2025-01-09
59 分钟Rescuers in China's Xizang region continue to search for quake survivors and relocate others from their damaged homes(01:04). The Chinese foreign minister says China stands ready to work with Chad to promote the development of bilateral ties(11:53). Firefighters in Los Angeles are battling to contain raging blazes in the city(26:40).
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On today's program, rescuers in the Xijiang region continue to search for quake survivors and relocate others from their damaged homes.
China's foreign minister is continuing his diplomatic tour in Africa, stopping in Chad to promote bilateral ties.
The UN's emphasizing diplomatic engagement as the pathway to peace on the Korean Peninsula.
In business, China's consumer inflation edges up even as factory prices drop.
In sports, tens of thousands of volunteers are ready for the Asian Winter Games in Harbin.
In culture and entertainment, a closer look at an ancient Chinese exercise technique.
Now today's top stories.
Rescuers in Xijiang continue to search for survivors and resettle residents two days after a strong earthquake in the southwest Chinese region also known as Tibet.
The 6.8 magnitude quake jolted Dingra county in Shigotsa on Tuesday, killing 126 people and injuring 188 others.
There have been over 1,000 aftershocks and thousands of houses have toppled.
Workers have restored telecommunic roads and power.
Authorities say the search and rescue effort has entered the final stage now with the focus shifted to resettling over 46,000 people and post disaster reconstruction.