http://www.newstin.com/us/china Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57489363 BEIJING, China (CNN) -- President Hu Jintao arrived in southwestern China on Friday to observe the country's devastated earthquake zone, state-run media reported. A woman weeps as doctors call out for trapped victims at a collapsed hospital in Dujiangyan, China, on Thursday. Providing some hope... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:51:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57489363 2008-05-16T05:51:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479343 A rescue worker carried a survivor from the rubble in Beichuan, China, Thursday, three days after the massive earthquake struck. (Jason Lee/Reuters) In departure, China asks for outside help : With the death toll from this week's earthquake rising rapidly, China made a sharp departure from past... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:51:38 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57479343 2008-05-16T03:51:38Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57438416 As we told you earlier, there had been very real fears that the Zipingba Dam, 6 miles upstream from the devastated city of Dujiangyan, was displaying "extremely dangerous" cracks. The People's Daily is now reporting that the dam is "structurally stable and safe" following a full inspection. "The... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:26:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57438416 2008-05-15T20:26:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468611 Vittorio Hernandez - AHN News Writer Beijing, China (AHN) - Although the official death toll in China caused by Monday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake at last count was 19,500, the state media hinted Thursday it may go beyond 50,000. The numbers keep rising in Asia's largest nation shaken badly by the... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57468611 2008-05-16T01:49:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57452408 After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China has accepted offers from four countries to send in rescue teams. Hours after saying it will accept a Japanese rescue team, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement early Friday that specialist crews from Russia, South Korea, and Singapore would... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:48:19 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57452408 2008-05-15T21:48:19Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57446303 The Bush administration has declined to cite China for manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages against the United States. The finding announced Thursday came despite pressure in Congress for penalties because of America's growing trade deficit with China, which last year hit an... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:31:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57446303 2008-05-15T21:31:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465292 Can earthquakes be predicted, their destructive impact forewarned? The claim has been largely debunked, but that has not stopped the spread of rumors and tall tales, some of which are proving nettlesome to the ruling Communist Party as it grapples with China's most calamitous disaster in a... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:44:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57465292 2008-05-16T00:44:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57480643 A state news agency says Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in earthquake-hit Sichuan province Friday to console victims and inspect rescue work. Xinhua News Agency says Hu arrived in Mianyang early Friday and will also meet some of the 130,000 soldiers involved in the rescue work. The... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:51:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57480643 2008-05-16T03:51:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487488 The American Red Cross (ARC) provided 10 million U.S. dollars for China's relief efforts in the earthquake-hit Sichuan province, the organization said Thursday. In a statement, the ARC said the contribution would assist the Red Cross Society of China, whose employees and volunteers have been... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:09:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487488 2008-05-16T05:09:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57456531 By: The Canadian Press Ottawa, Ont. - Bev Oda, the minister of International Co-operation, says the federal government will match private donations made to aid groups working on disaster relief in Myanmar and China. Oda earlier promised $2 million for aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, where tens of... Thu, 15 May 2008 23:25:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57456531 2008-05-15T23:25:18Z