Bullet train accident

Two people were killed and two others injured when they were hit by a bullet train traveling from Guangzhou to Shenzhen in Pinghu, Longgang District, according to a Daily Sunshine report on Monday.

One of the survivors received a fractured* skull*, while the other had minor injuries.

According to Shenzhen Railway Station, bullet trains on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen line generally travel at speeds of up to 180 kilometers per hour.

Halloween products

Halloween products are selling well as a growing number of young people and children will celebrate the night of horror next Monday.

Although Halloween was not as popular as Christmas and Valentine's Day, more people were joining in festivities, said an unidentified ornament* maker.

Toddler's death

Police will charge the two drivers who ran over a 2-year-old girl in Foshan, Guangdong, in a tragedy that appalled* the nation after surveillance* footage of the incident was posted online.

Wang Yue, known to her family as Yueyue, died on early Friday from multiple organ failure and brain damage after seven days in the intensive care unit at Guangzhou Military General Hospital.

Surveillance footage shows Yueyue being struck by a white minivan* and one of the front wheels running over her. The van driver stopped briefly then drove off with the back wheel running over the girl.

Global piano contest

The second China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition opened on Sunday night at Shenzhen Concert Hall.

This year's competition attracted 45 contestants from 15 countries who are competing in 15 rounds.