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Breaking News From China :Sat, 17 May 2008 13:06:36 -0400 Dam burst fear in China earthquake villageAround one million people have been evacuated from the Chinese city of Beichuan for fear that a dam may burst. Thousands evacuated for fear of flooding in quake-hit China Chengdu (China), May 17 (Xinhua) Thousands of people living near a lake and a river in China's quake-hit southwestern province of Sichuan are being evacuated for fear of flooding, disaster relief officials said Saturday. China quake toll crosses 28,000 Beijing, May 17 (Xinhua) The toll in Monday's China earthquake rose to 28,881 Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured, the information office of the State Council said. UN grants $7 million for quake relief in China New York, May 17(Xinhua) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a grant of $7 million to support relief efforts in the aftermath of Monday's massive earthquake in China. India dispatches earthquake relief to China Guwahati, May 17 : India on Saturday dispatched the first trance of its pledged five million dollar humanitarian assistance to China for the earthquake victims. Warm weather will increase risk of disease in Chinese quake hit areas New Delhi, May 17 : Chinese Meteorological Administration (CMA) has said that regions around the epicentre of the earthquake will experience warmer weather over the next three days. 46 injured need evacuation as lake burst imminent in China Beijing, May 17 : Forty-six people were seriously injured and are in dire need of help in Beichuan county of the Sichuan province, which was the epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake that has so far killed 22,069 people in China. Most extensive preservation project for Great Wall of China launched New Delhi, May 17 : China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has launched the most extensive preservation project for the Great Wall of China, with a survey and repair already in progress. Trapped China quake survivor ate cigarettes, paper tissues, drunk urine Beijing, May 17 : A 46-year-old survivor of the Monday's earthquake of 7.8 magnitude ate cigarettes, paper napkins and drunk his urine to keep himself alive before being rescued after 100 hours of ordeal. When trapped Chinese school kids sang "Let Beijing, May 17 : Teenagers trapped under the debris of their school building after the earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit southwest China on Monday afternoon, sang pop song "Let's write our ending together", which gave them strength enough to help getting though the ordeal. Scientists identified geological faults in quake-hit region in China a year back Washington, May 17 : A research carried out by earth scientists last summer had determined that geological faults in the Sichuan Basin, China, are sufficiently long to sustain a strong ground-shaking earthquake, an estimate which proved to be right when a massive quake struck the region on May 12. Pope pens prayer for Chinese Catholics Pope Benedict XVI has composed a prayer for Catholics in China through which, among other things, they would seek inspiration to remain faithful to Rome. China activates N-contingency plan China has activated its contingency plans for nuclear and radiation pollution as a precautionary step in the earthquake-ravaged Chinas Sichuan province.The local Environmental Protection Bureaus have ... General Mills sends $500K to China China following a devastating earthquake.The earthquake struck early last week and registered 7.9 on the scale. The Chinese government estimates up to 50,000 people may be dead and hundreds of thousan... Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears News ) - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of floods from rivers blocked by landslides rattled loose in this week's powerful temblor.Soldiers carr... China fights to stave off disease Shifang, China - China ramped up efforts on Saturday to stave off disease for millions of earthquake victims, as more miracle rescues amid the rubble offered hope in an increasingly desperate battle t... South Africa denies aiding Chinese arms ship May 17, 2008, 15:45 The defence department has denied reports that President Thabo Mbeki ordered the SAS Drakensberg to refuel a Chinese ship bearing arms for Zimbabwe. Deputy Defence minister Mlule... Japanese Swimming Federation Considers Speedo LZR Racer for Beijing By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese CorrespondentTOKYO, Japan, May 17. AFTER the Japanese Olympic Trials in April, the Japanese national team has been worried by the fact that no swimmer is a... China on alert for nuclear accidents after quake BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese nuclear safety agency says it activated its emergency plans following Monday's massive earthquake, ordering staffers to be prepared for an environmental emergency. The Nuclea... Bus crash in China kills 14 It was the second serious collision involving a bus in less than a month. Ten people died when a coach hit a van crowded with migrant workers in southwest China last month. Taiwan KMT leader to visit China to restart dialogue - Summary Taipei - The leader of Taiwan's incoming ruling Chinese Nationalist Party or Kuomintang (KMT) has been invited to visit China later this month amid signs of improved Taipei-Beijing ties, the KMT said ... Nearly 5 mn homeless Chinese officials now say that nearly five million people have been left homeless after the quake which left over 22,000 dead. But fears are that that figure could rise to 50,000. In fact the extent o... Panic in China as lake threatens quake-hit county Thousands of people have fled to higher ground in a quake-hit Chinese county amid fears a lake could burst its banks. An alert was issued in Beichuan, where officials had already voiced concern about ... Chinese weapons delivery arrives in Zimbabwe Johannesburg - Weapons ordered from China for the Zimbabwe government arrived in Harare despite an international boycott, media reports said Saturday. According to South Africa's SAPA news agency, the... Chinese director leads tribute to earthquake victims Cannes, France - Leading Chinese film director Jia Zhangke lead a one-minute silence for the victims of China's earthquake at a press conference marking the premiere of his latest film at the Cannes F... One-child norm deepens pain WUFU: After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife Meilin decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, ``Have fewer kids, live better lives.'' For them and other coupl... Soldiers dig out survivor buried in ruins for 117 hrs Chinese soldiers dug out a 52-year old man from the ruins in Beichuan county, Sichuan Province, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, 117 hours after he was buried underneath collapsed buildings by the May 12 earth... After tales of death, miracle in an apartment complex The three occupants of the six-story apartment building at 315 Happiness Road were just some of the residents who managed to survive Monday's earthquake, although many of their neighbors did not. T... Death toll in China earthquake alomost 29,000 News ) - A Chinese government spokesman says the confirmed death toll in this week's massive earthquake has risen to almost 29,000.Cabinet spokesman Guo Weimin gave the figure Saturday at a news confe... 28,881 confirmed dead in China earthquake THE confirmed earthquake death toll in China has risen to 28,881, a central government official said today. Another 198,347 people have been injured as of 2pm local time, Guo Weimin, a spokesman for... Floods new fear for China quake victims Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicentre, fearful of potential flooding from Haizi Lake where water levels were reported to be rising dangerously.The lake in Beichuan coun... President Hu heads for epicenter to direct disaster-relief work Chinese President Hu Jintao headed for Wenchuan County at the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake by road on Saturday morning, to direct the rescue and relief work there. Source:Xinhua 5.5 aftershock adds to misery in China YINGXIU, China — 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 163 people who had surviv... Police round up 130 in anti-vice operation in Hong Kong Hong Kong - Police in Hong Kong have arrested 130 people including 24 suspected prostitutes from mainland China in a three-day anti-vice operation ending Saturday morning. Dangerous drugs worth almost... ADVISORY-China quake lake story withdrawn BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands fled amid fears a lake would burst its banks in Beichuan, near the epicenter of China's earthquake in which a total 50,000 people may have died, a Reuters photographer sa... Aftershock leaves one lineman dead, another critically injured in Sichuan A Chinese cable repair worker died after being hit by rocks as a moderate aftershock hit the Lixian County of Sichuan on Saturday afternoon, and another was critically injured. Liu Jianqiu, 36, a Chin... Helicopters sent to rescue 14 Taiwan tourists in quake area A helicopter took off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit southwestern Sichuan Province, to evacuate 14 Taiwan tourists from a village between Wenchuan county and Dujiangyan cit... More donations pour in for China More donations are pouring in Saturday for China's quake relief efforts, as rescuers race against time to save life on the sixth day of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southwest China's Sichu... China urges quake rescuers not to give up hope DUJIANGYAN, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged rescuers in the southwestern province of Sichuan to race time to save lives, days after the most destructive earthquake to hit modern China, state... Beijing takes on damage control BEIJING — In a system with a centuries-long tradition of austere leaders laying down the mandate of heaven from behind their palace walls, China's response to the worst natural disaster in 30 ye... South Koreaset up Chinashowdown JAKARTA: Lee Chong Wei upset world number one Lin Dan yesterday but it proved futile as defending champions China crept past Malaysia and into the Thomas Cup final where they will face South Korea. C... Chinese news agency says man saved after 117 hours BEIJING — Chinese state news agency says that soldiers have dug out a 52-year-old man who was buried in ruins for 117 hours after a massive earthquake hit China. The officials Xinhua News Agenc... NCUSCR president praises Chinese government President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) Stephen A. Orlins said Friday that the Chinese government has done a good job in dealing with the massive earthquake that hit Sichu... Small hospital in China struggles to cope with crush of quake victims (128 Comments) JIANGYOU, CHINA -- Dr. Huang Dong has slept maybe three hours in the last three days.There is no time to rest when hundreds of earthquake victims are still making their way to the s... India helps disaster-hit China, Myanmar New Delhi, India: India is sending a 50-member team of doctors and paramedics along with more relief supplies to Myanmar to assist with the relief work in the cyclone affected areas. quake not to dampen China corporate profit Profit for China's listed companies may grow 20 percent this year despite the strong quake that shook southwest China, according to a senior official with JPMorgan Chase. "The quake would have li... Cisco Increases Donation to $1 Million for China Earthquake Relief Posted on: Saturday, 17 May 2008, 00:00 CDT Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, today announced that it has in... China sends experts to help deal with corpses in quake zone The Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Security have sent a joint expert team to quake-stricken Sichuan province to help deal with bodies of the victims. The ... Estimated death toll in one Chinese city alone 20,000 (UPDATE) BEIJING -- The confirmed earthquake death toll in China has risen to 28,881, a central government official said Saturday. Another 198,347 people have been injured as of 2:00 p.m. (0600 GMT), ... Lake threatening to burst banks in China quake zone - 2nd Update Beijing - A lake is threatening to burst its banks in the quake-hit south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, the official Xinhua news agency reported Saturday, citing soldiers working to rescue peop... China rescuers seek survivors in hard-hit town White-helmeted soldiers spent hours swarming over the debris of a three-story building on the grounds of a fertilizer factory in the town of Yinghua, to the south, near Shifang. Dozens of soldiers fre... German saved after being buried for 114 hrs BEIJING: A Chinese state news agency says that a German tourist has been rescued after being buried for 114 hours in earthquake rubble. The official New satellite TV station to beam shows to China and South-East Asia Singapore - A new Singapore-based satellite television firm plans to beam shows to 220 million viewers in China and South-East Asia when it goes live next quarter. NL Yellow River Satellite TV, a join... HK sends flying service staff for relief efforts in quake-hit SW China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government sent a team of five staff from the Government Flying Service early Saturday morning to earthquake- devastated southwest China's Sichuan Provi... Chinese employees at UN donate over $30,000 to aid quake victims The UN's Chinese staff members made a first donation of over 30,000 U.S. dollars on Friday to the victims in China's earthquake-stricken regions. The contribution, largely in the form of personal chec... Australia to give 1 mln dollars in aid to China Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced on Saturday Australia will contribute 1 million Australian dollars (0.94 million U.S. dollars) to support emergency relief efforts in China's earthq... More than 700 Taiwan compatriots home from quake zone 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 mornin... Survivors emerge as China quake rescue intensifies saying another 14,000 remained buried. But as foreign aid teams joined the rescue effort, search and rescue workers remained resolute in their mission to find survivors . "Giving up is excl... Legal victory in U.S. energizes Chinese battery makers 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 cou... New survivors pulled from rubble in China New survivors have been plucked from the rubble as rescuers in China battle to save lives five days after a huge quake killed an estimated 50,000 people. With towns and villages reduced to a mass of ... China will not give up hope, says President Five days after the earthquake in China, which devastated large swathes of Sichuan province, President Hu Jintao says rescuers and emergency teams will not give up hope of finding more survivors alive... Five Korean students rescued in epicenter area Chinese military doctors rescued five students from the Republic of Korea in Wenchuan, the epicenter of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Sichuan Province and helicoptered them to the provinc... Japanese rescue team heads for Beichuan The second group of Japanese earthquake rescuers joined their colleagues working China Saturday morning and they left quake-hit Qingchuan County for Beichuan, another worst-hit county in Sichuan Provi... China opens up to give quake survivors a fighting chance May 17 2008 by Tomos Livingstone, Western Mail The Chinese earthquake has triggered devastation on an unimaginable scale, and, in turn, a vast aid effort. Tomos Livingstone reports on the complica... No major outbreaks of epidemics reported in China quake zone There have been no major outbreaks of epidemics and other public health hazards in China's quake zone, the Ministry of Health said Saturday. The ministry said 34,000 medical workers and disease contro... Chinese troops rescue 18 scientists from forest in quake area Chinese troops evacuated 18 scientists with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) trapped in a forest in Mianzhu, a quake-hit area in southwest China's Sichuan province and escorted them to a safe pla... Chinese, Russian, Indian, Brazilian FMs stress multilateralism in world affairs The foreign ministers of China, Russia, India and Brazil on Friday stressed multilateral cooperation and diplomacy in dealing with global affairs. The four top diplomats, who met in the central Russia... BOCOG donates 5 mln yuan to Sichuan quake-hit area 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 ... Quake to spur insurers to penetrate rural areas 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. dollar... Grieving survivors search for solace in shelters 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... Deja vu near epicenter 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 ... Virtual community mobilizes, mourns for quake victims Whether distributing appeals for on-line donations, uploading images of quake-hit towns or asking for help in extracting someone from the rubble, Chinese netizens are fully engaged in relief from the ... |
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