Dongguan
Coverage of Dongguan in the Nexus archive.
- Nearly 170 mainland Chinese motorists expected in Hong Kong under expanded scheme
Nearly 170 mainland Chinese motorists are expected in Hong Kong under an expanded cross-border travel scheme. The Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles scheme now includes five cities and doubles the daily quota to 200, with hotels offering packages to attract visitors.
- Chinese policewoman supports parents of colleague who died in line of duty for 20 years
A policewoman in southern China has supported the parents of her deceased colleague for 20 years after he died saving people from drowning. Deng Wenguo, a police officer in Dongguan, Guangdong, was recognized as a martyr by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs for his 2006 death during a rescue operation.
- Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University
Zhang Wei, a former chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Colorado Boulder, has joined Great Bay University in China as deputy dean and chair professor. He was appointed during a ceremony at the university’s Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan, Guangdong, on July 2.