{
  "id": 748365,
  "title": "China’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/chinas-travellers-raise-alarm-over-error-filled-tourist-signs-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3363887/chinas-travellers-raise-alarm-over-error-filled-tourist-signs-public-spaces"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A highway operator in Gansu province, northwestern China, apologised on Wednesday after a service area sign for the hot water room, mistranslated in English as “open water rooms”, was shared on social media. Similar translation errors, as well as spelling mistakes, on signage at public facilities have repeatedly drawn attention, including an incident in late March, when a passenger at an airport…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s travellers raise alarm over error-filled tourist signs in public spaces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/chinas-travellers-raise-alarm-over-error-filled-tourist-signs-in-749314",
        "published": "2026-08-13T08:00:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}