The Boeing 747 aircraft, carrying 100 tons of relief materials, is ready to fly from Beijing to Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, Dec. 29. [newsphoto]

Rescuing goods is loaded at the Beijing Capital International Airport on December 28. China will provide over 21 million yuan (US$2.6 million) in aid for victims in Asian countries hit by the massive earthquake and devastating tsunami. [newsphoto]

    BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- The first batch of China's relief materials carried by a China Southern Airline plane left here for Sri Lanka, one of the worst tsunami-hit countries on 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, according to an airlines official. 

    The Boeing 747 aircraft, carrying 100 tons of relief materials, will fly from Beijing to Colombo. Enditem