- The No. 506 bus in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, becomes the first in China to allow
passengers to pay their fares via online payment platform Alipay. - In Xi’an, Shaanxi, a Chinese teacher livestreams her teaching to her students
after schools temporarily suspended classes due to severe smog. - 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. - China's first wheat museum, in Wenxian, Henan, lets visitors use VR devices to
experience scenes of the harvest. - A man uses an automatic toilet paper dispenser that uses facial recognition
technology at a public toilet at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. - 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. - 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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