On September 20, at the Jinan Talent Introduction Conference in Shandong, multiple recruitment booths were left unstaffed, and paper resumes submitted by job seekers were piled up in heaps on the desks, sparking mockery and concern among netizens regarding the employment situation.
On September 15, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province delivered a first-instance verdict, sentencing Bi Jingquan to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan for accepting bribes totaling over 57.42 million yuan between 1995 and 2025 by abusing his official positions. Bi Jingquan previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and Director of the State Food and Drug Administration.
After the closure of Yucai School in Pingyin County, Jinan City, Shandong Province, a teacher posted a complaint about the school owing wages and social security contributions, and suspected that their personal items in the office had been rummaged through. On-site footage shows items scattered across the classroom, with desks and books discarded at will.
Students at Jingyeyuan School in Jinan, Shandong Province, were filmed marching in highly organized square formations on their way to the cafeteria, sparking public criticism of the school's management model.