Dongguan is scrambling for female workers after sex crackdown causes many women to leave the city. And contrary to popular belief, most civil servants live a simple life.
Guangdong loses female labor after sex trade crackdown
Recent figures from the human resources and social security department of Guangdong province show that the city of Dongguan lacks 100,000 people in its labor force, China Business News reported. Many female workers left the city and very few are coming in, after the city was linked to pornography with the large-scale crackdown on the sex trade. Shoe factory owners said that only a third of its female workers returned to work after Spring Festival.
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Civil servants post simple meal online
A civil servant in Yongzhou county, Hunan province, posted a photo online of his lunch, which cost 4 yuan. The lunch is composed of two dishes, one vegetable and soup. The man was once a migrant worker in Guangdong province, and returned home to work as a civil servant following his parent's advice. The picture sparked wide interest on the Internet, as many said, "It’s quite a good meal costing only 4 yuan." The man said he just wanted people to know about the real life of a civil servant. He said he feels big financial pressure now because of his low salary. (www.rednet.com)
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New online game beats Japanese
People's Daily Online promoted a new online game, "Beating Devils," in which players can beat Japanese Class A war criminals from World War II, after the company promoted the game "Beating Greedy Officials" in late 2013. While enjoying popularity among netizens, some people wonder whether the game is a way to foster patriotism.
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Taxi apps should be user-friendly
Alibaba Chairman Ma Yun shared his views Thursday on the newly popular taxi-booking apps such as Kuaidi and Didi. He said several days ago, his mother was having trouble getting a taxi, and he realized that this may have been because young people are all using the apps to book taxis. Ma said while Didi and Kuaidi are competing with each other, they should be more concerned with being user-friendly, especially for older people and children, because this is an important market, Sina Tech reported.
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Tips on "catching ministers" at two sessions
Netease recently posted "guidelines for catching ministers" for journalists who are covering the two sessions （NPC and CPPCC). Grabbing a minister for an interview between meetings is always key task for reporters. The guidelines offer suggestions such as, "If you haven't found him yet, have you tried the coat check area or the restroom area?" (www.163.com)
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Hospital's doctors can open own clinics
Beijing's Health and Family Planning Commission said on Thursday that it plans to allow doctors working for hospitals to open their own clinics. Under a 1994 regulation, such doctors are not allowed to open their own hospitals or clinics. The change is being made as part of the city's effort to encourage investment in its medical service industry and to motivate medical workers to provide better service.
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Lack of using child seats blamed for deaths
Each year, more than 185,000 children under the age of 14 die in car accidents in China, government records show. Zhao Xinyong, deputy director of the Road Safety Research Center at the Ministry of Public Security, said that the infrequent use of child seats is a major reason for the deaths. Records show that parents use the seats less than 1 percent of the time.
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Shanghai's permanent population tops 24m
The number of permanent residents of Shanghai exceeded 24.15 million by the end of last year, 347,200 more than in 2012. The Shanghai Statistics Bureau said on Wednesday that 14.25 million people had permanent residence permits, while the number of migrant residents was 9.9 million.
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Xiaomi hailed for understanding its Korean TV fans
A poster in the cafeteria of Beijing Xiaomi Technology Group attracted wide attention on the Internet. The poster says, "As the TV series My Love from the Star will have its big finale on Friday, if the hero and heroine do not end up together, the cafeteria will prepare fried chicken and beer to ease your pain." The post was circulated on WeChat, hailing the company as very considerate. The last episode was released on Friday.
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Half of urban elderly don't live with kids
A survey shows 51.1 percent of urban elderly people do not live with their children, and more than half of the polled reported high blood pressure, Beijing Morning News reported. The survey, released by the China National Committee on Aging, questioned 10,000 elderly citizens in 10 cities nationwide. Senior citizens in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, have the highest pension of 3,294 yuan ($542) per month.
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Insecure bank card
A family of four people was recently detained by police in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, for taking all the money -- 16,700 yuan ($2,748) -- from a bank card that they found in front of the ATM. The bank card had its password written on the back. The card belonged to an old man surnamed Xiong, a migrant worker in Guangzhou. He put the code on the card because he had a hard time remembering it. The police soon found the culprits and arrested them, as the ATM camera recorded the whole incident.
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Young student stabs himself after test
A 9-year-old boy in Shuangcheng pushed four needles into his abdomen because he was stressed about scoring 99 out of 100 possible points in a school exam, news portal dbw.cn reported on Wednesday. The elementary school student was taken to a hospital after he told his parents he had a stomach ache. Doctors removed the needles.
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