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Wanted: A drinker

Drink all you can, and get paid for it. Afraid of the drinking binge which many bridegrooms are forced into at weddings, a man who plans to get married has thought up a unique plan. He has placed online ads for a groomsman - one who can drink like a fish and do all the drinking for him. And he's willing to pay good cash for it too - 700 yuan. Interested?

Women pilots

Everybody wants to sneak a peek into China Southern Airlines cockpits these days. The reason: Women pilots. The airline has recruited the first batch of five women pilots, who began their maiden flights on Tuesday. Their flight routes cover Nanchang, in Jiangxi Province, Harbin, in Heilongjiang Province, Hefei, in Anhui Province, and Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province. The pilots, all in their 20s, have naturally aroused a lot of curiosity.

(China Daily 11/15/2007 page15)