China_Report_Issue_49_June_2017

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  1. The No. 506 bus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, becomes the first in China to allow
    passengers to pay their fares via online payment platform Alipay.

  2. In Xi’an, Shaanxi, a Chinese teacher livestreams her teaching to her students
    after schools temporarily suspended classes due to severe smog.

  3. Kunming University opens a “talent store” on the online shopping website
    Taobao to put its “items” – 65 fresh graduates – on sale as an attempt to solve
    the employment problems. Employers can pay 1,000 yuan (US$ 145) to “buy”
    a graduate, and the school will help employers and students make connections
    and arrange interviews. The money will be fully returned within a week if the job
    works out.

  4. China's first wheat museum, in Wenxian, Henan, lets visitors use VR devices to
    experience scenes of the harvest.

  5. A man uses an automatic toilet paper dispenser that uses facial recognition
    technology at a public toilet at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

  6. In Qingyuan, Guangdong, a deliveryman from a noodle restaurant drives
    a Tesla to deliver food. The restaurant provides three luxury cars – a Tesla, a
    Maserati, and an Audi TTS – for customers to choose from.

  7. China’s first Internet hospital was founded in Wuzhen, Zhejiang in late 2015.
    Via a website and a smartphone app called We Doctor, patients can register for
    services, make appointments, check examination results and enjoy other medical
    services online.


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