recent Yueyue debacle, Shenzhen has drafted China's first Good Samaritan Law to encourage the general public to help those in need.
Watch: Yueyue mini-movie aims to inspire
The roughly 7 minute long mini-movie seeks to inspire people to combat indifference in society. The film reenacts the now infamous event that occurred in Foshan, Guangzhou, wherein a small girl named Yueyue was struck by two trucks and ignored by numerous passersby before eventually succumbing to her injuries in a hospital.
14-year-old boy jailed 12 years for chopping up mom and sis with kitchen knife
A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to 12 years jail for killing his mother and sister in Guangdong's Liannanzhaigang Town
University student killed girl after rape attempt failed
A senior student in Dongguan University of Techonology has given himself up to the police for killing a sophomore after a failed attempt to rape her. The would-be rapist surnamed Ao followed Liang Rongcai (梁荣彩), the victim, to the washroom and attempted to rape her. Encountered with Liang's resistence, Ao killed her and subsequently escaped.
4,500 march against land grab in Lufeng, Guangdong
Thousands of protestors from Wukan village marched today in what appears to be a well-organised, peaceful demonstration in Guangdong's Lufeng city. They carried colourful banners with slogans against corrupt government officials and dictatorship as they demanded for the return of their farmland:
Photos: Numerous Guangdong departments coordinate to evict "nail house" family
Over 100 police officers backed by police cars, fire engines and ambulances from numerous departments worked together to end a year-long stalemate between the government and a "nail house" family in Guangdong's Yangqi village.
It wasn't koalas on sale in Guangzhou, but "bamboo rats"
Our doubts that the koala-like animal on sale in the Guangzhou restaurant isn't really a koala have been confirmed. They are, in fact, far from similar, as you can see in the picture on the right. The city's New Express Daily tracked down Hotel Fisher, a restaurant known for its wild and exotic cuisine where the supposed koala meat was being sold at 139 yuan per half kilo.
Watch: Teacher forces two children to slap each other continuously for being late
In a video spreading like wildfire around the 'nets, two students who reportedly caused their class's school bus to leave late are forced by their teacher to stand for five minutes and repeatedly hit each other across the face.

