900 donors wanted at sperm bank

A sperm bank in Beijing is calling for young, healthy Chinese males to help ease a severe shortage, and pledges to reward each with 5,000 yuan ($750) for a successful series of donations.

The sperm bank of Peking University Third Hospital said on Monday that it urgently needs 900 donors, and is calling for volunteers to register in August and September.

The volunteers must be Chinese, between 20 and 45, living in Beijing and having no inherited or infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B and color blindness, according to the hospital.