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Chinese Airline Demands Odor Free Pilots, Sniffs Armpits at Job Interviews

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:00:38 +0000

A pilot should have good vision and fast reflexes, that much is a given. But Hainan Airlines has an additional requirement for its pilots, which is a bit harder to explain… China’s fourth largest airline demands that its pilots be odor free. They are so determined to keep their planes free of B.O. that their recruiters are required to [...]

Chinese Father Sues Wife for Delivering Ugly Baby

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:45:43 +0000

Usually when couples with kids decide to go their separate ways, they tell the children that the divorce was not their fault. It would be very interesting to see how this mother and father handle that question… Jian Feng of China filed a lawsuit against his ex-wife because the baby she gave birth to didn’t [...]

Modified Dairy Cows Produce Human Milk in China

Amory Gritta — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:02:02 +0000

Scientists in China have genetically modified a batch of cows so that they can now produce human breast milk opposed to regular cow’s milk. The researchers at the Agricultural University in Beijing did so by injecting the human gene that makes milk into 300 bovine embryos. Though safety tests are still being conducted, those who [...]

Chinese Teen Sells Kidney to Buy iPad 2

Amory Gritta — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:00:38 +0000

Xiao Zheng, a 17-year-old living in China, wanted an iPad 2 so badly that he was willing to sell one of his vital organs to get it.

Zheng didn't have the money for the tablet computer so he responded to an online ad that offered cash for healthy