HUSBAND DROPS WIFE ON WEDDING NIGHT
A bride from Beijing has sued guests
at her wedding after a toast went very wrong.
The guests made her perform a toast in which her husband had to hold her in his arms.
Unfortunately, he slipped and dropped
her, and the injuries she sustained cost 50,000 Yuan (US$6,165) in medical fees.
The woman decided to make the guests pay for her misfortune, and the court ordered them to pay
half the amount.
Source - Beijing TimesDRUNK DRIVER PINS BLAME ON SON
A drunk driver was prepared to try anything to
avoid punishment, even pinning the blame on his son.
The man hit three parked cars, but instead of taking responsibility he phoned his teenage son and asked him to admit the
accident, in the hope that the punishment would be lighter.
However, police cottoned on to the trick and landed him with 30 days imprisonment, a six month license
confiscation and hefty fine.
Source - Beijing Times SKY HIGH AIRLINE STATISTICS In 2004, China's airports handled 240 million
passengers, up 38.8 percent from the previous year, and 5.5 million tonnes (tons) of cargo, up 22.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China
(CAAC).
The CAAC estimates that by 2010 there will be an annual passenger volume of 500 million people through China's airports and a cargo of more than 10 million tonnes.
By 2020, annual passenger volumes will reach 1.4 billion, while cargo will reach 30 million tonnes, according to CAAC data.
These are huge figures, and some government
officials have started worrying whether China will be able to keep up with demand, despite plans calling for the number of airports to rise from 133 at present to 190 in 2010, and 230 by 2020. Source - China Bureau of Statistics. MARRIED COUPLE
FIGHT TO SETTLE RESTAURANT BILL
A domestic dispute boiled over on the streets of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, last week when a husband and wife fought over who should pay
for lunch.
The wife grabbed the husband's belt and lay crying on the street, while the angry husband gripped her wrist tightly until she agreed to pay.
The husband
complained that his wife had money with her, and that while he worked hard to earn money, his wife sends it all to her parents.
Source - Southeast Express |
