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Shandong

College bans miniskirts, shorts

A university in Jinan has banned its students from wearing miniskirts and shorts on campus, becoming the first institution in the city to do so. Jinan Vocational College of Nursing issued a regulation saying that such clothing is indecent, but students have complained that it is too hot during summer. Anyone found to be wearing inappropriate clothing will be sent back to their dormitories to change or have points deducted from their class, the college said.

Qlwb.com.cn

Ningxia

Woman fined for dangerous stunt

A woman in Wuzhong has been fined 10 yuan ($1.50) after a 10-second video clip of her sitting atop a moving SUV went viral. Traffic police launched an investigation into the video after being alerted to it by netizens. The footage showed the woman sitting on top of the vehicle as it maneuvered down a busy street. Police were able to identify the car's owner with the help of netizens.

Nxnews.net

Zhejiang

Girl swallows dental instrument

The mother of a 6-year-old girl in Wenzhou who swallowed a dental instrument while having her teeth filed down is seeking compensation. The woman, surnamed Hu, had asked for 40,000 yuan ($5,880) and a public apology, but following an investigation, the local health department only offered 10,000 yuan and to pay the girl's medical bills. It said in a statement that no wrongdoing was uncovered when the hospital and dentist concerned were investigated. The girl who swallowed the 3-centimeter-long instrument excreted it two days later.

Zjol.com.cn

Henan

Guard forestalls romantic gesture

A student at the Henan University of Engineering who bought 99 watermelons in an attempt to win back his ex-girlfriend was thwarted by a campus security guard. The student, who had hired a van to transport the produce, drew a large crowd of onlookers when he began unloading it at about 9.30 pm on June 19. But before he could show his ex the display of melons, a guard arrived to disperse the crowd, who took the fruit with them. The number 99 is often considered to be auspicious for couples in China, because the Mandarin word for "nine" sounds the same as the word for "longevity" and two nines together are representative of a long marriage.

Eastday.com

Hubei

Woman drives car into ditch

A woman in Xiaogan drove her car into ditch on July 1 after her navigation system gave her the wrong directions. The 30-year-old, surnamed Yu, was driving home from a concert in Wuhan, the provincial capital, at about 11 pm when the accident occurred. She was not injured, but had to extricate herself from the vehicle, which was later removed from the 2-meter-deep ditch by the emergency services. Yu said she frequently relied on her navigation system when she did not know the way home.

Chutian Metropolis Daily

Guangxi

Clothesline breaks woman's fall

A woman in Liuzhou who fell out of the window of her apartment on the 21st floor survived after getting entangled in a clothesline two floors below. The 43-year-old, surnamed Li, told police she was attempting to clean her own outdoor clothesline when she slipped and fell at about 6 am on July 2. The owner of the apartment on the 19th floor managed to pull Li inside before contacting the police.

Nanguo Today News