Forums > Living in Kunming > Hospital recommendations for giving birth Yes - Chinese settle primarily for safe and efficient delivery, and (again, on average) do not put as much detail on how it gets done. Same for many services, medical or other. End result means more than the process, and in child delivery historically there are more valid reasons for that.
In case of foreigner experiences as described above, this goes deep in the system and the people working in the field are not (yet?) equipped to even consider other or better processes, because only the results in big picture matter.
In other words, "it doesn't matter if a cat is black or white so long as it catches mice"...
Forums > Living in Kunming > Hospital recommendations for giving birth @Misfit:
I dare to say that there is a cultural(?) difference in what sort of quality average Chinese vs average foreign, let's say consumer, is looking for. Even more so in matters of services related to life and death as is case in delivering babies.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Replacement Mobile Phone Battery Reviving another old thread.
My Samsung phone has started complaining about deteriorating battery performance, which I can also observe from slow recharge times.
It is a few years old model (2018), with no warranty left or anything of the kind.
Still it functions well otherwise, so I would want to replace the battery instead of buying a new phone. However, it's new enough for battery replacement not being a simple plug and play thing.
The phone was bought abroad, which apparently is a problem.
My wife called the official Samsung service where they do these operations in Kunming, who told that they only do this service for phones bought in China. I first thought they might have misunderstood for service under warranty, but that's not the case here.
In theory I could replace the battery myself if I can acquire the replacement battery and the needed set of tools.
But I want to double-check that the information given to my wife is correct - has anyone else ran into this sort of restriction, with Samsung or other brands?
Forums > Living in Kunming > Healthcode QR no longer show booster shot days ou @AlPage48: "app finally relented and let me get setup correctly"
After the total failure, did you have to reinstall the app, or did it magically start work without reinstalling?
Forums > Living in Kunming > Healthcode QR no longer show booster shot days ou @AlPage48
I have the same. No QR code showing in the app front page. It kind of loads and flashes there when the app is started, but quickly disappears leaving only the text.
Invasive 'armyworm' threatening corn production in Yunnan, SE Asia
发布者In my wife's hometown - and I assume many small-scale farms elsewhere - corn from the farmers' own fields is the main feed for pigs, trade of which has already been impacted by african swine fever.
Public Notice: A message from the Kunming Public Security Bureau
发布者Since this website serves foreigners (and locals) not just in Kunming but wider in Yunnan province, I wonder if something to reflect that could be arranged in regards of this PSB cooperation.
At least my personal observations of matters related to organized crime is not so much in Kunming, but outside it.
Film Premiere: Check out our travel series Yunnan: The China You Never Knew!
发布者The first episode left a bit hasty picture. in my opinion in line with what Kunming is - a crossroads city to spend a day, max two, on way to other tourist sites in the province..
Personally I would have liked seeing more in depth stuff, not just the 2-3 highlights available on any travel guide.
But probably cannot do much more in few minutes show, and also why I don't epect much more from the coming episodes.
Kunming spearheading provincial "toilet revolution" 2.0
发布者@vicar: "I know how to keep toilets clean"
In most public toilets in city (and beyond) that I have seen, they have a cleaning person stationed on the premises. I don't know know if they even go home for nights.
In many countries that alone would be considered a huge investment, but obviously not in China.
Kunming spearheading provincial "toilet revolution" 2.0
发布者I wonder if it will be possible to check the "real-time concentrations of nitrogen, ammonia and PM2.5" inside a stall before and after your own visit.