Military facilities 'secure' All military facilities, including nuclear, in earthquake-hit areas are safe and secure, a senior military officer said yesterday.
21 lakes formed, 'no danger yet' CHENGDU: Twenty-one lakes have formed after landslides blocked rivers in Sichuan, but they "do not pose a serious danger at the moment", the vice-governor of the province said yesterday.
One man's walk against the odds YINGXIU, Sichuan: Tashi was born with a biological deformity in his leg. But he walks faster than most people, even on the mountain roads to Yingxiu, damaged in the May 12 earthquake.
International rescue teams join search for survivors More than 200 emergency workers from Japan, Russia, the Republic of Korea and Singapore continued helping search for survivors in Sichuan province yesterday.
KMT chief's visit to boost ties Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung will visit the mainland from May 26 to 31, an official with the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said yesterday.
Dance of death up and down the mountains Working close to the epicenter of last Monday's Wenchuan earthquake for nearly a week, I, a Sichuan native, cannot help mulling over how nature has challenged us to overcome the toughest circumstances.
Cosmetic gadgets move from clinic to home Tiffani Bruce, a Walgreen Co employee, had her doubts about the acne-busting gadget called Zeno when her store began selling it two years ago.
Bush wraps up visit to Middle East US President George W. Bush sought to reassure skeptical Arabs yesterday he is committed to securing a deal on Palestinian statehood before he leaves office, despite his outspoken support for Israel.
President Hu Jintao comforts a boy, a victim of Monday's earthquake, in Shifang city yesterday as he continued to visit affected areas and oversee rescue operations. Xinhua
