Condom manufacturer Durex is offering job openings for possible test pilots of its products to New Zealanders. The Kiwis were selected because they are considered one of the most sexually active and adventurous in the world. "Kiwis have proven they're a sexually energetic bunch, and therefore it makes sense that a select few will have the chance to try our latest condom innovation, all in the name of research," said Durex New Zealand manager Victoria Potter.

A survey conducted on over 1,200 Indian men has found that condoms manufactured according to international standards are too big for most Indian men and now doctors are calling for smaller condoms to be made for the region. The conclusion was made after the volunteers from all over the country had their penises measured precisely. At least 60 percent of the males have penises three to five centimeters shorter than international standards, that make condoms slip off.

A study of more than 1,000 men in India has revealed that standard condoms are 'too large' for most of Indian men. Raising concern over the issue, a specialist in reproductive health said that about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate.

A Chinese transsexual has designed a dress made out of condom in an effort to promote safe sex. Twenty-five-year-old Liu Xuanyi from Nanning City, China used at least 300 condoms to make the racy outfit.

People passing by downtown Baguio city were shocked upon seeing artists, nursing students and gender rights activists parading a 30-foot condom on their shoulders. The colorful condom was the city's way of celebrating World AIDS Day, said Eden Divinagracia, executive director of the Philippine Non-Government Organization Council on Population Health and Welfare (PNGOC).