2 hrs ago | People's Daily Online
Chinese President encourages quake victims to overcome difficulties
“You should be unafraid of fatigue and work around the clock, making great efforts to keep losses to a minimum.”
Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday went to Beichuan County of Mianyang City to visit people affected by the southwest China earthquake, encouraging them to be confident in overcoming hardships caused by the ... via People's Daily Online
7 hrs ago | CBS 3 | Posted by CBS 3
Aftershock Rattles China's Quake-Hit Areas
“So when I hear a school has collapsed, I point the finger at politics.”
A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.
With the official death toll at more than 22,000, an air force unit reached Yinchanggou, a scenic spot in the mountains north of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu, finding landslides had swept away rustic small hotels.
"There are several hundred hotels, including farmer homestays, probably 800 in all. They are all rubble now," Cai Weisu, an official with an air force unit from the Chengdu Military Region, told Sichuan Television. Most of the dead are tourists, he said, but did not identify whether they were foreign or Chinese. Read more
11 hrs ago | Times-Transcript
China's 1-child policy causes extra pain in the wake of killer quake
“I'm 37 years old and my child was 13. If we were to do it again, I'd be 50 when this stage comes along”
A woman grieves on the grave of her child who was killed in Monday's earthquake at a school in Wufu. via Times-Transcript
15 hrs ago | The York Daily Record
Heinz donating $350,000 to China earthquake relief efforts
The H.J. Heinz Co. says it's giving $350,000 in cash and in-kind services to earthquake relief efforts in China. via The York Daily Record
20 hrs ago | Xinhuanet
Taiwan chartered flight arrives in Sichuan with relief materials
“We understand the concerns of the Taiwan compatriots toward the quake victims”
The chartered freight flight of the Taiwan-based China Airlines has arrived at Chengdu loaded with relief materials to quake-hit regions in Sichuan. via Xinhuanet
Yesterday | Buffalo News
Survivors from apartment building recount quake
“We knew we weren't alone and that someone would help.”
A rescuer gestures as they save a pregnant woman from a damaged building in the earthquake-affected Dujiangyan of southwest China's Sichuan province Wednesday, May 14, 2008. via Buffalo News
Yesterday | MyTELUS
China OKs foreign rescue teams from four countries for quake zone
“The Chinese authorities have done a fantastic job mobilizing troops, but troops are not everything. You need specialist teams with equipment, otherwise you're not going to find them”
After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China has accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams. via MyTELUS
Thursday | Buffalo News
Chinese grapple with homelessness after quake
“We've got no choice. Our house is gone”
Residents live in tents as buildings remain unsafe due to structural damage and aftershocks in Dujiangyan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, May 14, 2008. via Buffalo News
Thursday | CBC
Thursday | WESH
Wednesday | New York Daily News
Video shows terrifying moments after China quake as recovery creeps forward
“OK, calm down, calm down. ... It's over, it's over, it's over.”
Rescue and recovery efforts continued in China's Sichuan province following Monday's devastating 7.8 earthquake. via New York Daily News
Wednesday | Daily Express
Fears for British couple missi...
“But time is running out for my dad. They are over 60 and they both need facilities.”
THE daughter of a retired British couple missing in the China earthquake said time was "running out" yesterday as she waited for news of their safety. via Daily Express
Wednesday May 14 | St Petersburg News
Chinese grain stores remain safe
China's national food grain management company Wednesday said the grain reserves in quake-hit regions were mostly safe although there were some damages to granaries by the devastating jolt. via St Petersburg News
Wednesday May 14 | WCSH-TV Portland
It started as a vibration in his chair, but by the time it was over, he was in the middle of the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands in China. via WCSH-TV Portland
Wednesday May 14 | News.com.au
China earthquake survivor / Reuters
“Some towns basically have no houses left. They have all been razed to the ground.”
THE full horror of the devastating China earthquake began to emerge today as rescuers discovered whole towns all but wiped off the map, pushing the death toll well above 20,000. Military and police teams ... via News.com.au
Wednesday May 14 | ThePittsburghChannel
18,000 Buried, Nearly 12,000 Dead In Quake
Homepage > Pittsburgh Weather Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters AFP/AFP/Getty Images Chinese shoppers and office workers rush out onto the streets in Chengdu city center, in ... via ThePittsburghChannel
Tuesday May 13 | The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Soldiers hike to quake-buried Chinese villages
“What's happened is so cruel. In one minute to have so many people die is too tragic.”
Soldiers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter of China's devastating earthquake Tuesday, pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Tuesday May 13 | WSVN-TV Miami Beach
Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12K
“As long as the people are there, factories can be built into even better ones, and so can the towns and counties.”
The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthquake in three decades. via WSVN-TV Miami Beach
Tuesday May 13 | The Dispatch
Teens trapped in collapsed Chinese school
“You tell us to wait, we can't wait anymore. We must have some information”
The bodies of the young teenagers were brought out of the wreckage on doors scavenged from what remained of their school. via The Dispatch
Tuesday May 13 | Slam Sports
Effect of massive earthquake on China's famed panda reserve unknown
“It's magical. It's a beautiful place”
The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve is unknown, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area in China from the rest of the world. via Slam Sports
Tuesday May 13 | PC World
Intel's Chengdu Operations Remain Offline After Quake
“The assembly test facility is running under backup power as local power and water have been disconnected pending a full seismic assessment. As a result employees have been sent home until Wednesday”
Intel 's test and assembly plant in Chengdu remained offline on Tuesday, as the region in southwestern China reeled from the effects of a devastating earthquake that struck on Monday afternoon. via PC World
Monday May 12 | The Age
Japan says China quake to cause ...
“It is fully possible that this will affect local operations by Japanese firms”
A Japanese minister on Tuesday expected an economic blow from China's major earthquake, which shut operations of Toyota Motor Corp. via The Age
Monday May 12 | The Canadian Press | Posted by The Canadian Press
China earthquake presents new problems on top of cyclone tragedy
- A Chinese-Canadian group is urging the federal government to offer the military Disaster Assistance Response Team to help out in the wake of a major earthquake in central China.
The Chinese Canadian National Council says humanitarian relief is urgently needed in the Chengdu region, where news reports say at least 9,000 people were killed in the quake.
The council says Canada has the expertise and equipment to help, especially since early reports suggest many people are trapped in the ruins of collapsed buildings. Read more
Monday May 12 | ThePittsburghChannel
Teens Claw Free Of China Quake Debris
“Keep calm and conserve your energy. Seek water and food, and wait patiently for rescue.”
Homepage > Pittsburgh Weather Get breaking news and daily headlines. Browse all e-mail newsletters AFP/AFP/Getty Images Chinese shoppers and office workers rush out onto the streets in Chengdu city center, in ... via ThePittsburghChannel
Monday May 12 | Reuters
Toyota suspends China plant after quake
Toyota Motor Corp on Monday suspended production at a 13,000-units-a-year joint venture plant in Chengdu, southwestern China, after a powerful earthquake struck, killing at least 107 people. via Reuters
Monday May 12 | News.com.au
“All appears to be fine.'' An office worker in Chengdu said they felt their building shake for about two or three minutes. "All the people in our office are rushing downstairs. We're still feeling slight tremblings”
AN earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China's Sichuan province today, less than 100km from the provincial capital of Chengdu. via News.com.au
Sunday May 11 | PR-inside.com
Real-life skull worship inspires new 'Indiana Jones' film; belief in 'special powers' persists
There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power of saving the Earth _ a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. via PR-inside.com
Sunday May 11 | India eNews
Japanese foundation resumes funding food for pandas in China
“We want to provide the pandas good food so that they may continue to enjoy better life in their home in Sichuan”
From correspondents in Asia Pacific, 04:31 PM IST A Japanese non-government foundation has resumed funding for bamboo plantation in China's southwestern province of Sichuan as part of an effort to protect the ... via India eNews
Friday May 9 | Hugh Hewitt
Report: Child viral death toll up to 34 in China
The death toll from a viral illness that is striking children across China has risen by four to 34, while the number of reported infections jumped to nearly 25,000, state media reported Friday. via Hugh Hewitt
Wednesday May 7 | Washington Post
China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism
“For any market to grow, this is something the government should realize: At the end of the day it's the investors who bear the responsibility of the investment, not other people.”
By Ariana Eunjung Cha Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 3, 2008; Page A01 SHANGHAI -- When emergency workers found Wang sprawled unconscious after having downed two bags of insecticide, he was still ... via Washington Post
Monday May 5 | People's Daily Online
Taiwan tycoon Terry Guo adopts six pandas in SW China
Taiwan tycoon Terry Guo, board chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd, announced on Monday he will spend six million yuan to adopt six pandas in a panda breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan ... via People's Daily Online
Sunday May 4 | The Epoch Times
Hundreds Protest Against China Chemical Plant
“Because of fears that these two projects, when finished, could seriously pollute Chengdu's air and water resources, the people 'took a stroll' to express their opposition”
Vapors escape from the China National Petroleum Corp -owned Dushanzi Petrochemical Factory in Dushanzi of Xinjiang province, China. via The Epoch Times
Saturday May 3 | Political Gateway
Chinese small investors battered
China's government uncharacteristically watched from the sidelines as the country's stock markets crashed, leaving small investors in the lurch, investors said. via Political Gateway
Friday May 2 | Xinhuanet
May Day tourists bring hope to west China tourism industry
“More than 20 tourist groups with 200 people will arrive in Tibet during the three-day holiday. The number used to be 5,000 tourists per day last year in May Day Holiday”
A trickle of Chinese tourists began arriving in ethnic Tibetan areas of west China over the May Day holiday, sparking hopes of a revival in the tourism industry after the unrest in March. via Xinhuanet
Friday May 2 | Forbes.com
“We are on a journey and this is not the end”
Soaring steel and iron ore prices have created market opportunities for Timken 's customers and Timken has been able to reap the benefits as profits soared in the first quarter. via Forbes.com