Hundreds of US pilots could soon be hired by 12 different Chinese airlines

Recruiters from 12 different Chinese airlines arrived in Henderson, looking to hire away American pilots with the promise of bolstering their bank accounts. 
China's aviation industry is booming, they're adding new flights and new planes on a regular basis. However, they say Chinese pilots aren't trained to fly the new planes, but American pilots have years of experience. That's why they say the United States is the perfect place to find the talent they're looking for. 
American pilots were told they could immediately make 35% more than their current salaries, or about $200,000 a year, if they switched to a Chinese airline.

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Wasted chemical barrels turned to be woks

In Shangrao county of Jiangxi Province, a roadside shop specialised in manufacturing woks for kitchen use from wasted barrels of chemical sustances.

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Antique relics restoration in Xi'An's museum

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To marry a Vietnamese bride? RMB50,000 only

There are advertisements everywhere in Chongqing: "Marry a Vietnamese wife to enjoy a happy life". 
The ads were posted by marriage agents. In total, the cost is only RMB50,000 (approximately US$8,000). 

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920,000 people participated in car plate ballot

Own a car? easy, just buy it. 
Got a number plate for the car? Not easy. In Beijing, you have to participate a lottery kind ballot to try your luck to get it. If not, you have to wait for next year. 
This time, 920,000 people are registered for the ballot. It means there is only 1 out of 45 would get the number plate for a car.

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Children were poisoned by lead emission

In Kangqiao, Shanghai, it was found that children's blood lead is far more than normal level. 
The government identified that it is due to the lead emissions from Shanghai Johnson Controls International Battery Co., Ltd. 
Shanghai Johnson Controls belongs to the global lead-acid battery giant Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI.NYSE).

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Shanghai college girl wants to be hired as lover by nouveaux riches

A college girl in Shanghai posted her shots of sexy photos, asking to be hired as lover. 
In one of her photos, she dispayed a poster, reading: I am 165cm tall, 95 pounds (47 kg) in weight, and 38D of breast cup.

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18 men were kidnapped and forced to be slave labors

In Haerbin, at 3pm of Feb. 17, a taxi driver reported to the police that, he saw three men armed with sticks and harp knives kidnapped people right outside a bank. 
The police rushed to the scene to make the investigation. 
Finally, police checked out a ganster ring. 
The ganster are involved in kidnapping, detaining and forcing victims to do labor jobs without pay. 
Up to now, 8 suspects are caught, 18 victims are rescued.

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A migrant worker in Dongguan found his kidney removed when sleeping

When the worker woke up in a hotel in Dongguan, he found that his left kidney was removed. 
He came to Dongguan looking for a job days ago. 
Instead, he found himself waking up and lying in the bed of a hotel. Beside him, there was RMB20,000 in cash (approximately US$3,500). 
Feeling uncomfortable, he took a taxi and hurried to the hospital for health check. By CT sanning, it shows that, his left kidney was cut and removed.

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Hair cut day

February 23 is a good day for hair-cut, the year 2012 is Chinese Dragon Year. 
This time, the traditional saying is it is the date of "rise of the dragon", good for hair-cut to get the fortune.

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During rush peak hours, shuttle buses are congested in the worsened traffic and often delayed. 
It is the common scenario that, passengers are more willing to clog into the bus.

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Traditional Hakka wedding

This is in Wu family clan of Santai County, Sichuan Province. 
A traditional Hakka wedding is held, exactly as of 300 years ago. 
The Wu family clan moved from Hubei and Hunan province to Sichuan province 300 years ago. 
They now preserved ancestral halls, tombs, old customs and some Hakka language.

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One man stabbed to death after two drunken cut each other

Fuzhou, around 8pm, February 21th, after heated arguments and physical conflicts, they subsequently pulled out machete and daggers for fighting. 
A man was stabbed and dead on the street. 
The picture shows the fallen dead still with the machete holding in his hand.

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Shanghai court dismissed the appeal from Proview

The court refused Proview Shenzhen's request that to stop the sale of iPad in Shanghai.
The court replied that, Apple Shanghai is now selling "iPad" Tablet PC from the Apple company in U.S., the "iPad trademark" ownership disputes between Apple Shanghai and Proview Shenzhen is now under legal process in Guangdong Higher Court hearing; before the Higher Court to make the final judgment, the trademark ownership right is still in an indeterminate state.
Therefore, it is still questionable whether Apple Shanghai's sales of "iPad" Tablet PC is legally an infringement.

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Fog caused contamination

As of 5pm of Feb.22, monitoring data of PM2.5 within 24 hours is averagely 133 micrograms per cubic meter, nearly double and over the limit of national standard.

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