Half of all salmon sold in Chongqing food markets for use in making sushi come from mountains near the city, not the ocean, the Chongqing Evening News reports. Fish experts said many of the salmon were raised in freshwater lakes in mountain caves, and the fish are said to be cleaner and tastier than saltwater ones.
A man in Kai county has kept the body of his son in a refrigerator at home for more than six years, the Chongqing Morning Post reports. The 60-year-old carpenter said he could not overcome the grief of losing his son, who died at the age of 18 from leukaemia, and keeping the body nearby gave him some comfort. The government said it was illegal to keep human remains and they would try to convince the man to surrender the body for cremation.