Two Russian surgeons shift an injured-citizen with stretcher to the inflatable wards after winding up the surgical operation, at Pengzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 21, 2008. The Russian medical team carried out surgical operations at the inflatable mobile hospital, comprising surgery rooms, patients' ward and other relevant facilities on Wednesday morning. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Chinese president commends Russian rescue team's quake efforts

    BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Friday highly commended the Russian rescue team's relief efforts in China's quake-hit Sichuan province.

    After a welcome banquet here hosted by Hu for Russia's new president Dmitry Medvedev, Hu met with three members of the Russian rescue team. Full story

Russian medical team arrives in Chengdu

    BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A source with the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed to Xinhua that a Russian medical team has arrived Tuesday morning in Chengdu, capital city of the worst-hit Chinese province of Sichuan.

    According to the source, the team also brought with it a mobile hospital, transportation vehicles and other relief materials. Another 36-tonnes of humanitarian assistance materials will arrive in the city on Tuesday afternoon including medicines weighing 7 tonnes. Full story