After a spy camera was found hidden inside the air freshener of a Hangzhou Starbucks last week, Shanghai Starbucks spokesman Huang Yun says "The incident in Hangzhou is just a single case... Our toilets are absolutely safe and we staff also use them." From Shanghai Daily: more ›

From today onwards, if you're looking for some extra cash, go take a whizz at a newly opened store on Changshou Road. The store, which specializes in selling water-saving bathroom wares, is offering 10RMB to anyone who goes to the newly opened toilet there. Those who write an article about using the toilet will have an opportunity to win bathroom wares worth thousands (saaaay...), according to Shanghai Daily. Of course, now that this news is out in the open, expect long lines to form outside the store. Yesterday, people were already lining up to patronize the toilet. Update: Aw, it looks like the store's already lowered its offering from 10RMB to 1RMB. more ›