KANGDING
Jonathan Villar Jersey , Sichuan Province, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Injuries from Saturday's 6.3-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province has climbed to 65 as of Tuesday at noon, said local government.
Previous reports said five were killed and 54 were injured. However, the number has increased as information from remote rural areas reached Kangding, capital of the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, according to the prefecture government's publicity office.
All the injured have been sent to hospital and are in a stable condition.
The latest investigation showed the quake affected more than 108,000 people in 55 towns in Garze, damaging the homes of more than 27,400 families.
More than 9,100 displaced people had to stay in the shelters offered by the government or at their relatives'.
The central government has allocated a relief fund of 50 million yuan (8.14 million U.S. dollars) to the heavily-Tibetan populated county.
Rescuers have set up more than 1,800 tents as "temporary homes" for the quake victims. Quilts and blankets have been distributed as well.
"Currently, the life of people is fairly guaranteed as the relief supplies have been smoothly sent to them," an official with the publicity office told Xinhua.
"It's obvious that people living in the rural pastoral areas suffered worse losses, and the priority of our work now is to help them get through the winter with proper accommodation," said the official who declined to give his name.
At a resettlement in Qiangba village of the Tagong Town, the quake epicenter which is some 90 km from the county seat of Kangding, Xinhua reporters saw local Tibetans set up tents in their court yards to stay overnight.
Qiakar, a middle-aged farmer, showed the reporters the cracks on his two-story house.
"The officials told us not to stay at home at night in case of strong aftershocks. It's not safe inside," said Qiakar.
Now the family of four is sleeping in a tent covering roughly seven square meters, with quilts piled in one corner.
"I didn't feel cold sleeping here at night. The quilts are thick enough and wind can't get in," said Qiakar's younger boy.
Telecom services, power supply and traffic to the quake zone have all resumed. But water supply is still off in Tagong and rescuers are working around the clock to repair the facilities.
This strong earthquake is the latest to hit Sichuan, which neighbors Tibet Autonomous Region. A massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan on May 12, 2008, resulting in more than 80,000 people reported dead or missing. On April 20, 2013, a 7.0-magnitude quake hit Lushan, killing at least 196.
Kangding lies on a geologically active belt and has reported nine earthquakes of 7 magnitude or above over the last 400 years.
LONDON, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won his fourth title at the ATP World Tour Finals here on Sunday without playing any tennis after six-time champion Roger Federer withdrew due to a back injury.
The Serbian also became the first player to win three straight season finale titles since Ivan Lendl from 1985-87.
Djokovic, who also won at Shanghai in 2008, extended his winning streak at the tournament to 14 matches.
"We always give 100 per cent," said Djokovic holding the trophy. "I'm sure that if he could've played, he would've done. So I wish him the best in his recovery.
"I'm not one of those players that celebrate these particular wins, but I have to reflect on the whole season. This trophy is definitely the crown for all the achievements that I had this year. I owe the credit to my team, to all the people who supported me all the way through, and plenty of joy. I'm very happy to be able to stand here and finish with this trophy."
Djokovic, who has finished year-end No. 1 in the ATP Rankings for the third time (also 2011-12), completed his season with a 61-8 match record. He has won seven titles from 11 finals.
Federer, 33, made the announcement of withdrawal to fans following the doubles trophy ceremony.
"Unfortunately, I'm not match fit to play the match tonight," said Federer on court. "Clearly I wish it wasn't so. I tried all year to be ready for the ATP World Tour Finals, and I didn't want it to end this way. I tried everything I could last night, also today - painkillers, treatment, rest, so forth, warm-up, until the very end - but I just can't compete at this level with Novak. It would be too risky at my age to do this right now and I hope you understand.
"I wanted to come out personally and excuse myself. It's been a great week for me. I played some great tennis and I love coming to The O2 and to London, and there's been so many great memories for me here. Congrats of course to Novak, who' s played an amazing season, and an amazing tournament here as well. I hope we can play some more great matches, hopefully next year."
It is only the third time in Federer' s career that he has been forced to withdraw, each time due to a back injury. This is the first walkover in a final in the tournament's 45-year history.
BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- For Gao Hengrui, 20, going to a bookstore is no longer only about buying books, rather, it is a "culture hunt."
Wine tasting, photo exhibitions, themed lectures -- cultural events like these have made bookstores a "must-go" for young Chinese.
"Bookstores today are not just stores, but public spaces where people can relax," Gao said.
As China's consumer spending on culture grows, the country's bookstores are reinventing themselves. Redefining themselves as "knowledge centers" or "cultural hubs," physical bookstores are reviving an industry in a downturn.
CITIC Books, the book chain owned by Chinese conglomerate CITIC Group, for example, offers value-added services to meet the demand of a niche market.
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