BEIJING

South Korea to return soldiers' remains

South Korea will hand over to China the remains and belongings of some members of the Chinese People's Volunteers who died during the 1950-53 Korean War and were buried in South Korea, China's Ministry of Veterans Affairs said on Wednesday. It said the handover will take place on Sunday in South Korea, adding that the remains of 599 Chinese soldiers have been transferred to China since 2014. The two sides will strengthen cooperation in this regard, the statement said. Nearly 200,000 members of the Chinese People's Volunteers died on the Korean Peninsula during the war.

FUJIAN

Customs bust refined oil smuggling rings

Customs police in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, have arrested 43 suspects in relation to a refined oil smuggling case involving goods worth 1.7 billion yuan ($250 million). The suspects were apprehended in a coordinated police raid across cities in Fujian, Hubei and Sichuan provinces on Sept 17. Eight oil-smuggling rings were hit, and more than 600 metric tons of smuggled refined oil were seized from seven vessels and an oil depot, according to customs police. A preliminary investigation found the suspects trafficked around 250,000 tons of refined oil by sea near the Taiwan Straits and Zhoushan Islands.

HENAN

4 dead after truck, bus toting kids collide

A minibus carrying kindergarten students collided with a truck on Wednesday morning on a road near Bailong village in Yuzhou city, Henan province, killing four people and injuring nine, according to a local official announcement on Wednesday. The collision occurred at about 8 am, said the public security bureau in Yuzhou. Three children and a teacher died. The injured are in hospital and are in stable condition. An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.

China Daily - Xinhua