Trending: Mall exchanges bras for eggs

Mall encourages visitors to exchange eggs for bras, storyteller injured in accident, cashier becomes "King of the fans".

Eggs trading for bras

A mall in Xi'an held an event that encouraged people to exchange eggs with new bras. The requirement said nine eggs, weighing around half a kilo and worth about 6 yuan, can be traded for a bra, hexun.com reported on Sunday.

According mall employees, the event was held to increase awareness about issues related to women’s breasts. The shopping center plans to sell the nearly 1,000 eggs it collected at 10 yuan per egg, with the whole money being donated to women suffering from breast cancer.

 

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Traffic policeman a hit on web

Twenty-five-year old traffic policeman Chu Yu is easily noticed by drivers and passersby in Dalian city, Liaoning province, thanks to his 2.03 meters height, and his photos are now hot items on the web, xinhuanet.com reported on Wednesday.

Chu Yu used to be a basketball player, but had to retire early due to too many injuries. He later became a college student and then passed traffic police exam.

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Storyteller injured in car accident

Well-known storyteller Tian Lianyuan was injured in a car accident in Shenyang city, Liaoning province on Wednesday night, according to chinanews.com.

Tian suffered different injuries while his son, who was with him, died on the spot.

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Cashier become "King of the fans"

34-year-old cashier, Yuan Bin, won the title "King of the fans" for taking photo with 200 celebrities within six months in Chengdu, Sichuan province, according to newssc.org.

Yuan, who has been a star struck for 20 years, can figure out the stars' schedule by their photos they post online.

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Resident dies from H7N9; son also infected

A man has died from the H7N9 strain of bird flu while his son is being treated for the infection, local authorities announced on Tuesday.

The man, surnamed Xin, died of acute respiratory distress and multiple organ failure on Friday, the municipal government in Yantai said in a statement. The 61-year-old retiree developed fever and asthma on May 6 and was hospitalized on May 11 after his condition worsened.

 

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Boy, 12, found after wandering for one year

A 12-year-old boy who wandered thousands of kilometers over the past year was found by a police officer in Nantong on Monday, Yangtze.com reported on Wednesday.

The boy, surnamed Cao from Shangqiu, Henan province, disappeared one year ago. He traveled, eating wild fruit and sleeping on the roadside.

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Direct bus takes visitors to DPRK

The province opened a direct bus route from Longjing to Hoeryong in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Tuesday, xinhuanet.com reported.

There is now no need for tourists to transfer to a DPRK vehicle at the port of entry after clearing customs. The first group included 134 tourists, each of whom spent 580 yuan ($93) for the tour.

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Bus driver says sorry to migrant worker

A bus driver who refused to allow a migrant worker to board because of excessive baggage was ordered to apologize. The driver was also fined 1,000 yuan ($160), cnr.cn reported on Wednesday. A witness, surnamed Cai, said the driver rejected the migrant worker's offer to buy a second ticket for the baggage.

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