The Chinese Confucius Foundation in cooperation with China's two media giants inked a $ 5. 3 million deal on Friday to make a cartoon series highlighting the life and teachings of the popular ancient philosopher, Confucius. The cartoon series, to be composed of 100 episodes in 13-minuter format each, will be aired to mark the 2,560th birth anniversary of Confucius in 2009.

Police arrested seven people on Tuesday for selling metal bracelets they falsely claimed said improved blood flow. According to Japan Today, among those arrested were the 60-year-old president of a Tokyo-based health appliances company selling the bracelets and his six former employees.

A toy manufacturer is hoping their news set of toys, versions of versions of microbes including gonorrhea and syphilis, will be a hit for Christmas. Giant Microbes, a toy manufacturer based in Connecticut has turned microscopic images of viruses and bugs, which also include malaria, mad cow disease, salmonella, Ebola, acne, rabies, black death and the good old influenza virus into 5-to-7 inch dolls.

A pro-family political party in Australia has expelled one of its members reportedly over pornography scandals. Victorian Senator Steve Fielding's Family First party has recalled the endorsement of Andrew Quah, 22, on Saturday.

Canadian court ended hearings this Wednesday of what observers see as a case that pits freedom of expression with safeguarding children. For refusing to carry what it deems to be sexually explicit pamphlets, Canada Post was sued by the Sex Party, the country's only accredited sex-related political party.