China quake death toll rises to nearly 10,000
A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing nearly 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades. Nations:[China] People:[Wen Jiabao][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake][China Three Gorge Dam Project] 2008-05-12 Toll from China quake estimated at 3,000 to 5,000
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday and state media reported that as many as 5,000 people were killed in a single county while nearly 900 students were trapped under the rubble of their school. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 China Earthquake] 2008-05-12 China establishes company to make its own jumbo jets
China has established a homegrown company to make passenger jumbo jets, state media reported Sunday -- a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. Nations:[China] 2008-05-11 US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
 The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 China EV-71 Outbreak][China-U.S.] 2008-05-10 China's Hu wraps up Japan tour
Chinese President Hu Jintao will Saturday visit the sights of Japan's ancient capital of Nara, wrapping up his five-day tour aimed at mending strained ties. People:[Yasuo Fukuda][Koizumi Junichiro][Hu Jintao][Jiang Zemin] Activities:[2008 Hu Jintao's Japan Visit] 2008-05-09 China's Hu tells Japan not to fear
Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday that Japan had nothing to fear from his country's rise and engaged in a round of ping-pong diplomacy on a visit aimed at easing decades of tension. People:[Yasuo Fukuda][Shinzo Abe][Koizumi Junichiro][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Hu Jintao's Japan Visit] 2008-05-08 China willing to engage on Tibet: Dalai Lama envoy
An envoy to the Dalai Lama said on Thursday Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues. People:[Dalai Lama][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-05-08 Chinese orchestra to make landmark performance at Vatican
The conductor leading the China Philharmonic Orchestra in a landmark concert Wednesday at the Vatican said he feels honored to perform for the pope, saying music breaks down cultural barriers. Nations:[China][Vatican] Activities:[China-Vatican] 2008-05-07 Dalai Lama envoy upbeat on China talks
An envoy of the Dalai Lama said on Tuesday that one-day talks with China on the unrest in Tibet had been "a good first step" and that the two sides would meet again after he reports back to the exiled spiritual leader. Nations:[China] People:[Dalai Lama] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-05-06 Child virus fears spread to China's capital
Fears of a virus that has killed at least 26 children in China gripped parents in Beijing on Tuesday amid a spreading outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 China EV-71 Outbreak] 2008-05-06 A small step: More talks ahead for China, Dalai Lama envoys
The Dalai Lama's representatives left China on Monday with a solid offer from Beijing for future talks, marking a small step toward expanding dialogue between the two sides following anti-government riots in Tibet. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-05-05 China, Dalai Lama envoys agree to keep talking
China and the Dalai Lama's envoys agreed to keep the door open on dialogue after holding talks here Sunday, state media said, although no breakthrough in ending the Tibet crisis was reported. People:[Dalai Lama][George W. Bush][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot] 2008-05-04
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