The children, mostly toddlers aged two or three years old, were snatched in Hunan province’s Yueyang city while they were playing or sleeping.

They were sold for between 860 yuan ($125, £86) and 26,000 yuan ($3,800), the Beijing News said.

Five children had been rescued and 13 suspects arrested, Xinhua said.

The children were snatched in broad daylight by gang members on motorbikes, it added.

For more on the child trafficking phenomenon in China, the award-winning documentary “China’s Stolen Children” is an excellent resource for learning more. A trailer can be seen below:

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China plans to build a 60 billion yuan (US$7.5 billion) nuclear power plant in a central province, adding to a boom in its nuclear power industry, a news report said yesterday.

The latest plant is planned for Yueyang, Hunan Province, but no construction date has been set, the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local officials. [Full Text]

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