WOLONG, China - Nearly a month after China's devastating earthquake, the Wolong Nature Reserve held a funeral Tuesday for a panda that was crushed in the temblor. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

An American tourist who survived China's deadly earthquake says he is not only lucky to be alive -- he had a "surreal" experience of sharing the moment with giant pandas. picked by topofall 5 months ago

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity. picked by 2longdogs 5 months ago

A panda gave birth to twins in southwest China, surprising researchers who were only expecting a single cub. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthqua... read full post picked by bingo 4 months ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 2 months ago

The "Police Mum" stepped up to the plate to help feed babies separated from their mothers after the May earthquake.

Follow up to this story picked by suebe 4 months ago

Scientists in China may use a police dog to teach pandas to fight after the first artificially bred panda released into the wild was apparently killed after a battle with other animals, local media reported on Saturday. picked by tchengrox 10 months ago

On May 12, when the catastrophic earthquake hit China, a photographer was preparing to shoot a wedding. Instead, he captured some magnificent photos of this tragedy.

It is an article, but the pictures are incredible. picked by JoshSF49 5 months ago

Swimmers are wowed by China's Olympic "Water Cube," covered in futuristic bubble wrap. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

China said it would start three days of national mourning on Monday after raising the death toll from last week's earthquake to nearly 32,500. picked by sandossu 5 months ago

In response to inquiries from grieving relatives, local officials announced Monday that parents whose only child was killed or grievously injured in the May 12 earthquake would be exempt from the country’s one-child policy. picked by lpoindexter 4 months ago

URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.

A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child. picked by bevissimo 4 months ago

Some more Corky and the Juice Pigs. picked by buddha 8 months ago

China houses several early-human (Paleolithic) archaeological sites along the Nihewan Basin near Mongolia, some with artifacts that date back about 1 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 2 years ago

Few dog lovers could resist the appeal of these bright-eyed, mischievous puppies. Yet despite their charm, they are members of a breed so diminished that it is now rarer than the giant panda. They are Glen of Imaal terriers, of which only 25 breeding b***hes remain in Britain. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Quoted as being the "biggest there on record" picked by Moe 7 months ago