Made in China DragonBall Z Capsule for Apocalypse

Remeber this DragonBall Z capsule which Vegeta's used to travel through space?

As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods.
Camouflage-clad former farmer and furniture maker Liu Qiyuan, 45, inspected his latest creation, a sphere several metres tall he calls "Noah's Ark", designed to withstand towering tsunamis and devastating earthquakes.
"The pod won't have any problems even if there are 1,000-metre-high waves... it's like a ping pong ball, its skin may be thin, but it can withstand a lot of pressure," he told AFP at his workshop in Qiantun, an hour from Beijing.





Liu's seven completed or under-construction pods, made using a fibreglass casing over a steel frame, have cost him 300,000 yuan ($48,000) each, he says, and are equipped with oxygen tanks, food and water supplies.
They also come with seat belts, essential for staying safe in storms, Liu said, strapping himself into position before his assistants shook the sphere vigorously from outside.



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Is China Bullying the Hospital to cure the Incurable disease HIV/AIDS ?

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China orders hospitals to treat HIV/AIDS patients

China has banned health institutions from withholding care to people with HIV/AIDS after an outcry over a cancer patient with the disease who was denied treatment, state media reported.

The Ministry of Health issued a memo Friday ordering authorities to take steps to guarantee the right to medical treatment for people with the disease, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

Xinhua said the memo warned that violators will face harsh punishment, without elaborating.

The move comes after a 25-year-old lung cancer patient in Tianjin, a major port city south east of Beijing, was recently denied care after his status as an HIV/AIDS was detected, Xinhua said.

The patient, identified by the pseudonym Xiaofeng, was later able to get surgery at another location after concealing his condition, the state-run China Daily reported.

The man's plight caused Vice Premier Li Keqiang -- who last week took over the number two position in the ruling Communist Party's top decision-making body, and is tipped to become premier in March -- to speak out on the issue.

Li on Wednesday called for proper medical treatment for people with the disease after he learned of the man's plight, China Daily said Friday.

Meng Lin, a Beijing AIDS patient, was quoted by the newspaper as saying he was rejected repeatedly when he sought treatment for kidney problems.

He said he had hidden his condition from doctors in order to receive treatment.

"I have no way out," he told the paper. "Lie or die."

There were an estimated 780,000 people with HIV/AIDS in China at the end of last year, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, out of the country's total population of about 1.3 billion.

Chinese authorities have been credited with increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs for patients, though widespread discrimination is still a problem.

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