The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has said that compensation procedures have begun for Eastern Star victims, with the overall amount expected to exceed 92 million yuan. Preliminary investigation shows 340 insurance contracts live up to requir...
A memorial service has just been held in central China for those lost when the Eastern Star cruise ship overturned on Yangtze River. Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang presided over the service in Jianli County of Hubei Province. Remembering the lo...
BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are cutting into the hull of a cruise ship that capsized late on Monday, in an escalated effort to find survivors believed to be trapped inside. Rescue workers are cutting into the hull of the cruise ship Eastern...
A cruise ship carrying more than 450 people has capsized after being caught in a storm on the Yangtze River in southern China, says state media. 中国官方媒体报道,一艘载有超过450人的游船在中国南部的长江上遭遇风暴倾覆。...