Special: When disaster strikes

A massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coastal areas of northeastern Japan, triggering an enormous tsunami. The number of dead, missing and sick continues to rise as the country faces a catastrophic nuclear crisis.

FMs agree to boost nuclear safety co-op

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea(ROK) on Saturday agreed to boost cooperation on nuclear power safety and disaster preparedness.

Woes mount for tsunami survivors

Nearly a week after their home town was annihilated in a catastrophic tsunami, the 1,000-plus survivors of the small Japanese fishing town of Otsuchi are hanging by a thread.

Amid disaster, every meter counts

In the devastated Japanese fishing port of Ofunato, the distance between normality and mayhem can be measured in meters. Just ask Masako Sawasato.

Special: When disaster strikes

Fukushima nuke plant blast implications

Japan's nuclear crisis worsened on Wednesday, with workers ordered to withdraw briefly from the stricken power plant after radiation levels spiked, just hours after smoke was seen rising from the quake-crippled nuclear facility.

Radiation fears boost iodine tablet sales

Some Chinese are buying iodine tablets to protect themselves against possible radioactive contamination resulting from the escalating nuclear emergency in Japan.

Japan calamities: 3,676 dead, 7,558 missing

Up to 3,676 people have so far been confirmed dead and 7,558 others are still missing in Japan following Friday's colossal earthquake and ensuing tsunami, public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday.

Kan furious with nuke firm chiefs' delays

TOKYO - Japan's prime minister was furious with executives at a power company at the center of the nuclear crisis for taking so long to inform his office about a blast at its stricken reactor complex, demanding: "What the hell is going on?"

Could nuke cloud cross Pacific Ocean?

Winds are dispersing radioactive material from Japan's quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant over the Pacific Ocean, away from Japan and other Asian countries.

Taiwan investment not to be marginalized

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday Taiwanese-invested businesses in the mainland will not be marginalized by the economic restructuring of the mainland.

Wen expresses condolences to Japan

Premier Wen Jiabao again expressed condolences to quake-hit Japan on Monday and said China is willing to offer more helps to Japan if needed.