One survivor was saved by China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Saturday, following the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

NAY PYI TAW/KUNMING -- A rescue team of China's Yunnan province, joined by Myanmar's rescue forces, retrieved an elderly man in earthquake-hit Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw at 05:00 local time on Sunday.

The man had been trapped for nearly 40 hours under the rubble of a hospital in the city. After an overnight emergency rescue, it was the first person rescued by the Chinese team after arriving in the earthquake-stricken area of Myanmar on Saturday.

YANGON -- Two survivors with vital signs were found by China's Yunnan Rescue Medical Team in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Saturday, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Friday.

YANGON -- A rescue team from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government arrived in Yangon, Myanmar on Saturday after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the country on Friday.

A chartered flight carrying a 37-member rescue team from Yunnan province and five tons of relief materials arrived in Myanmar on March 29 (Beijing time), becoming the first international rescue chartered flight to reach the earthquake-affected region.

YANGON -- A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night.

A chartered flight carrying a Chinese rescue team of 37 members and five tons of relief materials arrived in Myanmar on Saturday (Beijing time), becoming the first international rescue chartered flight to reach the earthquake-affected region, according to China Eastern Airlines.

MANILA -- The Philippines on Saturday said it has been ready to send emergency medical assistance teams to help Myanmar and Thailand after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing over 1,000 people.

Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said the Philippines is ready to deploy three emergency medical assistance teams once international coordination protocols with the affected countries are complete and a request is received.

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Saturday sent a 51-strong team to assist in the search and rescue work in the earthquake-stricken areas of Myanmar.

Sixteen members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, set off from a land port in Ruili city, Yunnan province, on Saturday morning, heading for Myanmar to assist with quake relief efforts.

YANGON -- A Chinese rescue team arrived at Yangon International Airport in Myanmar on Saturday afternoon to assist in disaster relief efforts following a devastating earthquake.

All member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stand ready to back up relief and recovery of Myanmar and Thailand from Friday's strong earthquake, said a joint statement of ASEAN foreign ministers, which also extended their deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of both countries.

The Red Cross Society of China said on Saturday that it has sent emergency relief supplies and dispatched its international rescue team to support rescue and recovery efforts in Myanmar, which was hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake around midday Friday.

The first batch of relief supplies include 300 tents, 2,000 blankets, 600 folding beds and relief family kits that can meet demands of 2,000 affected families. They were sent from the organization's disaster relief facility in Southwest China's Yunan province that borders Myanmar.

BEIJING -- China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (approximately $13.9 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts, a spokesperson for the China International Development Cooperation Agency said on Saturday.

At the request of the Myanmar government, China will also send two rescue teams and supply tents, blankets, first-aid kits, food and drinking water -- items that are urgently needed in affected areas, said spokesperson Li Ming.

BANGKOK -- Nine people were dead, nine injured and 101 others remained missing in the capital Bangkok, Thai authorities said on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar, sending strong tremors across Thailand.

KUNMING -- The homes of 847 households in Ruili city, Southwest China's Yunnan province that borders Myanmar, were damaged in a massive earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday.

BEIJING -- The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) extended its heartfelt sympathies to those affected by the strong earthquake in Myanmar through a message of support on Friday.

KUNMING -- Southwest China's Yunnan province has sent tents, blankets and folding beds to Myanmar on Saturday morning, after a massive earthquake jolted the Southeast Asian country on Friday.

KUNMING -- A group of 16 Chinese volunteers set off for the quake-hit Myanmar on Saturday morning to provide assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts.

At the request of Myanmar, China dispatched a search and rescue team to the earthquake-stricken areas on Saturday morning to carry out international rescue operations.