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July 6, 2012, Friday
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PASSENGERS taking many taxis in Hangzhou won't miss a bleep of their digital connections as 200 cabs are now equipped with a free Wi-fi service.
"It's very convenient and I can deal with business matters online while I am in a taxi," passenger Mo Ruchang said after taking a taxi with the new service.
A driver surnamed Fu with Dazhong Taxi Co said his employer was the first to install the new service in cabs.
"Passengers can download movies or surf websites while in our taxis," he said. "Sometimes, because of heavy traffic, trips can take longer than expected and passengers get bored just sitting there. The new service is proving to be very popular."
Passengers can also get in touch with taxi drivers through an app on their smart phones through the free Wi-fi service and book in advance. Dazhong Taxi Co plans to expand its Wi-fi fleet to more than 500 taxis by October.
Bridge opens
Jiubao Bridge, connecting Jiubao and Xiasha on the northern bank of the Qiantang River with Binjiang and Xiaoshan districts in the south, opens today.
It will reduce travel time by car between Jiubao and Xiasha to Xiaoshan International Airport from 45 to 15 minutes.
The bridge tower also has elevators so cyclists and pedestrians can cross.
With a total investment of 1 billion yuan (US$159 million), Jiubao Bridge was designed to look like butterflies on water.
C Boy on his bike
Hangzhou Public Transport Group has selected "C Boy" as the mascot for its public bicycle rental program. The mascot was selected from six designs submitted by local residents.
Hangzhou is home to the world's largest free public bicycle rental program, with more than 60,000 bikes. It was selected as one of the eight best public bike service cities in the world by the British state broadcaster, the BBC, last year.
Student drug arrest
A graduate student at a medical college in Hangzhou was caught for drug offences including trafficking, police said. She said she got involved as she began using illegal drugs to lose weight.
The 26-year-old student, surnamed Yan, told police she was afraid she might lose her boyfriend if she continued to put on weight. Her unemployed boyfriend was caught by police earlier this year for trafficking drugs.
Police said Yan was caught in a drug deal at the entrance of a supermarket in Hangzhou.
In a separate development, the Hangzhou People's Intermediate Court this week handed down a number of sentences for drug trafficking. Two people were sentenced to death, six were sentenced to death with a reprieve, four received life imprisonment and four received jail terms of seven to 15 years.
Furniture refund
Luxury furniture retailer Da Vinci has been ordered to return 3.23 million yuan (US$512,698) a customer paid for its furniture in Hangzhou this week.
Hangzhou Gongshu District People's Court ruled that Da Vinci must pay the money back as the furniture retailer misled customers with exaggerated advertisements, but the court didn't support the customer's claim for 700,000 yuan for mental compensation.
The customer, surnamed Wei, bought Da Vinci furniture worth 2,908,660 yuan on May 4 last year, then bought more items from the retailer weeks later.
Chinese Central Television reported last July that Da Vinci claimed its furniture was made in Italy, but it was actually manufactured in Chinese factories, "exported" to the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone, and "imported" again.
Wei filed a lawsuit against Da Vinci on August 10 last year.
"It's very convenient and I can deal with business matters online while I am in a taxi," passenger Mo Ruchang said after taking a taxi with the new service.
A driver surnamed Fu with Dazhong Taxi Co said his employer was the first to install the new service in cabs.
"Passengers can download movies or surf websites while in our taxis," he said. "Sometimes, because of heavy traffic, trips can take longer than expected and passengers get bored just sitting there. The new service is proving to be very popular."
Passengers can also get in touch with taxi drivers through an app on their smart phones through the free Wi-fi service and book in advance. Dazhong Taxi Co plans to expand its Wi-fi fleet to more than 500 taxis by October.
Bridge opens
Jiubao Bridge, connecting Jiubao and Xiasha on the northern bank of the Qiantang River with Binjiang and Xiaoshan districts in the south, opens today.
It will reduce travel time by car between Jiubao and Xiasha to Xiaoshan International Airport from 45 to 15 minutes.
The bridge tower also has elevators so cyclists and pedestrians can cross.
With a total investment of 1 billion yuan (US$159 million), Jiubao Bridge was designed to look like butterflies on water.
C Boy on his bike
Hangzhou Public Transport Group has selected "C Boy" as the mascot for its public bicycle rental program. The mascot was selected from six designs submitted by local residents.
Hangzhou is home to the world's largest free public bicycle rental program, with more than 60,000 bikes. It was selected as one of the eight best public bike service cities in the world by the British state broadcaster, the BBC, last year.
Student drug arrest
A graduate student at a medical college in Hangzhou was caught for drug offences including trafficking, police said. She said she got involved as she began using illegal drugs to lose weight.
The 26-year-old student, surnamed Yan, told police she was afraid she might lose her boyfriend if she continued to put on weight. Her unemployed boyfriend was caught by police earlier this year for trafficking drugs.
Police said Yan was caught in a drug deal at the entrance of a supermarket in Hangzhou.
In a separate development, the Hangzhou People's Intermediate Court this week handed down a number of sentences for drug trafficking. Two people were sentenced to death, six were sentenced to death with a reprieve, four received life imprisonment and four received jail terms of seven to 15 years.
Furniture refund
Luxury furniture retailer Da Vinci has been ordered to return 3.23 million yuan (US$512,698) a customer paid for its furniture in Hangzhou this week.
Hangzhou Gongshu District People's Court ruled that Da Vinci must pay the money back as the furniture retailer misled customers with exaggerated advertisements, but the court didn't support the customer's claim for 700,000 yuan for mental compensation.
The customer, surnamed Wei, bought Da Vinci furniture worth 2,908,660 yuan on May 4 last year, then bought more items from the retailer weeks later.
Chinese Central Television reported last July that Da Vinci claimed its furniture was made in Italy, but it was actually manufactured in Chinese factories, "exported" to the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone, and "imported" again.
Wei filed a lawsuit against Da Vinci on August 10 last year.
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