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Sichuan

Cash hidden under bed grows mold

A woman, surnamed Ma, discovered that 200,000 yuan ($29,400) in cash she had hidden under her parents' bed for three years in Chengdu's Wenjiang district had become covered in mold. Ma managed to exchange the money, which she had planned to use to buy a house, for about 190,000 yuan at a local bank. The bank clerk serving Ma reportedly vomited while counting the money due to its terrible stench.

Chengdu Business Daily

Shandong

Boozy party leaves boy hospitalized

A 13-year-old boy had to be treated in an intensive care unit for three days recently after drinking more than 0.5 liters of erguotou, a Chinese white spirit, during his primary school graduation party in Jinan. The boy was sent to hospital to have his stomach pumped after becoming intoxicated at the party, and was transferred to intensive care. The party was attended by 20 primary school students, who drunk a total of 3.5 liters of erguotou.

Qilu Evening News

Man detained over stealing own car

A man in his 50s, surnamed Su, was detained over the theft of his own vehicle after he used a spare key to drive off in the car, which had been detained by police in Jinan on July 3. Su was originally stopped by police when he was caught driving his vehicle, which was dented, down a street in the wrong direction. He was then detained for the first time after failing to present his driver's license to police. Su went home to collect his spare key and returned to his car, driving off in the vehicle, but was again detained after police launched an investigation.

Qilu Evening News

Zhejiang

Gambler held over alleged robbery

A man was recently detained in Taizhou after allegedly robbing a woman of about 300 yuan ($45) because his wife had left him after a quarrel. Yang Tianxiao, who is addicted to gambling, was detained at his apartment the following day after the victim sought police help. In 2012, Yang was sentenced to three and a half years in jail for robbery after he was divorced by his first wife.

Taizhou Evening News

Jilin

Spa faces lawsuit for privacy violation

A woman, surnamed Wang, said she plans to file a lawsuit against a spa in Changchun after two men entered the women's changing room on July 9 while she was naked, drying her hair. Wang said she was so scared that she screamed, and that the manager failed to provide a satisfactory explanation for the incident. A local lawyer suggested Wang negotiate a compensation figure with the spa.

New Culture Daily