Willy Clinton condoms

Bill Clinton's infamy as one of the most charis-matic and mischievous US presidents is to be im-mortalized as a brand name for Chinese condoms. The Guangzhou Haokian Bio-Science Company has registered the name as a trademark, along with the .Lewinsky. brand condom line, both of which are spelled out in Chinese Pinyin . 'Kelitun' and 'Laiwensiji'. The manufacturer's general manager, Liu Wenhua, told a foreign news agency that the controversial naming of his condoms in honor of the President's sordid affair was perfectly legal, explaining, "Trade-marks of two foreign surnames can't be seen as a violation of rights."

So, lovers engaging in a private mo-ment on company time can now do so safely in China by splashing out on a 12-pack of Clintons for around RMB 40, or some Lewinskys at a cheap RMB 24. You might want to put the cigar out though.

Sting in the tale

The Chinese are well known for their liberal attitude when deciding what is edible and what is not. One man from Guangdong Province is making a living out of his unusual profession while enjoying a good meal out of the fruits of his labors. Zhong Zhisheng from Shaoguan City, has removed over 100 wasps. nests in the last year, smoking the insects out and using a stick and plastic bag to collect them. Zhong's pest removal services have proved very popular, espe-cially since his extermination services are free of charge as long as he is allowed to take the wasps home, where he adds them to some of his unusual dishes. The 30-year-old revealed he enjoys noth-ing better than a good old plate of fried wasps. "To me, removing a wasps. nest is like picking a pumpkin..." he told the Shenzhen Daily.

Primate kicks habit

A member of the animal kingdom at a Chinese zoo has been aping the .lthy human habit of smoking. Amusing visitors at Qinling Safari Park in Shaanxi Province by puf.ng away on cigarettes, Ai Ai has set an example to suppos-edly more intelligent human smokers by kicking her addiction in just four weeks. The chimp got hooked in 1989 when visitors, possibly in a misguided attempt to nurture some animal guanxi, handed the creature some lighted ciga-rettes. Eight years later, after a companion died and she became separated from her daughter who was taken to another zoo, Ai Ai began chain smoking in earnest. But, in October, it became evident that the chimp's health was de-teriorating so keepers decided to help her quit. Handlers employed morning walks, afternoon music sessions and evening gym workouts as a means of distracting the primate tobacco junkie from her cravings. One keeper said "I put ear-phones on her so that she could enjoy some pop music from my Walkman. In the few days, she squealed for cigarettes every now and then, but as her life became more colorful, she gradu-ally forgot about them altogether."