China Scene: North

Record pay-out after couple killed on tour

A court has ruled that a Beijing travel service must pay the parents of a young man killed on a sightseeing tour a record 1.05 million yuan ($153,000) in compensation.

Sun and his girlfriend were traveling on a cross-country motorbike to a meadow two years ago when they were hit by a lorry, causing the bike to roll down a hill and explode.