Around Shanghai

A 23 year old woman has been charged in Minhang District for attempted extortion for allegedly trying to extort 500,000 yuan from her boss after she saw a love letter on his computer.
Great news for families of migrant workers here: Children without a Shanghai hukou can now apply to the local education administration to receive education.
Over 100 fare dodgers on the Shanghai subway were caught and fined the maximum penalty of RMB45 during a four-hour crackdown yesterday. Maybe if the maximum penalty were a little higher, people would think twice next time.
A mouse attacked an elderly Alzheimer's patient and tore off her eyelid while she was sleeping at a mental health clinic in hospital. Her family members now demand that the clinic pay for her plastic surgery because dying with your eyes wide open ("死不瞑目") in Chinese culture means going away with a life full of grievances or regrets.

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