The Chinese Government decreed that a three-day (19-21 May 2008) national mourning for the tens of thousands of people killed in the earthquake will be observed throughout the country as well as this Embassy. A book of condolences will be opened for signing ...
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan province on Saturday, destroying homes and killing three people, China's state television reported. The epicentre of the quake, which struck around 4:30...
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday, state media said. The earthquake hit 31 miles (50 kilometers) southeast of Panzhihua city in the southwestern corner of Sichuan at 4:30...
Several tomcats in Sichuan province have started to develop fur-covered wings and while their owners have attributed the strange growth to the hot summer spell and stress from having too many female cats desiring to mate...
TOKYO - A row over pesticide-laced Chinese dumplings has moved a step closer to a settlement after China told Japan that a factory worker was probably to blame, NHK public television said on Saturday. Ten Japanese became...