Rescue hampered for 5 buried in SW China landslide

KAILI, Guizhou, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers have reached the scene of a landslide that buried five people on Monday in southwest China's Guizhou Province, but rescue work was hampered by debris falling from the mountain. More than 400 rescuers have

6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, triggers panic

JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 jolted Aceh in northern tip of Sumatra island earlier Tuesday, triggered panic, but no damage and casualty has been reported yet, officials said here. The USGS reported that the quake w

5.6-magnitude quake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan -- USGS

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23: 00:02 GMT on Friday (07:00:02 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 34.20 km, wa

6.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang -- CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Xinjiang

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter is determin

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Guam

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of U.S. territory Guam on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake occurred at 7:19 a.m. on Saturday local time (2119

China widens VAT to more regions in tax reduction

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that it will expand the pilot reform of replacing turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) to 10 more provinces and cities from August 1 this year as part of the country's efforts in s

US Deficit Reduction Deal Remains Elusive

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama met with the U.S. Congress top Republican, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday in search of a deficit-reduction package that would prevent substantial spending cuts and tax increases from going in

China to expand rural medical insurance coverage

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China will include more serious diseases in its existing rural medical insurance system in 2013, the Ministry of Health said in an annual work agenda published on Friday. According to the agenda, pilot programs will be la

Chinese island province pilots in low-altitude test flight

HAIKOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's aviation authorities(民航当局) on Friday started to allow helicopters to fly in low-altitude airspace over the tourist island of Hainan on a trial basis for the first time. The aim is to eventually open a part

Regulation pares "racy" TV programs

BEIJING, Jan. 05 (Xinhuanet) -- China's satellite television channels have aired fewer entertainment programs this year as broadcasting watchdog's curbs on excessive entertainment took effect. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ha

New regulation to ensure maritime observation

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China has promulgated a regulation aimed at better protecting maritime observation resources for collecting continuous and accurate data so as to enhance maritime disaster prevention. The regulation, published on Wednesda

Karzai defends vote 'integrity'

Afghan President Hamid Karzai （卡尔扎伊） says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

Any customer can get a 15,000-yuan insurance policy

Any customer who buys pork can get a 15,000-yuan insurance policy(保险单), no matter how much they buy. Even when they ask for a slice of pork, they can also get the insurance.Gu Linlin is manager of a grocery store in Sichuan, southwest China. He

Israeli teenager admits causing Carmel fire

JERUSALEM, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli teenager on Monday admitted throwing a piece of burning charcoal into the woods, causing the massive fire that ravaged northern Israel in the past three days, local daily Ha'aretz reported. Police suspected th

3 Win World's Largest Lottery

The rush to buy tickets for what U.S. officials say is the world's largest lottery jackpot is about to pay off. Mega Millions lottery officials say there were three winning tickets for the record $640 million jackpot sold in three states. In the hour

FIFA to hold lottery for Confederations Cup tickets

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- World football's governing body FIFA announced Tuesday it was forced to hold a lottery for the allocation of Confederations Cup tickets due to overwhelming demand. The first phase of ticket sales for the June 15-30

Scottish bowel screening trial succeeds

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Routine bowel screening can cut deaths from bowel cancer by 27 percent, a latest Scottish study finds. The result was presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's (NCRI) conference in Liverpool. Funded by the S

Scolari hints at Kaka recall

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has hinted at an international recall for former FIFA world player of the year Kaka by promising changes to his squad for upcoming friendlies against Italy and Russia. Kaka was abse