[+/-] : Nantong Torch Relay leg starts on Sutong Bridge
Former Olympic Table Tennis gold medalist Li Ju served as the first torchbearer in the Nantong, Jiangsu, leg of the Olympic Torch Relay on Sunday.
The relay kicked off at 2:35 p.m., local time, on top of the Sutong Bridge.
Covering 20 kilometers (11.8 km by torchbearer and 8.2 km by convoy), the relay will involve 104 torchbearers. Fifteen torchbearers will cover a 2-km distance on the Sutong Bridge before 89 torchbearers relay the flame in the city.
Donation boxes to collect money for earthquake relief work in Sichuan were set up at the relay starting point and along the course as well as at the ending point.
Nantong has produced 14 Olympic and World champions, giving it a reputation as the "Cradle of World Champions."
...The relay kicked off at 2:35 p.m., local time, on top of the Sutong Bridge.
Covering 20 kilometers (11.8 km by torchbearer and 8.2 km by convoy), the relay will involve 104 torchbearers. Fifteen torchbearers will cover a 2-km distance on the Sutong Bridge before 89 torchbearers relay the flame in the city.
Donation boxes to collect money for earthquake relief work in Sichuan were set up at the relay starting point and along the course as well as at the ending point.
Nantong has produced 14 Olympic and World champions, giving it a reputation as the "Cradle of World Champions."
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[+/-] : Premier lauds UN support for China's quake relief
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon answer questions from journalists from home and abroad in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County in the quake-stricken Sichuan Province, on Saturday, May 24, 2008. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Yingxiu Town Saturday morning to visit victims of the May 12 Sichuan earthquake.
Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday expressed gratitude to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the organization's help in China's quake relief.
"Our meeting is extraordinary here in Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12," Wen told Ban.
The UN chief arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-stricken Sichuan Province, Saturday morning and rushed to Yingxiu town in Wenchuan.
"On behalf of the Chinese people, I thank you for coming to the quake zone and extending your sympathy to the victims," Wen said.
While briefing Ban on China's earthquake relief work, Wen said that the country appreciates the efforts of the international community to offer rescuers, funds and materials to the quake zone.
"All these moves, including the UN emergency relief efforts, showcase all people's friendly feelings for China and their lofty humanitarian spirits," Wen said.
Wen told reporters around that this earthquake is historically rare in terms of its intensity, extension and destruction. Rescuers from all parts of the country have arrived in quake-hit areas as soon as possible and quickly started rescue and relief work, finding and saving more than 60,000 people within a few days.
The research work is ongoing on, but the priority will be shifting to the resettlement of earthquake survivors and reconstruction, Wen said. Noting that the whole nation is doing its utmost for the relief work, Wen said the Chinese are convinced that they will overcome all difficulties and reconstruct the quake zones.
On behalf of the United Nations, Ban said his heart and sympathy went out to the Chinese people. Ban also complimented the Chinese government on how it had handled the relief and rescue efforts.
The international community is "deeply moved and inspired" by the prompt, well-organized response to the devastating earthquake, Ban said.
The relief work showed that the Chinese people are fearless, forceful and fortitudinous, Ban said, adding that China is a great nation where people are both self-reliant and team-spirited.
The UN chief said he was convinced that the Chinese government and people would prevail against the natural disaster.
Ban said his visit to Wenchuan showed that the international community stands with the Chinese people. Ban pledged that the United Nations will do its utmost to help China with reconstruction.
The premier and the UN secretary-general also held a on-the-spot press conference. Wen urged reporters to record the truth so that the dead can be remembered and the survivors can be consoled.
"Let the world's people remember the devastating earthquake, remember the lost lives, and remember the brave fight of the people in the quake-hit regions and nationwide against the disaster," he said.
The premier said the massive earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives in Sichuan Province and other affected regions in the country. In addition, nearly 30,000 people remain missing and nearly 300,000 others are injured.
He also told Ban that China will offer another 10 million U.S. dollars in aid to Myanmar, which was battered by a cyclone early this month. China had earlier offered relief supplies valued at 30million yuan (4.3 million U.S. dollars) to Myanmar.
Afterwards, Ban paid a visit to the quake-hit areas and survivors in tents.
Holding hands of Zhang Shiming, who lost his grandson in the quake, Ban encouraged him to be strong. The secretary-general also shook hands with every medical personnel from the No. 261 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army and expressed his respect.
The Chinese people are strong, brave, firm and unflinching, willing to help and cooperate with others. The United Nations and the international community will firmly support them in the fight against this disaster, Ban said....
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Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday expressed gratitude to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for the organization's help in China's quake relief.
"Our meeting is extraordinary here in Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12," Wen told Ban.
The UN chief arrived in Chengdu, capital of quake-stricken Sichuan Province, Saturday morning and rushed to Yingxiu town in Wenchuan.
"On behalf of the Chinese people, I thank you for coming to the quake zone and extending your sympathy to the victims," Wen said.
While briefing Ban on China's earthquake relief work, Wen said that the country appreciates the efforts of the international community to offer rescuers, funds and materials to the quake zone.
"All these moves, including the UN emergency relief efforts, showcase all people's friendly feelings for China and their lofty humanitarian spirits," Wen said.
Wen told reporters around that this earthquake is historically rare in terms of its intensity, extension and destruction. Rescuers from all parts of the country have arrived in quake-hit areas as soon as possible and quickly started rescue and relief work, finding and saving more than 60,000 people within a few days.
The research work is ongoing on, but the priority will be shifting to the resettlement of earthquake survivors and reconstruction, Wen said. Noting that the whole nation is doing its utmost for the relief work, Wen said the Chinese are convinced that they will overcome all difficulties and reconstruct the quake zones.
On behalf of the United Nations, Ban said his heart and sympathy went out to the Chinese people. Ban also complimented the Chinese government on how it had handled the relief and rescue efforts.
The international community is "deeply moved and inspired" by the prompt, well-organized response to the devastating earthquake, Ban said.
The relief work showed that the Chinese people are fearless, forceful and fortitudinous, Ban said, adding that China is a great nation where people are both self-reliant and team-spirited.
The UN chief said he was convinced that the Chinese government and people would prevail against the natural disaster.
Ban said his visit to Wenchuan showed that the international community stands with the Chinese people. Ban pledged that the United Nations will do its utmost to help China with reconstruction.
The premier and the UN secretary-general also held a on-the-spot press conference. Wen urged reporters to record the truth so that the dead can be remembered and the survivors can be consoled.
"Let the world's people remember the devastating earthquake, remember the lost lives, and remember the brave fight of the people in the quake-hit regions and nationwide against the disaster," he said.
The premier said the massive earthquake has claimed more than 60,000 lives in Sichuan Province and other affected regions in the country. In addition, nearly 30,000 people remain missing and nearly 300,000 others are injured.
He also told Ban that China will offer another 10 million U.S. dollars in aid to Myanmar, which was battered by a cyclone early this month. China had earlier offered relief supplies valued at 30million yuan (4.3 million U.S. dollars) to Myanmar.
Afterwards, Ban paid a visit to the quake-hit areas and survivors in tents.
Holding hands of Zhang Shiming, who lost his grandson in the quake, Ban encouraged him to be strong. The secretary-general also shook hands with every medical personnel from the No. 261 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army and expressed his respect.
The Chinese people are strong, brave, firm and unflinching, willing to help and cooperate with others. The United Nations and the international community will firmly support them in the fight against this disaster, Ban said....
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[+/-] : From leaders on down, millions mourn quake dead
Senior Chinese leaders including Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang mourn during a silent tribute to the dead in the earthquake hitting southwest China's Sichuan Province, in Beijing, capital of China, May 19, 2008. Former President Jiang Zemin also stood in silence, separately, while Li Keqiang, another senior Chinese leader, observed the period of silence in Beichuan County of Sichuan on May 19
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Millions of people in China and overseas observed three minutes of silence at 2:28 p.m. on Monday as they mourned the many killed in a deadly earthquake in Sichuan Province a week ago.
President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other top leaders including Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also stood in silence in the central government compound of Zhongnanhai in Beijing.
The leaders, dressed in dark suits and wearing white paper flowers on their chests, bowed their heads in solemn silence below a national flag flying at half staff. Former President Jiang Zemin also stood in silence, separately.
President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other top leaders including Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also stood in silence in the central government compound of Zhongnanhai in Beijing.
The leaders, dressed in dark suits and wearing white paper flowers on their chests, bowed their heads in solemn silence below a national flag flying at half staff. Former President Jiang Zemin also stood in silence, separately.
Staffers of the Zhengzhou commodity exchange mourn during a suspension in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan province, May 19, 2008.
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[+/-] : Donation for quake-hit region
Yang Chao (R), chairman of China Life Insurance Co., and Liu Xuanguo (L), vice secretary-general of Red Cross Society of China (RCSC), attend the donation ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2008. China Life Insurance Co. donated 16 million Yuan (about 2.3 million U.S. dollars) to help the relief work of the quake-hit region in Sichuan Province in southwest China via RCSC.
Li Gang (R), deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR, and Hong Kong Jockey Club Chairman John Chan Cho-chak (C) attend the donation ceremony in south China's Hong Kong, May 14, 2008. Hong Kong Jockey Club donated 30 million HK dollars (about 3.85 million U.S. dollars) to help the relief work of the quake-hit region in Sichuan Province in southwest China.People wait in the rain to donate money to the quake-hit region of southwest China's Sichuan Province, in Yunyan District of Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 14, 2008. Over 4.1 million RMB yuan (about 585,800 U.S. dollars) was donated by people of Yunyan District Wednesday.
Students of Jiefang Primary School donate money to the quake-hit region in Sichuan Province in southwest China, in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 14, 2008
Monks of Zhaibung Monastery donate money to the quake-hit region in Sichuan Province of southwest China, in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 14, 2008.
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[+/-] : Premier Wen in Wenchuan County
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) comforts injured children in Yingxiu Town, the quake epicenter in Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008.
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[+/-] : 800 armed police start rescue operation in quake-hit SW China
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Monday Wednesday arrive at Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province.
By 8 a.m. Wednesday, more than 800 armed police had arrived at Wenchuan and started rescue operation in southwest China's Sichuan Province that was hit by a massive earthquake Monday afternoon.
Wednesday morning, two helicopters with relief supplies flied over the Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County and three more are standing by to await orders at the Fenghuanshang airport, according to the Chengdu Military Command.
A helicopter with relief supplies Wednesday morning arrives at the Yingxiu Town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of Monday's earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province.
If weather conditions permit, the five helicopters will fly to Wenchuan County to air-drop relief supplies, according to the Chengdu Military Command.
From Beijing, two remote-sensing planes of China's naval forces departed at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday to quake-hit Sichuan to collect data of this region.
The road from Dujiangyan, a city northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, to Wenchuan, the epicenter, was blocked by rocks and mud slides, holding up rescue, medical and other disaster relief teams.
Several groups from the Chengdu Military Command have chosen towalk to the areas with heaviest damage inflicted by the quake.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sichuan reported 12,012 deaths in Monday's quake, according to the disaster relief center under the State Council.
...If weather conditions permit, the five helicopters will fly to Wenchuan County to air-drop relief supplies, according to the Chengdu Military Command.
From Beijing, two remote-sensing planes of China's naval forces departed at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday to quake-hit Sichuan to collect data of this region.
The road from Dujiangyan, a city northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, to Wenchuan, the epicenter, was blocked by rocks and mud slides, holding up rescue, medical and other disaster relief teams.
Several groups from the Chengdu Military Command have chosen towalk to the areas with heaviest damage inflicted by the quake.
As of 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sichuan reported 12,012 deaths in Monday's quake, according to the disaster relief center under the State Council.
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[+/-] : China quake death toll rises to 14,866 by 2:00 p.m
The earthquake death toll across China rose to 14,866 by 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Xinhua learnt from authoritative sources.
Among the figure, 14,463 were dead in Sichuan Province, 280 in Gansu Province, 106 in Shaanxi Province, 14 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province and one in Yunnan Province.
Among the figure, 14,463 were dead in Sichuan Province, 280 in Gansu Province, 106 in Shaanxi Province, 14 in Chongqing Municipality, two in Henan Province and one in Yunnan Province.
Armed police carry 17-year-old student Yan Peng after he was rescued out of the ruins of a two-story building in the quake-stricken Beichuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 14, 2008. A strong quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. At that moment, Yan was swung out of classroom by strong shake, but he came back to the classroom, trying to save his trapped classmates. Unfortunately, Yan was buried in the ruins for over 40 hours. Thanks to hard searching and rescuing for several hours by armed police, he was finally saved....
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[+/-] : After earthquake: Quick rescue ensues
Rescuers carry the body of a victim at the Juyuan High School in Juyuan Town, Dujiangyan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Rescuers work against the rainy weather to search quake survivors on Tuesday.
A survivor is discovered in the debris at the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2008. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county.
Students of a school donate money for earthquake-jolted areas in southwest China's Sichuan Province in Hami, a city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 13, 2008. A major earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter Scale jolted Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday. As of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, the death toll from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake had climbed to 11,921, according to the ad hoc headquarters of the disaster relief headed by Premier Wen. Of the dead, 11,608 were in Sichuan.
Photo taken on May 13, 2008 shows the scene of the earthquake-hit Beichuan County, about 160 kilometers northeast of the epicenter of Wenchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Beichuan County is badly damaged in Monday's quake, with great numbers of buildings collapsed and landslides around the county....
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[+/-] : Climbers Qomolangma
climbers on the way to to Qomolangma
Climber Luobuzhandui is carrying the lantern with the Olympic flame
on the top of Qomolangma
...Climber Luobuzhandui is carrying the lantern with the Olympic flame
on the top of Qomolangma
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