Survivors rally to help rescuers

2013-04-23 02:01:56

Earthquake survivors in Sichuan are rallying to help others, with supplies of drinking water urgently needed.

When a helping hand is more of a hindrance

2013-04-23 02:00:54

I think it is my duty to be here, to tell people the facts and to report on the rescue efforts made by everyone. But being professional is even more important, and that applies to reporters and volunteers.

Expert calls for rational volunteering, donations

2013-04-23 01:41:38

Volunteers without specific training are encouraged not to jump into disaster centers and should save their efforts for post-disaster recovery, an expert said.

Ethnic groups quick to join rescue efforts

2013-04-23 01:38:21

At about 6 am on Monday, as a drizzle fell, Sitenpo started a new day by rushing to a tent near the Longmen town government to await a daily meeting following Saturday's earthquake.

Team treks to keep villages healthy

2013-04-23 01:28:44

Carrying a big bag of sterilizing equipment weighing more than 30 kg, Zhang Biao was on his way to a village near Longmen township, Ya'an, at noon on Monday. He felt tired, and sweat poured down his face.

Rival Web firms join hands

2013-04-23 01:28:01

The earthquake that hit Sichuan province on Saturday has united rival Internet companies to help people look for missing relatives and friends.

Health new priority

2013-04-23 01:26:43

As the search for survivors continues, the next major task is to prevent disease and epidemics in quake-hit areas of Sichuan, officials said on Monday.
Live report: 193 dead, 25 missing, 12211 injured
Rescue: Rainfall poses new threats to quake-hit region Supplies pour into isolated villages Premier urges full efforts to reduce deaths Rational volunteering, donations urged Survivors rally to help

No evidence of H7N9 transmission between humans: WHO

2013-04-23 00:40:08

There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus despite small clusters of cases, WHO officials said on Monday.

Nation's IPR suits see spike in 2012

2013-04-23 00:29:04

Courts across China handled 83,850 civil lawsuits over intellectual property rights in 2012, up 44.1 percent year-on-year.

2,536 aftershocks recorded after M-7.0 quake

2013-04-23 00:19:00

A total of 2,536 aftershocks have been recorded in quake-hit Lushan county as of 8 pm Beijing time on Monday, local authorities said.

Heroic rescuers racing against time

2013-04-23 00:18:45

Xie Jiangmin remembers when he held a baby's body after retrieving him hours after a deadly quake that jolted Southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday.

China working to restore post-quake order

2013-04-23 00:18:30

Chinese authorities are working to restore social order and infrastructure in Ya'an of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, badly hit by a strong earthquake on Saturday.