The government of Mauritius donated 300,000 U.S. dollars to earthquake victims in southwest China.

The government of Botswana provided 1 million pula (150,000 U.S. dollars) in aid to China.

The government of Sudan has pledged to provide 250,000 U.S. dollars to China.

The government of Tonga donated 50,000 U.S. dollars to China.

The Tajik government has pledged to provide China with 100,000 U.S. dollars in aid, as well as tents and other relief materials.

The Uzbek government has pledged to provide 50 tons of relief materials to China.

The Turkmen government has pledged to send 40 tons of relief materials to China.

A first shipment of 25 tons of relief materials has arrived in Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China's Sichuan province.

The third batch of relief materials from Singapore, with a value of 60,000 Singapore dollars (40,000 U.S. dollars), has also reached Chengdu.

The government of Luxembourg has pledged to provide an additional 50,000 euros (75,000 U.S. dollars) in aid through UNICEF and relief materials with a value of 50,400 euros (75,600 U.S. dollars). Aid from Luxembourg has topped 150,400 euros (225,600 U.S. dollars).

The Czech government has pledged to provide a further 1 million koruna (62,000 U.S. dollars) worth of relief materials, after having already provided 700,000 koruna (43,000 U.S. dollars) worth of relief materials.

Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn donated 638,500 yuan (92,500 U.S. dollars) worth of relief materials to China's quake-hit areas.

Gagik Tsarukyan, chairman of Armenia's "Prosperous Armenia" party, donated 100,000 U.S. dollars in aid to China.

Many foreign missions to China have also made donations to China's quake-hit areas.

(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2008)