China marks 140th anniversary of Giant Panda’s discoveryCHENGDU - Panda lovers Saturday set out for a hike in China’s southwestern Sichuan province to retrace the steps of a French missionary who made the animal known to the West 140 years ago. 4 dead, 53 missing in China landslideCHENGDU - At least four people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in southwest China’s Sichuan province, authorities said Thursday. China bus fire toll rises to 27CHENGDU - The toll in a bus fire accident in China Sunday rose to 27 after two more passengers succumbed to their injuries, an official said. 24 killed in China bus fireCHENGDU - At least 24 people were killed when a bus caught fire Friday morning in the city of Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan province, officials said. China marks 1st anniversary of Sichuan quake as issue of crumbled schools continues to rankleBEICHUAN, China — State leaders laid flowers and survivors burned paper money for departed spirits as a mournful China marked the first anniversary Tuesday of a devastating earthquake that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing and 5 million homeless. Earthquake recovery: China’s government stymies activismCHENGDU, China — When a powerful earthquake flattened Sichuan province a year ago, community organizer Zhang Guoyuan seized the moment. China to construct new panda breeding base in SichuanCHENGDU - China has announced plans to construct a new breeding center for giant pandas around May to replace the former quake-leveled habitat in southwestern Sichuan Province. Man who took a woman hostage at airport detainedCHENGDU - A man who used a sport’s starting pistol to take hostage a woman at China’s Chengdu airport has been detained, the police said Friday. Mild quake occurs in southwest China, no casualtyCHENGDU - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted southwest China Monday, but there were no reports of casualty, officials said. |