YINGXIU, CHINA: Three days after the devastating earthquake that struck Sichuan Province on Monday (12 May), Yingxiu, Wenchuan county, which lay at the quake's epicentre, resembles a ghost town.
BEIJING, CHINA: China Friday (16 May) opened its doors to foreign rescue teams from Singapore, South Korea and Russia in a last-ditch attempt to find remaining survivors of Monday's (12 May) earthquake in Sichuan province.
HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed higher supported by PetroChina, on a report that it may benefit from a government tax measure, and Cheung Kong, which surged following a broker's upgrade.
HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong shares closed higher Friday led by large caps like Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and PetroChina Co Ltd. on hopes of upbeat earnings despite the global economic uncertainty.
By Chris BuckleyDUJIANGYAN, China (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged rescuers in the south-western province of Sichuan to race to save lives, days after the most destructive earthquake to hit modern China, state media said on Saturday.