China has received 3.175 billion yuan (454 million U.S. dollars) in cash and goods for earthquake relief from donors at home and abroad as of 4 p.m. Friday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA). Domestic donations reache ...
When the deadly earthquake struck on Monday, hundreds of thousands of people immediately lost contact with loved ones.Now every survivor's top priority is to locate missing relatives and friends to make sure they're all safe.Ge Jun, ...
HANWANG, Sichuan: As high temperatures and humidity persist here, rescuers and doctors are urgently removing bodies before they decay and cause epidemic outbreaks.Those charged with the gruesome task of managing the bodies said the numb ...
MIANYANG, Sichuan: As he walks alone with a bandaged head and arm outside Nanhe Stadium, a temporary center for quake survivors, Wang Qingzhou appears fairly relaxed.He looks like a different man from the one who managed to get out of
Authorities are stepping up efforts to ensure safe drinking water and sanitation for thousands of people living without basic necessities in the aftermath of Monday's earthquake."We plan to send 48 portable water-purifying machines to t ...
A top housing official said on Friday that the construction quality of collapsed school buildings will be investigated once rescue work is completed in quake-hit areas."If quality problems do exist in the school buildings, those found r ...
A strong aftershock sparked landslides on Friday near the epicenter of the earthquake, burying vehicles and again cutting off roads.The 5.9-magnitude aftershock jolted Lixian county at around 1:25 pm on Friday, sending rocks sliding fro ...
Tens of thousands of people swarmed the streets of Nanchang for the last leg of the torch relay in Central China's Jiangxi province, cheering their long-awaited taste of the Olympics and expressing support for China's earthquake victims. ...
Fifty-six hours after being buried in debris, 20-year-old Jia Zhengjiao came out of her coma, slowly opening her eyes to the sight of more than 160 Chinese Air Force soldiers singing Happy Birthday to her.Recounting the arduous struggle ...
The German government announced on Friday that it will provide another 1 million euros (1.54 million U.S. dollars) in aid for earthquake victims in China. The Foreign Ministry said that the additional aid would be provided in the fo ...
The Peruvian government passed on Friday a supreme ordinance, setting May 19th as a national mourning day for Chinese earthquake victims. According to the ordinance, signed by President Alan Garcia and his cabinet members, the Peruv ...
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) on Friday offered 5 million RMB (714,000 U.S. dollars) to the earthquake-stricken areas in Southwest China's Sichuan province. BOCOG set up donation boxes in the Olympic ...
More than 700 Taiwan compatriots, who had been affected by the earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, flew home from Chongqing and Chengdu cities on Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Four chartered planes provide ...
The total non-performing loans (NPL) of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) probably reached 803.1 billion yuan in the first quarter, down 0.42 percent from a year earlier, according to a website statement on Wednesday by the China Banking ...
For many reasons, especially the hefty legal fees and unfamiliar system, a lawsuit in the United States is the last thing that most Chinese companies want to be involved in. And when they do go to court, Chinese companies rarely
China's stock regulator is telling brokers to seek its opinions over operations and risk controls before filing applications for initial public offerings in a bid to shore up its corporate governance. Brokerages must report financia ...
The most powerful earthquake in China since 1950 shows the nation's insurance industry is decades behind those of the world's biggest economies. Just 5 percent of the more than 20 billion U. S. dollars of damages from the quake in
More than 40 members of the U.S.House of Representatives on Thursday expressed condolences to the families of the victims of a devastating earthquake in China, saying that the U.S. Congress stands ready to help in any way possible. ...
