A six-legged frog has become an instant celebrity in China and has been repaying his newfound owner, a chef on a local restaurant by attracting diners. "I bought more than 5 kilos of frogs from the market the other day, and upon coming back found that one of them has six legs," says chef Xiao Song.

At least some 7,500 babies in China who were born since year 2000 share one thing in common - their given name is "Aoyon", translated to "Olympics" or either Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huang Huang, Ying Ying or Ni Ni, representing the "Five Friendlies" Olympics animated characters. Chinese parents were reported to be riding the hype on the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games slated in the country next year and they take too much inspiration in naming their newly born kids after the historic event.

Four war-displaced Japanese who were living in China after the World War II have finally arrived home on Monday. The three men and one woman were recognized by the Japanese and Chinese governments as "war orphans" Zhao Ji, 65, Li Fengchao, 65, Liu Guoxin, 66, and Chen Fenglan, 67, will visit Japan; there is no word on if they will stay. An appointment was made with Liu and his possible half brother in Ibaraki on Wednesday. "I want to hear about my father and myself," said Liu. "I would like to visit my father's grave and Miyagi Prefecture, where my roots are. "

Police Arrested a long-wanted criminal who hid for 17 years in a tunnel he dug underneath his home in China. After receiving a tip-off, police in Zhangxu village, Suinan town, China, flushed Hui Guangwen out of his secret hiding place.

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.