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Top News

Military facilities 'secure'
All military facilities, including nuclear, in earthquake-hit areas are safe and secure, a senior military officer said yesterday.

Trained dogs offer sniff of a chance

3-day national mourning starts today


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Wenchuan Quake

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.

A spark of hope amid debris of despair

54 tourists killed, 10 seriously hurt

Love and care extended


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Wenchuan Quake

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.

Survivors gain strength from unity

Officials work hard to meet victims' needs

3 pandas missing in reserve after quake


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Wenchuan Quake

Help pours from across the Straits
HANWANG, Sichuan: "We're all Chinese."

Quake Snippets


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Wenchuan Quake

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.

Expats open their hearts and wallets

Sichuan foreigners rally to help locals


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Wenchuan Quake

Hope lights up days of darkness

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Nation

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.

One world, one concern, say torch relay fans

Forbidden City opens disabled tourist paths


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Comment

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.

Cartoon

Heroes as volunteers

Miles still to go

Hot Words

Love and help across borders

For efficient job promotion

New ideas needed to build cities


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International

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.

Transgender couple tie the knot, push law

Software to help spy on bank staff

US soldier riddles Quran with bullets in Iraq

News Makers

Across Asia: Indonesia

Across Asia: Israel

Across Asia: Japan

Across Asia: United Arab Emirates

Across Asia: Afghanistan


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International

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.

Talks stuck on Hezbollah arms

FM going to Pakistan to restart peace talks

Around the World: United States

Around the World: Pakistan

Around the World: Venezuela


   
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