10.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to audit reports from 24 provinces disclosed by Southern Weekly, 587 construction projects failed to pay work injury insurance for their employees, accounting for 1/4 of the projects audited; 91 units fraudulently obtained 310,000 yuan from the work injury insurance fund and maternity support funds; 18 projects at 4 universities double-claimed 2.1196 million yuan in research funding, and 2 universities owed enterprises 70.2501 million yuan in project payments.
07.22
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guangxi
The investigative report published by Southern Weekly, "Guangxi Liulan Reservoir Station Chief Talks About the 24 Hours Before the Breach," revealed that the reservoir's renovation cost billions yet was still a tofu-dreg project, the sluice gates were damaged, and of 54 staff on the payroll only 2 to 3 understood reservoirs; it was deleted across the entire internet within 24 hours of going online.
07.14
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·广西壮族自治区
Southern Weekend reported on July 14 about the dispatch, equipment failures, and command failures before the collapse of the Liulan Reservoir in Guangxi, revealing long-standing hidden dangers. The report was quickly deleted by censors after its publication.
07.14
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 3
·China
On July 14, 2026, Southern Weekly published an investigative report revealing inside details including the gate motor failure before the breach of Liulan Reservoir and the station chief calling the mayor 11 times without getting through; after causing a huge sensation, the report was deleted and banned across the entire internet within 24 hours.
2013.01
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·China
Southern Weekend's New Year's address "Chinese Dream, Constitutional Dream" was withdrawn by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, marking an intensification of media control.
2009.11.19
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·Guangzhou, Guangdong
In November 2009, Southern Weekly left its front-page headline blank, using an empty layout to protest the propaganda department's forced removal of an editorial accompanying an interview with Obama.