A gang of doctors, nurses and hospital workers has gone on trial in southern China for allegedly selling more than 100 babies to rural buyers, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

A court in Yulin city, Guangxi province, on Wednesday charged 52 people, including Xie Deming, Xin Lifang and a group of medical professionals, with the illegal trade of 118 babies, Xinhua said.The court said Xie and Xin purchased infants for 200 yuan (US$24) from Guangxi hospitals and sold them for profit in Henan and Anhui provinces, further north.

``A baby could be sold for up to 1,200 yuan (US$145) in Yulin, and the price normally exceeds 2,000 yuan (US$242) if the baby was taken to Henan or Anhui,'' Xinhua said.Police tracked down the gang in March and saved 41 babies from sale, Xinhua said. Members of the gang confessed to police they had already sold 77 of the children, the agency said.

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