China Scene: East

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-01-20 07:44

Plane returns for passenger's stash of cash

An airline passenger forced a plane to delay its departure because he left 100,000 yuan ($14,600) in cash inside the airport's lounge.

The Taiwanese man, about 50, suddenly shouted to the crew as the plane was about to leave, and they decided to return to the lounge in Shanghai, so he could find his money.

The incident forced the Beijing-bound flight to take off an hour late last Thursday.

Needless to say, other passengers were angry that the flight was delayed, and one crewmember remarked how she had never seen such an irresponsible passenger during 18 years on the job.

(Xinmin Evening News)

Woman delivers baby inside public bathhouse

A woman in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, delivered a baby boy with the help of coworkers, moments after she walked into a public bathhouse last Sunday.

The woman, 37, went to the bathhouse to discuss something with a staffer, but suddenly felt a lot of pain, and her water broke.

Before the ambulance arrived, the woman gave birth in the bathhouse.

(Yangtze Evening News)