TO HAVE TO HOLD, AND TO DROP
A bride from Beijing has sued guests at her wedding after a toast went very wrong.
The guests made her perform a toast in which her husband had to hold her in his arms.
Unfortunately, he slipped and dropped her, and the injuries she sustained cost 50,000 yuan
(US$6,165) in medical fees.
The woman decided to make the guests pay for her misfortune, and the court ordered them to pay half the amount.
Source - Beijing Times
DRUNK DRIVER PINS BLAME ON SON
A drunk driver was prepared to try anything to avoid punishment, even pinning the blame on his son.
The man hit three parked cars, but
instead of taking responsibility he phoned his teenage son and asked him to admit the accident, in the hope that the punishment would be lighter.
However, police cottoned on to the
trick and landed him with 30 days imprisonment, a six month license confiscation and hefty fine.
Source - Beijing Times SKY HIGH AIRLINE STATISTICS n 2004, China's
airports handled 240 million passn 2004, China's airports handled 240 million passengers, up 38.8 percent from the previous year, and 5.5 million tonnes (tons) of cargo, up 22.3
percent year-on-year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
The CAAC estimates that by 2010 there will be an annual passenger volume of 500 million people
through China's airports and a cargo of more than 10 million tonnes.
By 2020, annual passenger volumes will reach 1.4 billion, while cargo will reach 30 million tonnes, according
to CAAC data.
These are huge figures, and some government officials have started worrying whether China will be able to keep up with demand, despite plans calling for the number of
airports to rise from 133 at present to 190 in 2010, and 230 by 2020. Source - China Bureau of Statistics. TROUBLED COUPLE FAIL TO SETTLE BILL
A domestic dispute boiled over on the streets of
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, last week when a husband and wifew fought over who should pay for lunch.
The wife grabbed the husband's belt and lay crying on
the street, while the angry husband gripped her wrist tightly until she agreed to pay.
The husband complained that his wife had money with
her, and that while he worked hard to earn money, his wife sends it all to her parents.
Source - Southeast Express |
