Safety lessons heeded after 2008 disaster

Even though the 2008 Sichuan earthquake left Lushan county largely unscathed, with the epicenter 300 km away, residents say the experience they gained from that disaster proved invaluable on Saturday.

Red Cross to be open, transparent

Pledging to perform openly and transparently, Zhao Baige, executive vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China, asked for social understanding to help facilitate the ongoing disaster relief efforts by the biggest humanitarian organization in China.

Rescuers hike to cut-off towns

At 6:30 am on Sunday, Yang Renyi, president of the No 37 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, led a group of more than 30 medical professionals toward Baoxing, a county in Sichuan province's city Ya'an, which was damaged by the magnitude-7 earthquake on Saturday.

Left-behind kids, women, elderly suffer in hard-hit region

Chen Fuzhen had almost forgotten she's a woman since her husband went to work in Chongqing several years ago. She has had to take care of the whole family, two children and to frail elderly people, all by herself.

Journey to the epicenter slowed by obstacles along road

From the moment I set off for Lushan county, Ya'an, Sichuan province, all I could think of for the next 12 hours was how to get to the epicenter as soon as possible to let the outside world know about their situation, because I was only about 200 km away, closer to the scene than any of my colleagues.

Ensuring water supply, preventing disease are urgent issues

The prevention of endemic diseases and ensuring food and water supply have become urgent issues for the people living in the quake-affected streets and villages in Lushan county, Sichuan province, as search and rescue efforts continued on Sunday.

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How to donate

Through the Red Cross Society of China

Telecom workers restore links

Internet companies and the Big Three telecom operators said on Sunday they are making every effort to safeguard smooth service in Sichuan province.

Market unlikely to be affected

The stock market is not likely to slump on Monday because of Saturday's magnitude-7 earthquake in Ya'an, Sichuan province, experts say.

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Dancer fights to preserve, promote traditional style

Due to urbanization, many villages in Yunnan province are disappearing along with the old ways of life that once prevailed.