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China raises quake's student toll
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November 21, 2008 |
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A government official has acknowledged that as many as 19,000 students died during the earthquake in Sichuan Province in May, a figure that is double the previous estimates for the... |
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China sets plan to settle 470,000 Tibetan herders
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October 14, 2008 |
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Authorities in the Chinese province of Sichuan plan to spend 5 billion yuan ($732 million) to settle 470,000 Tibetan herders in permanent houses as part of efforts to promote the d... |
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Tents, relief funds distributed to China's quake-strick...
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October 8, 2008 |
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The Chinese government allocated US $1.47 million from the disaster relief fund as well as a total of 2,000 tents, 3,000 winter clothes and 3,000 quilts to the earthquake-stricken ... |
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So far only 1 China quake orphan adopted
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September 8, 2008 |
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Only one orphan has been adopted in the four months since the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. One reason for the slow response in finding adoptive homes is that couples... |
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Sichuan quake fund still US$180b short
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September 9, 2008 |
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Sichuan province has about a quarter of the money it needs to rebuild after a devastating earthquake in May that left 90,000 people dead or missing and destroyed much of its infras... |
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Earthquake toll rises as nation counts costs
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September 5, 2008 |
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The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province may reach 88,000 and the direct economic loss has topped 845.1 billion yuan (US$123.62 billion). |
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Quake panel links shoddy schools to high death toll
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September 5, 2008 |
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The official experts said bad building designs and poor materials were partly to blame for the heavy death toll of students in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan. |
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China rushes troops to quake zone as death toll rises
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September 1, 2008 |
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China deployed more than 8,000 soldiers and military reservists to help search and rescue efforts in the southwest Monday after a 6.2-magnitude weekend earthquake that left 40 peop... |
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Quake-hit China area opens arms to tourists
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August 21, 2008 |
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The government of China's southwestern province of Sichuan plans to turn areas devastated by the May 12 earthquake into an "experimental tourist zone." |
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Sichuan funds sum up to us, says Fan
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July 7, 2008 |
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According to Legislative Council president Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, Hong Kong is not obliged to donate HK$10 billion to help Sichuan earthquake victims. |
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Nearly two million left without livelihood after May 12...
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July 1, 2008 |
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China's devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake has left 700,000 people unemployed and deprived 1.15 million farmers of their livelihood, Vice Governor of Sichuan Li Chengyun said in ... |
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43 punished for quake relief frauds
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June 24, 2008 |
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Twelve officials have been sacked and 31 punished for misappropriating earthquake relief funds and materials. |
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China plans to turn "Quake Lake" into a scenic spot
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June 23, 2008 |
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China plans to turn the Tangjiashan, the largest "quake lake" into a scenic spot amid efforts to rebuild Beichuan county downstream. |
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China completes massive evacuation from quake center
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June 20, 2008 |
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China has finished evacuating 111,476 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's earthquake in Sichuan Province to avoid secondary disasters triggered by heavy rains. |
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70,000 evacuated for landslide threat
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June 16, 2008 |
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More than 70,000 people were evacuated as the threat of landslides increased in earthquake-devastated Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province. |
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Survey finds most quake survivors confident of life
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June 12, 2008 |
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A survey found that the majority of survivors of May 12 earthquake are "very confident or confident" about their futures. The sampling survey, conducted by Horizon Research Consult... |
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ASEAN+3 workshop on disaster relief urges more cooperation
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June 12, 2008 |
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The ASEAN plus three (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea), also known as the "10+3", workshop on disaster relief by armed forces concluded in Beijing Thursday afternoon, as partic... |
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Relief fund cheating uncovered
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June 12, 2008 |
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The National Audit Office (NAO) has so far found three cases of illegal usage of quake relief funds involving nearly 300,000 yuan (US$43,478). |
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Transport the key in reconstruction
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June 13, 2008 |
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Reconstruction efforts in the zones shattered by the quake will give priority to transport facilities because the roads serve as the major means of access for construction materials. |
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Bandengqiao likely site for new Beichuan administration
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June 12, 2008 |
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Experts have submitted a plan to the State Council stating that Bandengqiao, far from the earthquake belt and any major mountains, could be the new site for Beichuan county. |
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