Parking lot company ordered to pay for car damage
A company that manages a multi-level parking lot in Huangpu district has been ordered to pay 5,700 yuan ($917) to a driver whose car was damaged on one of the facility’s elevators, the local court said Friday.
Instructor scams 600k yuan from driving students
A driving instructor has been arrested in Songjiang district for swindling more than 600,000 yuan ($96,600) from 146 students over three years, local police said Friday.
Password pilferer arrested
A woman has been arrested in Qingpu district for secretly stealing 17,000 yuan ($2,737) from a co-worker’s online account, most of which she spent on a pet bulldog, local police said Friday.
Feeding frenzy
Parents and children watch a diver feeding baby fish Sunday at the Shanghai Changfeng Ocean World. Visitors can see different kinds of baby fish, such as cichlid, white tip shark, seahorse, aurelia and clownfish at the park’s Spring Fantasies of Baby Fish show. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
China launches crackdown on online porn
China will launch a renewed campaign against the spread of pornography on the Internet, the national anti-porn agency announced on Sunday.
Burning down history
Cultural relics going up in flames due to poor fire protection
Another Chinese city opens train travel to Pyongyang
A group of 32 Chinese tourists on Sunday took a train from Ji'an City in northeast China's Jilin Province for five-day trip to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
China patrols Diaoyu Islands
Three China's maritime police vessels patrolled in China's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands Saturday, the State Oceanic Administration said.
New railway under construction in Xinjiang
Construction of a new railway in far west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which will eventually link the area with Kazakstan, got underway on Friday.
Mafia-style gang trial calls key witness to court
Trials of 36 members of an alleged mafia-style gang, led by former mining tycoon Liu Han, continued on Saturday in central China's Hubei Province with a key witness being called to court.