Across China: Yunnan

Boats grounded

At least 21 grounded Chinese boats have been rescued on the Mekong River, a cross-border river flowing out of China from southwest Yunnan province, the marine affairs bureau in Yunnan said yesterday.

The bureau's subsidiary in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, which borders Laos and Myanmar, has stopped issuing permits to vessels and repeatedly sent warnings to foreign vessels, telling them of the danger.