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.

Giant bra maker Triumph International has unveiled a 'chopsticks bra' in Japan hoping to cutting down on disposable chopstick. "Its small step, but because many Japanese chopsticks are disposable, big chunks of forests are being cut down," Triumph spokesperson Hiromi Shinta said. "So we thought we could help promote the use of 'My Chopsticks' and help cut down on disposable chopsticks. "

China has begun work on what will be the world's largest Ferris wheel at Chaoyang Park in east Beijing. The $99 million and 682 feet high Great Wheel of China is expected to have 48 fully air-conditioned compartments that can accommodate 40 people each and will hold a total of 1920 passengers at a time.

Some 115 venomous Asiatic cobras were seized by Malaysian police authorities from a wildlife trader who is now under police interrogation. The snakes were found in his pet shop locked in several cages in northern Perlis state, Simpang Empat, official said Wednesday. The shop's owner was arrested by the Malaysia's Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) when his shop was raided on Monday.