BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- No injuries or deaths of Taiwan compatriots have been reported in a 7.0-magnitude quake that hit the mainland's Sichuan Province on Saturday, said Fan Liqing, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
A Taiwan-funded enterprise stopped production after its workshop was damaged in the quake, Fan said at a regular press conference on Wednesday.
The 5th Straits Forum will be held from June 15 to 21 in southeast China's Fujian Province, with the main meeting place in Xiamen, she said.
The Straits Forum is the largest annual platform for mainland-Taiwan exchanges. 
>>>Quake-hit China grows in pain
The principle of sparing no efforts to save lives cannot be more stressed. No minute or even second should be delayed during the "golden rescue period" in the first 72 hours after the quake.
>>>Pilot cancels wedding to participate in quake relief
When the 7.0-magnitude quake happened, Zhang Shangnian, a pilot from an aviation brigade of Chengdu Military Region, was about to hold his wedding.
>>>Nurse returns to work after losing mother
Just likes other medical staff, she was busy with rescuing people injured in the earthquake in SW China, but no one knew her mother just died in the quake.
>>>Wedding ceremony without bridegroom held on schedule
Zhuo Jia, the bridegroom, is a solider of the Chengdu Military Region; he had to leave his beautiful bride behind to participate in earthquake relief.
>>>An injured girl's smile moves many
"Your smile makes the entire world beautiful,” a photo of a smiling girl with bandage on her head has moved so many Chinese netizens.
>>>Teenager saves mom with his bare hands
The mother moves away a precast slab weighing over 50 kilograms alone to save her son in the earthquake. She said she did not know where her strength came from.
China’s weekly story
(2013.4.13-4.19)
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