Full aid pledged for Sumatra quake victims

China will do its best to help Indonesia with quake reconstruction following the 7.6-magnitude tremor that hit Padang city in western Sumatra on Sept 30, the Chinese embassy in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta said yesterday.

The country is already one of the earliest to be involved in international relief efforts after the quake, said embassy spokesman Hua Ning.

On Oct 2, the Chinese government provided $500,000 in cash to Indonesian authorities for humanitarian emergency assistance, with the Chinese Red Cross providing $50,000 in cash.