Two women have been fired from their jobs for refusing to drink at a company party.

He, an executive manager of an auto parts company in Hanyang, and her assistant refused to drink alcohol when their boss made a toast at their company's New Year party.

They were fired the next day on grounds of incompetence.

He joined the company just a month ago.  She said "This is not fair at all."

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A 73-year-old resident of Tianjin municipality claims wearing just vests and shorts for 28 years has kept him healthy.

Besides, Song Jingrong never misses his early morning walks.

Song said he started exercising after he was diagnosed with varicosity at the age of 28, temporarily rendering him sightless.

He said he has swum in freezing water everyday since 1981.

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Two skydivers have set a new record for one of the world's highest Base jumps.

Omar Al Hegelan and Nasser Al Neyadi leapt 2,205 feet from the top of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai before free-falling for 10 seconds then deploying their parachutes.

It was the world's highest jump from a man-made structure.

Both men are expert skydivers and obtained permission from the Dubai authorities to jump from the tower.

The Burj Khalifa cost $1.5 billion to build and is the tallest man-made structure on earth at 828m (2,717ft).

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Hundreds of New Yorkers have been riding the city's subway trains in their underwear.

They stripped down to their undies on Sunday for the ninth annual No Pants Subway Ride.

Participants met up at six locations throughout the city. They formed groups and dispersed to subway stations to catch trains. Once inside the subway cars, they began calmly removing their pants and folding them up.

The event started in 2002 with just seven people. It has spread to other cities.

The stunt is organized by Improv Everywhere, a group that says its mission is to cause "scenes of chaos and joy in public places."