CHENGDU, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Quake-battered Sichuan Province reopened 13 cities and prefectures to tourists on Saturday in a move to revive its once-booming travel industry. The cities are Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Suining,...
Water quality basically unchanged in quake-jolted Sichuan BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Water quality in southwest China's quake zone is basically unchanged from before the disaster and is still potable, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Wu Xiaoqing said in Beijing on Friday.
The Olympic torch relay in quake-hit Sichuan province has been postponed from mid-June to early August, just before the Beijing Games starts, organizers announced yesterday. The Sichuan leg, scheduled for June 15-18, will be from Aug 3 to 5 before the torch is brought to Beijing, according to a...
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Samples collected so far indicate water quality in quake-hit areas have remained basically unchanged and are eligible for drink by Wednesday, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said here in Beijing. The samples were collected along the Yangtze River and its...