University in hot water over rule rationing students to one shower every 18 days
A university in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province, has ruled that only 720 shower opportunities are available for 13,000 students each day due to a shortage of hot water from the newly constructed water supply system, which means students will only be able to take a shower every 18 days, Pear Video reported on Monday.
Tough pet turtle survives 8-month 'vacation'
A pet Brazilian turtle was found alive after being left alone in a college dorm in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province, for eight months when school was suspended, a surprise gift for its owner who said she had cried several times thinking it had died.
Police officer caught using jailed convict's phone for private purposes
A man in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province, found on Tuesday that his cell phone had been used for private purposes by a local policeman during the four years he was in jail.
Released detainee gets stuck in credit card debt due to identity theft
A recently released detainee in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province, was shocked to find that she had a new credit card opened in her name, which left her 20,000 yuan ($2,900) in debt to the bank, while she was serving time in prison, reported The Paper on Tuesday.
SW China's Chongqing treats tourists to hot pots while sitting in ice buckets
A water park in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, a city known as a mecca for hot pot lovers, has recently offered a special treat for food pilgrims - enjoying hot pots while sitting in ice buckets in an outdoor swimming pool, as the sweltering summer heat continues.
3-year-old girl caught up in kite and thrown to the sky
A 3-year-old girl became entangled by a kite and pulled nearly 10 meters into the air due to strong winds at the annual Hsinchu Kite Festival in the island of Taiwan, CCTV News reported Monday. Luckily, the girl was only slightly injured as people managed to catch her in time before she fell to the ground.
Plant life takes over college dorms left unoccupied due to epidemic
Chinese college students returning to campus have found uninvited guests in their dorms, which have been unoccupied for eight months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Two men in South China steal bones from grave to win favor with dead man's descendant
Two men in South China's Guangxi Province who had dug up a grave and stolen the bones were found to have done this to earn the favour of the deceased person's descendant when they "helped" him recover the bones.
Hospital in East China seeks volunteers to donate feces
A hospital in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu Province, has recently attracted attention for asking for donations of feces from volunteers to treat a patient's intestinal tract disease.
N.China restaurant slammed over 'gender-specific lunchbox'
A restaurant in North China's Tianjin Municipality drew controversy recently over its decision to launch gender-specific boxed lunches, in which the "female version" lunchbox has fewer dishes than the men's but costs the same.
$145,000 reward set for missing thousand-year-old cultural relics
Police in Xianyang, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, are offering a reward of one million yuan ($145,000) for a pair of stone lions dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) which have been missing for 10 years. The reward, which will be given to anyone who provides significant clues leading to their recovery, is expected to lure accomplices to report their own crimes.
No claws for concern as police led on fake 'tiger' hunt
After arming themselves to the teeth to catch a tiger reported by a local resident in a village in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, police found that the wild cat on the loose was just someone's pet dog.
Phone scam exposed after 'kidnapper' persuaded to cut ransom from $70,000 to $6,000
A woman in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang Province, successfully blew the lid off a hoax after she figured out that her daughter's "kidnapper", who quickly agreed to cut the ransom from 500,000 yuan ($70,000) to 33,000 yuan ($6,000), was a swindler.
Woman discovers dead body of upstairs neighbor after seeing blood leaks from ceiling
A tenant in China who reported a foul smell and red liquid on her ceiling discovered that the marks came from her upstairs neighbor who had been dead for days.
Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain
The south area of the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Northeast China's Jilin Province reopens to tourists on Tuesday. The volcanic lake is well-known for the legends of its “lake monsters” that live beneath the water.
KFC suspends 'It's Finger Lickin' Good' commercial slogan due to safety concerns amid COVID-19
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), one of the biggest fast-food chains in the world, announced Monday that it is suspending its famous commercial slogan globally - "It's Finger Lickin' Good," amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the 64-year-old slogan "doesn't feel quite right" given the ongoing situation.
Swiss parachutist makes world's first jump from solar-powered plane
A parachutist completed the world's first jump from a solar-powered aircraft Tuesday after the plane soared to a height of 1,520 meters over western Switzerland, Swiss organizers said.
Woman in Central China smashes neighbor's security camera due to fear of bad luck
A woman in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, smashed her neighbor's security camera, saying that it created adverse fengshui and brought bad luck to her family, according to Knews on Monday.