Trending: Being an island owner can come cheap

Father fined after being reunited with kidnapped son; islands for sale going cheap and pensioner performs gymnastic routines.

Being an island owner can come cheap

South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has begun to sell land use rights for its 632 non-resident islands, with the cheapest price being 14 yuan per hectare per year, Guangxi-based Nanguo Morning Post reported.

Prices are based on a range of criteria including designed functions, with tourism islands generally more costly than forestry ones, and their distance from the mainland. The islands cannot be used for property development.

No contact from 'stranded' dad

The Chinese embassy in South Korea said it had not received a request for help from the man who claimed to be stuck in the country because his son had made his passport unrecognizable, New Express Daily reported.

A Sina Weibo user posted a photo of his passport on May 15 claiming it had been scribbled on by his son. The photo went viral online and was reported by Britain's Daily Mail and Fox News. But some web users questioned the picture was doctored.

Father must pay to register kidnapped son

Li Zhongxiang, from Shenzhen city in South China's Guangdong province, has found his kidnapped child after a 14-year search, but has been ordered to pay 300,000 yuan to get permanent residence for his son, Beijing Times reported.

The now 15-year-old Li Chenglong was kidnapped in July 1999 aged six-months and his abductor made a false permanent residence application for him which was later annulled. Li Zhongxiang has a son and two daughters now and must pay a fine for having a fourth child, under the one-child policy, if he is to secure citizenship for Li Chenglong.

Freedom run fails

A picture has become popular online after a domestic pig jumped from a three-meter high truck on a public road, reported 21cbh.com. Netizens christened the pig "prison break pig" which was re-captured and returned to the swinery.

Strongman senior

After 15 years practicing on horizontal and parallel bars, Beijinger Li Pulin, 65, has become muscular and can do many professional tricks, news.china.com.cn reported.

Li said he likes to watch gymnastics programs and started to copy bar exercises in 1999. He has continued his practice despite changing seasons and weather.

2 men get prison for blood-selling plan

Two men were sentenced to prison for illegally organizing people to sell blood in Beijing, Jinghua Times reported on Wednesday. The men, migrant workers surnamed Li and Yang from Hebei province, recruited 12 people from Hebei to travel to Beijing's Jiayuan village to donate blood on Dec 30, 2012. Li was sentenced to 11 months in prison, and Yang was sentenced to nine months.

City to reward polluting enterprises to relocate

The government of Shijiazhuang in Hebei province is encouraging polluting enterprises to move from the downtown areas of the city with hefty rewards, China Business News reported on Wednesday. According to a document issued recently by the city government, 19 polluting enterprises will be moved out from the urban areas of the city by 2017, and those that move one year ahead of schedule will be rewarded with 2 million yuan ($320,000) and will enjoy profitable policies on getting land for relocation.

Soccer school to recruit youngsters nationally

The R&F Soccer School in Guangdong province, jointly developed by Guangzhou R&F Properties and English Premier League giant Chelsea FC, plans to boost its enrollment by recruiting more young players nationwide this year. Three coaches from Chelsea Foundation and 10 Chinese coaches are currently working with 134 9- to 12-year-olds, providing academic education and first-class technical training as they learn to play "the Chelsea way".