China bourses to halt trade for 3 mins of mourning

alertnet.org     May 19, 2008            

SHANGHAI, May 19 (Reuters) - China's two main stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen and its futures and commodities exchanges in Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Dalian will halt trade for three minutes from 2:28 p.m. (0628 GMT) on Monday to observe a national period of mourning for victims of last... [read full story]                

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China starts three days of mourning

chinaherald.net     May 18, 2008          

China has started a three-day period of mourning to remember the thousands of deaths who fell after last Monday's earthquake in Sichuan.Up to a few hours ago the extend of the impact this period of mourning would have, apart from a moment of silence on 12.28 PM on Monday, the exact moment of the...                

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China begins mourning as toll mounts

cnn.com     May 19, 2008          

China announces 3 days of national mourning; Olympc torch relay suspended U.S. aid flight arrives in China on Sunday Strong magnitude 6.0 aftershock hits Sichuan border region early Sunday Official death toll rises to 32,477 people with 220,109 injured BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China on Monday...                

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China begins three-day mourning for quake victims

people.com.cn     May 19, 2008          

China on Monday began a three-day national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in a powerful earthquake which struck the country's southwest on May 12. At 4:58 a.m., the national flag at the Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing flew at half-mast after a complete flag-raising...                

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China begins national mourning

cnn.com     May 19, 2008          

China announces 3 days of national mourning; Olympc torch relay suspended U.S. aid flight arrives in China on Sunday Strong magnitude 6.0 aftershock hits Sichuan border region early Sunday Official death toll rises to 32,477 people with 220,109 injured BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China on Monday...                

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China begins 3 days of national mourning for quake victims, suspends Olympic torch relay

iht.com     May 19, 2008          

Flags flew at half staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence Monday as China began three days of mourning for victims of the country's massive earthquake. The Olympic torch relay — a potent symbol of national pride in the...                

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China begins mourning period as quake toll rises (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 19, 2008          

by Peter Harmsen 6 minutes ago JIANGYOU, China (AFP) - China began a three-day national mourning period on Monday, one week after a massive earthquake struck the southwest, killing tens of thousands in the country's worst disaster in a generation. In solemn scenes broadcast on state television,...                

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China begins mourning period as quake toll rises

afp.com     May 19, 2008          

Survivors walk through the earthquake-hit Yingxiu town in Wenchuan county JIANGYOU (AFP) - China began a three-day national mourning period on Monday, one week after a massive earthquake struck the southwest, killing tens of thousands in the country's worst disaster in a generation. In solemn...                

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China Holding Three Days of Mourning For Quake Victims

firstcoastnews.com     May 19, 2008          

In this photo distributed by the official Xinhua news agency, rescuers search for students at Juyuan Middle School in Juyuan Township of Dujiangyan City, about 100 kilometers from the epicenter in Wenchuan county of southwest China's Sichuan province, on Monday May 12, 2008. A magnitude 6 temblor...                

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China's securities, futures bourses to cease trading temporarily, mourning for quake victims

people.com.cn     May 19, 2008          

China's securities and futures exchange markets will suspend trading temporarily on Monday afternoon in token of respect for the victims in the May 12 earthquake. From 2:28 p.m. on Monday, the exact time when the powerful quake took place on May 12, both stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen...                

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China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims : Latest News

valleymorningstar.com     May 19, 2008          

By AUDRA ANGThe Associated Press BEICHUAN, China - Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake.                

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