Netizens watch murder trial live

GUANGZHOU - A court in South China's Guangdong province broadcast a trial live online on Tuesday as part of the province's efforts to invite public scrutiny of its judicial system.

At local Internet portal dayoo.com netizens could watch a murder trial, in which a flower plant boss, Yu Xiuqi, faced a charge that he killed two partners on June 6.

The three-hour trial, which was heard at the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, was the first of its kind to be broadcast live online in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong.