BEIJINGVisitors flout park bansThe management of Yuyuantan Park has reiterated that swimming and fishing are banned in the East Lake, after a number of people have been caught openly flouting several warning signs posted nearby.新蒲崗迷你倉 Others have even set up makeshift stalls to sell swimming gear, People.com.cn reports. More signs will be put up and security patrols will increase. But some locals were sceptical that the illegal activities would stop, as visitors may simply wait until the security guards pass.Life for fatal bombTwo men have been sentenced in connection with a bombing that left one person dead and another injured in July last year, the Ynet.com news portal reports. The bombing took place amid a dispute between two fish vendors at a market in Fengtai district. One man, Xu Han Sheng, suspected the other retailer of sabotaging his sales, so he hired a hitman, Li Gui Cai, to put a bomb on the victim’s motorcycle, killing him and injuring his girlfriend. Xu got 14 years in prison for hiring Li, who received a life sentence.FUJIANCar dumped in chaseFuan police are searching for the owner of a car who refused to pull over and led police on a high-speed chase for several kilometres, the Ndwww. cn news portal reports. Police saw the car driving without a licence plate and gave chase. The driver pulled into a village and briefly lost police, who later found the abandoned car, which had not been inspected in years and was not insured.An emotional rescueRescuers pulled a woman from Yuandang Lake in Xiamen on Tuesday after she walked into the lake fully clothed until she was neck-deep in water, People.com.cn reports. Witnesses said she started crying and vomiting as soon as she was pulled from the water, but she would not give a reason for her unusual behaviour.GANSUJust deserts for a conA man in Dingxi was recently sentenced to 42 months in jail for swindling a woman out of more than 60,000 yuan (HK$75,300), the Lanzhou Morning Post reports. The married man began having an affair with the woman in July last year and did not say that he already had a family. He convinced her to give him money, in part to open a shop, but he spent the cash on drugs.Gang of robbers bustedPolice from Tongwei county, Dingxi, teamed up with Beijing counterparts to catch two leaders of a criminal organisation that allegedly committed several robberies in Tongwei, the Gansu Ribao reports. So far, 10 of the 11 wanted suspects have been caught. Eight were nabbed in Gansu, but three leaders fled. Police said the gang committed at least 25 robberies since January, stealing cash and items valued at more than 110,000 yuan.GUANGDONGReward for top ranksAny Guangzhou-based company that ascends the ranks of the top 500 corporations in the world will be awarded 20 million yuan, the Guangzhou Daily reports. The city government also plans to offer subsidies and rewards to lure more companies and boost the local economy.Official ‘abuses power’A deputy director of the education bureau in Heyuan has been removed from his post for abuse of power, the Guangzhou Daily reports. Cai Zhitao, along with his father, have been monopolising the production of all school uniforms in Zijin county for personal gain. An online revelation by whistle-blowers that Cai owns four apartments under his name, as well as a luxury camini storage, prompted an investigation by local disciplinary authorities.HENANAncient rooms damagedThe headmaster of a middle school in Nanyang city has been removed from his post for his role in the partial demolition of a Qing dynasty (1644-1911) building, and the head of a construction company has been detained on criminal charges, the Dahe Daily reports. Four out of nine rooms – all part of an ancient lecture hall located in the school – were demolished last week. The school was fined 500,000 yuan, and the city government ordered it to restore the building.Tourism slogans ‘boring’Two slogans being used by three tourism sites in Luanchuan county, Luoyang , have been met with internet criticism, but the local government said it was still happy to see the slogans so widely discussed, China National Radio reports. “Want to be an emperor? Come to Luanchuan!” and “Lao Tzu asks you to come for dinner” were panned for being unoriginal or uninspiring.HUNANMapping fruit ‘n’ veg farmsChangsha will start documenting where local fruits and vegetables are grown, as well as the soil quality at farms, in an effort to improve food safety, the Sanxiang Metropolis Daily reports, citing local environmental protection authorities. There is no timeline, but 26 vegetable and tea producers have applied for registration.Ex-chief accused of graftThe former party chief of Liling city has been handed over to judicial authorities for alleged corruption, the Legal Daily reports. Jiang Yongqing is accused of receiving bribes in 2009 to help a construction company win a bid to build a dyke. The malfeasance was reportedly exposed by a former disgraced chief of the city’s land and resources bureau who was detained in March.SHANGHAIRoad workers killedTwo highway maintenance workers died and three others were injured when a heavy truck, hauling about 32 tonnes of steel, hit their vehicle on a local highway on Tuesday morning, the Shanghai Morning Post reports. The truck slammed into the maintenance vehicle and pushed it along a metal railing beside the road for about 50 metres before both vehicles went off the road.308 guns seized this yearShanghai police said on Tuesday that they had seized 308 guns this year, along with 13,256 bullets and various other illegal weapons, the Dongfang Daily reports. The local police chief said the crackdown – including rewards for whistle-blowers and steps to stop online trade in arms – had resulted in 26 people being detained in 18 cases.YUNNANRed-packet defence at trialThe former general manager of the Kunming General Bus Company went on trial this week for alleged bribe-taking, and he tried to defend his acceptance of some money by saying that the exchange of so-called red packets was “reciprocal etiquette”, Yunnan.cn reports. Kunming prosecutors said Zhang Tongxian, 59, took 1.9 million yuan in exchange for contract bids and the high-visibility placement of adverts. No verdict had been reached.Mushrooms fell two moreTwo more people have been become ill after eating wild mushrooms sold in Yuxi markets – bringing the total to 40 since early June, Yunnan.cn reports. An outbreak of bad mushrooms made several people ill on June 5 and 6, and some of them were still being sold despite attempts to purge them. The two recent cases were reported on Tuesday, but there were no deaths.self storage
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