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Guangdong

Resident rescues selfie-taker

A man who fell into the Pearl River in Guangzhou while taking selfies was rescued by a local resident, surnamed Bu, on the evening of April 8. Bu was chatting with friends under a tree when he realized someone had fallen into the water in the city's Haizhu district. The man who fell in had not been concentrating and leaned too far over the railings by the river bank, Bu said.

New Express Daily

Dementia patient's will deemed invalid

A female caregiver in Guangzhou has been told the will she was given by one of her former patients is invalid. The woman, surnamed Li, had cared for Xu Qiang for a decade before he died in 2011, age 85. Shortly before his death, Xu gave Li a handwritten will leaving her his apartment, but this document was ruled null and void in court as Xu had dementia when it was drawn up. Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court has upheld the lower court's verdict on appeal.

Guangzhou Daily

Parents leave daughter on plane

A 10-year-old girl was left on board a plane at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport on April 10 after her parents disembarked without her. The girl was found asleep by an air hostess after all the other passengers had deplaned at about 12:20 am. Her parents, who had been sat in a different row of seats, were called back to the plane after their daughter gave staff their telephone numbers. The flight was from Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Information Times

Shanghai

Migrants' house sparks complaints

Residents of a housing estate in the city's Xuhui district have complained that their health and well-being is at risk because of a house that has been converted to accommodate 34 migrant workers. A bed in the 140-square-meter house costs about 580 yuan ($84) per month, but it does not have sufficient toilet facilities, according to the complaints, and its occupants often have to stand in line for more than 30 minutes to use the bathroom. The estate's security and sanitation have been negatively affected by the influx of tenants, existing residents said.

Shanghai Morning Post

Yunnan

Cyclist cries over traffic violation

A cyclist in Kunming burst into tears after being stopped by traffic police and told to watch a video on Tuesday morning. The young woman was stopped as part of a program that aims to educate violators of traffic rules, because she had rode her bike against the flow of traffic. When she started crying, an officer attempted to comfort her, thinking she was distressed by the video. However, the unnamed woman said she was upset because she was late for work.

Chuncheng Evening News

Chongqing

Fiance loses villa's title deed in breakup

A man who transferred the title deed for a villa he owned to a member of his girlfriend's family has lost all access to the property following a breakup. The man agreed to put the deed under the name of his ex-girlfriend's relative because they planned to use the villa as the venue for their wedding. He only received 200,000 yuan ($29,000) for transferring the title, yet the villa is worth an estimated 4 million yuan, of which half is under mortgage.

Chongqing Morning News

Jiangsu

Wedding car crash proves costly

Failure to report a rear-end collision in Nanjing has resulted in the owner of two luxury cars having to cover the entire cost of the repairs himself. The vehicles, two Bentleys each worth 3 million yuan ($440,000), were part of a six-car wedding procession in the provincial capital. When the lead car stopped suddenly, the one behind crashed into it, but because the procession did not want to be late for the wedding, they neglected to report the crash. As a result, the cars' owner was unable to claim for the 300,000 yuan worth of damage on his insurance.

Modern Express

Toad soup medicine does not work

A 53-year-old man in Suzhou had to receive emergency medical treatment after drinking soup made from toads. His daughter cooked the soup for him because she believed it would cure his esophageal cancer, but instead it nearly killed him. Toads have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine as it is believed that they have a cooling effect on the body and remove toxins.

Yangtze Evening News