Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

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Name: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Medical aid to quake-zone

An Air China flight carrying medical staff and medicine has arrived at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Over 30 medical workers from major hospitals in Beijing, Xi?an and other cities will travel to Yaan to offer medical treatment to the patients ... [Published CNTV - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Air China Ltd, Beijing

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Nearly 30 killed after 7.0-magnitude quake jolts Sichuan's Lushan county

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Lushan County of Sichuan Province at 8:02 a.m. Beijing Time (0002 GMT) on Saturday Nearly 30 people were confirmed dead and 400 injured after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Lushan county of Ya'an city in southwest China's ... [Published Whats On Xiamen - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Chengdu, Mianyang (China), Chongqing, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

United States Geological Survey

No reports of Taiwanese injured in Sichuan quake: official

Photo courtesy of China's China News ServiceTaipei, April 20 (CNA) There have been no reports of Taiwanese tourists injured in a deadly earthquake that struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Saturday morning, according to Taiwan's Tourism ... [Published Focus Taiwan - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, United States Geological Survey, China

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Regional economy at risk after quake

China's GDP won't suffer as area is not industrial base, analysts saySaturday's earthquake in Sichuan province will damage regional industries but have a limited impact on the national economy, experts said."The earthquake's impact is so far not very ... [Published CHINAdaily - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Gross Domestic Product, China, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

Civil Aviation Administration of China

Chengdu airport resumes operation after quake

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Southwest China’s busiest airport, resumed normal operation at about 9:10 am on Saturday after a magnitude-7 earthquake that hit Ya’an city on Saturday morning closed the airport, according to a statement of Civil ... [Published CHINAdaily - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Civil Aviation Administration of China

First reported Feb 22 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

City makes inroads as key transportation center

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport. Thanks to its extensive domestic and international air links, Chengdu has become an important investment destination for major logistics companies. Xinhua ... [Published People.com.cn - Feb 22 2013]

Entities: Transportation, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, Chengdu

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"The Government of Malaysia would like to convey its heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to the Government of the People s Republic of China and families of the victims of the earthquake which occurred in the province of Sichuan on Saturday, 20 April 2013" Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said in a statement

Live report [Published CHINAdaily - Apr 22 2013]

"The earthquake's impact is so far not very clear. But I believe it will somewhat damage the regional economy in the short term, and that damage will probably rise as calculations and investigations of the losses from the disaster continue" said Ding Ningning, a researcher at the State Council's Development Research Center

Regional economy at risk after quake [Published CHINAdaily - Apr 21 2013]

...She also felt several aftershocks. In downtown Chongqing, a resident said "I saw the lamps were swaying and water in my fishbowl stirring." According to users of the twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo, people in a number of cities in Sichuan, including Mianyang, Deyang, Meishan...

Nearly 30 killed after 7.0-magnitude quake jolts Sichuan's Lushan county [Published Whats On Xiamen - Apr 20 2013]