The China Earthquake Administration (CEA) on Thursday launched a level-IV emergency service response to the 5.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the county of Xinlong in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous ...

At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, an earthquake of a magnitude 8.0 hit Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. It was the most destructive in China since the 1950s, affecting the widest areas and posing the ...

Like many people in the UK, the team at BBC Learning English have been shocked and saddened by news of the earthquake in Sichuan province. We would like to extend our condolences to those affected by ...

Flags are flying at half-mast across China. China is coming to the end of an official period of mourning for those who died in last week's earthquake. For three days, there have been no entertainment ...