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Try Your Luck with Our Special CNS Charm Draw

November 28, 2025
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Try Your Luck with Our Special CNS Charm Draw

Get ready for a recap of this weekend's news and highlights.

The "ICYMI" (In Case You Missed It) section of City News Service is a regular weekend feature.

ICYMI: Week 88

This week's prize

Winners this week will receive custom-designed, limited-edition City News Service charms! There will be five winners, each receiving one.

"Dong Xi Nan Bei" (literally "East, West, South, North") is actually a childhood game many of us used to play – did you ever try it? It is a classic paper-folding fortune game – similar to a "cootie catcher," where you open and close the paper flap to reveal a fun challenge or reward.

It's simple. You start with a square piece of paper, fold all four corners toward the center, flip it over, and fold the corners in again. That's it! On the outside, you write the four directions – east, south, west, and north. Inside, you write eight tasks or rewards, such as "meow like a cat," "wash dishes for a week," "tell a joke," etc.

Try Your Luck with Our Special CNS Charm Draw
Credit: Ti Gong
Caption: Making the Dong Xi Nan Bei game

You put your fingers into the four flaps, let the other person choose a direction and a number, then open and close the paper horizontally and vertically according to their number. When you stop, the inside flap reveals the task or reward.

The charm is made of leather and printed with the City News Service logo. You can hang it on your bag or use it as a door or window decoration. It's simple, stylish and beautiful.

Click here to start!

Try Your Luck with Our Special CNS Charm Draw
Credit: Ti Gong
Caption: CNS charm

About the Quiz

Using news content from the previous week, we will quiz you, our users, on your knowledge of current affairs and what is happening in your city, and elsewhere.

There are prizes to be won, with the items changing regularly.

Anyone can take part, so challenge yourself or your family, or play with a group of friends or workmates – find out who best has their finger on the pulse of what's happening in this vibrant city, this dynamic nation, and around the world.

Editor: Liu Xiaolin

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