Convict speeds away from Yunnan prison

Police in Yunnan province have begun a manhunt for a prisoner who escaped from a jail facility in Kunming.

The Yunnan Public Security Bureau issued a warrant on Wednesday and is offering a reward of 100,000 yuan ($14,500) for actionable information.

Zhang Lincang, 27, was sentenced to life in prison for transporting drugs and began serving his sentence in January at the province's No 1 Prison.