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August 8, a man in Shanghai earned 100 yuan working part‑time at McDonald’s for 5 hours, then used the money at RT‑Mart to buy meat, vegetables and more than ten items, demonstrating local purchasing power.

A chain pest control company in Xiamen has long used the highly toxic pesticide dichlorvos for dozens of restaurants, and internal employees said they wouldn't eat there even if they were beaten to death.

On August 22, the influencer "Fishing and Hunting Qige" released an investigative video exposing that loading workers in the Chinese cabbage production area of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, treated cabbages by dipping them in formaldehyde medicine.

Zhong Shu, host of the podcast "A Single Tree Makes No Forest," skyrocketed to fame after interviewing director Christopher Nolan. The depth of the interview has received high praise from netizens and sparked widespread discussion.

Recently, a netizen shared the current state of Qingdao's matchmaking market: people inside and outside the system basically do not marry each other, and matchmaking also looks at a family's "proportion of establishment posts", even whether parents and siblings have establishment posts is counted together, and jobs at banks, state-owned enterprises, and as nurses are not considered.

Crosstalk comedian Guo Degang was investigated by Wuhan cultural and tourism authorities for improvising lyrics to a 'red song' without prior approval. Netizens used this incident to reference a Silicon Valley stand-up show, reminding the audience not to record to avoid implicating family members back in China.

One month after the floods in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou, Guangxi, some villagers' homes are still buried in mud, and elderly disaster victims are forced to clear silt themselves with shovels.

August 8, Osaka, Japan held “Justice for WangWang” march, about 200 participants voiced for the abused stray dog “WangWang” and puppies in Jieyang, Guangdong, calling for attention to animal abuse and legislation.

On August 1, some citizens in Taichung City, Taiwan, displayed a message of support for Wangwang on a large street electronic screen, which read "Her name is Wangwang, she is a gentle mother" and other words.

On July 31, Chinese authorities announced a one-year campaign to deepen the crackdown on organized crime, focusing on crimes using online platforms and soft violence.