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A fire broke out in the Shuangyunli residential community in Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and the entire building was engulfed in thick smoke.

When an adult netizen in Zhejiang was applying for a Hong Kong and Macau pass, staff members required them to call their parents for confirmation and fill out an "explanatory statement" containing terms such as bearing all consequences of traveling abroad.

On September 21, in a certain place of Zhejiang, an elderly person with double-arm disability survived by scavenging, only able to open and rummage through trash cans with his feet; the related comment section was subsequently restricted from commenting.

On September 18, at a shopping mall square in Qiantang District, Hangzhou, multiple disabled individuals performing street art came into conflict with security guards and local police. Chaos and chasing broke out on the scene, with someone scattering white powder, drawing a large crowd of onlookers.

On September 17, a netizen in Hangzhou posted that after purchasing Hema shopping cards, police took protective payment-stopping measures, resulting in all of their bank cards being restricted. Even after the party involved cooperated with the police for verification, the account remained unfrozen, causing difficulties in daily life. Bank staff suggested switching to WeChat or Alipay balances, stating that using cards directly makes them prone to being frozen.

On September 12, surveillance footage from the Bao Pizza Binhe Square store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, showed an employee sprinkling suspected dandruff and appearing to spit on food waiting to be served, raising food safety concerns.

On September 7, netizens reported on social media that the application process for fresh graduate subsidies in Hangzhou has been obstructed, affecting their job hunting and resignation plans. The comment section sparked discussions on how subsidy policies lead companies to suppress wages and include subsidies as part of employee benefits. Some netizens believe that the cancellation of subsidies might force companies to improve working hour systems, while others call for fighting for both subsidies and the right to a two-day weekend.

On September 11, 2026, a Huawei exclusive store in Zhejiang Province forced two on‑the‑job employees to perform compulsory deep‑squat punishments, requiring them to squat continuously in place for dozens of times. Passersby on the scene witnessed and recorded the whole incident on their phones; the video later spread on social platforms, sparking netizens’ doubts and criticism of the company’s labor practices. The store has not issued any public response.

Netizens on a mini-program review platform commented on Hangzhou Jinxin Enterprise Management Company, stating that it requires female employees to wear yoga clothes, fires married employees, and only hires those who are unmarried and have not given birth.

A Victoria's Secret employee in Zhejiang had their request for care leave for their mother's lung cancer surgery rejected by their supervisor. After posting on social media and complaining to the headquarters, they were granted paid leave, and subsequent related public opinion was deleted by the platform.

Starting September 4, an entertainment venue in Zhuji, Shaoxing, Zhejiang was ordered by relevant local departments to suspend operations for rectification for three months, kicking off a new round of strict crackdowns on entertainment venues in Zhejiang.

Since August, a master's graduate has sent out hundreds of resumes only to face rejection everywhere, frequently encountering competition from graduates of 92-project universities during interviews. In an extreme case, a position with a monthly salary of 1,500 yuan received hundreds of applications and was driven down to 800 yuan, reflecting a severe youth employment crisis.

According to the Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory, the center of Typhoon Bavi made its second landfall around 00:00 on the 12th in Qingjiang Town, Yueqing, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, maintaining a typhoon intensity of Category 13 during both landfalls.

On July 11, Mabian Yi Autonomous County, Leshan, Sichuan was struck by severe floods; meanwhile, torrential rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered floods, leaving some people washed away by rapid currents or trapped on car roofs.

Typhoon Bavi, the 9th typhoon of this year, made landfall around 23:20 on the night of July 11 in Kanmen, Yuhuan, Taizhou, Zhejiang, with a maximum wind force of level 13 near the center upon landfall.

A China economic briefing released by the World Bank on July 8 pointed out that China's domestic demand will continue to shrink and housing prices will fall, with the root cause being that the government of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses 43% of its budget for investment while underfunding people's livelihood.

On July 2, Zhang Dandan, a professor and deputy dean at the National School of Development at Peking University, publicly stated to the media that the average working hours of Chinese laborers far exceed those of OECD countries, with ride-hailing drivers and food delivery riders working over 60 hours a week.

At midnight on July 1, Zheng Yuhuang received notifications from various short video platforms that all of his thousands of short video accounts created over the past few years were banned and cleared to zero.

On June 27, while lecturing at a paid seminar at the Hilton Beijing Capital Airport Hotel, Zheng Yuhuang was forcibly taken away for interrogation by two police officers and labeled as a "walking 500,000" (spy).