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Bilingual: Are we really ready to turn our bodies into billboards for a few extra bucks? Japanese advertisers are banking on it, offering women money in exchange for the use of their thighs. Participants paste temporary tattoos of brand logos on their legs and spend the day exposing them to oglers. To be eligible, they had to be at least 18 years old and connected to least 20 people on social networking sites.

Video: China and Slovenia celebrated the 20th anniversary of their diplomatic ties last year, and both countries took the occasion as an opportunity to strengthen trust and expand cooperation. Slovenia's Ambassador to China Marija Adanja gives her views on China's new leadership and the countries' future relations.