Across China: Zhejiang

Official dies after banquet

Huang He, director of the development and reform commission of Wenzhou, a booming industrial city in Zhejiang province, may have become the latest victim of China's ganbei, or bottoms-up, culture.

China News Service reported that Huang died after attending an official banquet last Saturday night. He fell ill and was sent to hospital for emergency treatment but died soon after.