Daylight robbery: thieves steal chunk of China's new solar highway

Panels which lie under transparent concrete are dug up in what is believed to be a case of technology theft

Thieves in China have vandalised a newly opened solar highway, less than a week after the road was christened with much fanfare.

The one-kilometre stretch of road in the eastern city of Jinan consists of solar panels under a layer of transparent concrete, allowing cars to drive over the photovoltaic cells.