BEIJING.—President Hu Jintao and members of the Permanent Committee of the Chinese Communist Party led the mourning ceremony in Beijing for the victims of

China begins three days of mourning for earthquake victims in Sichuan province, with a three-minute silence and half-mast flags.

Laborers from across the country have returned to their native Sichuan Province, where many elderly Chinese have refused to leave devastated – and still at

BEIJING, May 19 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in Shifang City in Sichuan to oversee rescue operations. Shifang is the fourth quake-hit area the

By VOA News China's state media says the confirmed death toll from the massive earthquake in Sichuan province has risen to more than 32000.

SIX days ago, China was hit by the worst earthquake in modern times. Yesterday, as rescuers searched largely in vain for loved ones in the rubble,

BEIJING - Being in Beijing on Monday when the earthquake hit China offered me a perspective that humankind is a collection of national families,

"We have entered the most crucial stage and must ensure the final victory of our rescue operations," said the Chinese president today on arriving at the

Four days after earth-shattering tremors left huge swathes of southwest China in ruins, the region suffered renewed chaos today after a powerful aftershock

A couple builds a shelter on the ruins of their house in Luoshui in China's Sichuan province on Thursday. (Greg Baker/Associated Press) Rescuers freed a

BEICHUAN, China (AP) — A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again

BEIJING - President Hu Jintao flew to quake-ravaged Sichuan Province early on Friday, more than 80 hours after the most destructive earthquake in new China

China 's president, Hu Jintao, has arrived in the earthquake-stricken province of Sichuan as authorities step up recovery efforts, accepting foreign help

By Tom Peterkin The Chinese President today flew into Sichuan province to view the devastation wrought by this week's massive earthquake.