China Daily (Hong Kong)

Dumpling delivery goes wrong

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A car valued at more than 1.7 million yuan ($247,000) was written off in Shenyang after its driver plowed into a fence while rushing home to bring his wife dumplings. The man, who was uninjured in the crash, hit the fence as he attempted to overtake a taxi. He told police his car was worthless in comparison to his wife. A 77-year-old couple has returned to Chongqing after spending more than 380,000 yuan ($55,200) on a roundthe-world trip. Chen Zuchang and his wife Luo Xiansui visited 11 countries and regions during their 46-day adventure, which began on Nov 30. Luo said she had enjoyed traveling since she was very young, adding that the couple had visited many major cities and scenic spots in the mainland before they began their world trip. A man was detained in Meizhou after he attempted to break into a bank using a pair of bolt cutters on Jan 23. The 26-year-old, surnamed Yang, is accused of cutting through the steel shutters at the bank in the city’s Sanjiao township at about 1 am. He was detained when police were alerted to his presence by an alarm. Yang admitted he was attempting to break into the bank, but did not manage to take any money, according to the police. which was valued at 1 million yuan ($145,400), had gone missing. Following an investigat­ion, police detained Zhao’s son on suspicion of taking the car and selling it on for 210,000 yuan. The son has a gambling problem, according to reports. suspicion of stealing 30,000 yuan ($4,360) worth of jewelry from his wife. The man, surnamed Wang, told police that he took the jewelry to pay off his gambling debts, after losing his life savings of 60,000 yuan. His wife, surnamed Chen, called the authoritie­s when her jewelry went missing last month. She had previously confiscate­d all Wang’s bank cards in an effort to prevent him from gambling.

 ?? WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY ?? Children watch an interactiv­e talk at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing on Thursday, the last day of the Spring Festival holiday.
WANG ZHUANGFEI / CHINA DAILY Children watch an interactiv­e talk at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing on Thursday, the last day of the Spring Festival holiday.

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