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  1. President Hu Raises ‘Quake Relief Spirit’ Banner for Nation

    President Hu Raises ‘Quake Relief Spirit’ Banner for Nation

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Oct 10, 2008

    Inspired by the public outpouring of support during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, President Hu Jintao held a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People to honor individuals and organizations that were involved in rescue

    Also tagged: society, uncategorized, main, hu jintao, gou xiaochao

  2. Overseas Chinese Donations Exceed 1.5 Billion Yuan for Snow, Quake Zones

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 29, 2008

    From CRIEnglish.com: Donations for snow-ravaged and earthquake-hit areas of China from overseas Chinese exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (219 million U.S. dollars), said the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State

    Also tagged: announcements, society, main, overseas chinese, snowstorm 2008, overseas chinese affairs office

  3. Thousands Stranded as Storms Hit China Quake Area

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 24, 2008

    Survivors of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan are being hit yet again with a devastating force of nature as torrential rains flood the area. From Reuters: The downpours began to pound Mianyang city and surrounding

    Also tagged: floods, society, natural disasters

  4. Seeing Sichuan Through the Survivors’ Lense

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 23, 2008

    Time’s China blog has an interesting link to a section of the 2008 Pingyao International Photography Festival dedicated to 50 residents of the quake-stricken town of Wenchuan. The residents were given point-and-shoot

    Also tagged: photography, society, time, main

  5. Seeing Sichuan Through the Survivors’ Lenses

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 23, 2008

    Time’s China blog has an interesting link to a section of the 2008 Pingyao International Photography Festival dedicated to 50 residents of the quake-stricken town of Wenchuan. The residents were given point and shoot

    Also tagged: photography, society, time, main

  6. Wild Pandas Further Threatened in Earthquake’s Aftermath

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 21, 2008

    The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that lingering threats to the welfare of South China’s wild pandas could intensify, in the wake of May’s devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. The damage caused by the

    Also tagged: society, endangered species, pandas, environmental crisis

  7. Update: Only Two Earthquake Orphans Adopted

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 17, 2008

    Reuters is updating an article posted last week in the Times, at which time only one of the 88 children orphaned by the May 12 earthquake had been adopted. Reuters now reports that two of the children have found new

    Also tagged: society, disabled, orphans

  8. The Ecological Costs of a Human Tragedy

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 14, 2008

    On China Dialogue, Tang Hao travels to Sichuan to assess the ecological damage from the May 12 earthquake: Along with taking tens of thousands of lives and destroying property worth tens of billions of yuan, the

    Also tagged: sci tech, society, disaster relief

  9. Only One Orphan Adopted After China Quake

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 8, 2008

    The Times reports that only one orphan whose parents were killed in the May 12 earthquake has successfully been adopted: The process of finding new homes for 88 children whose parents have been confirmed dead or who

    Also tagged: society, adoption, orphans

  10. China Concedes Building Flaws in Quake

    chinadigitaltimes.net » China Digital Times - Sep 4, 2008

    Chinese officials are now admitting that shoddy construction, and not the earthquake alone, was responsible for the deaths of so many children in the May 12 earthquake. From the New York Times: A Chinese government

    Also tagged: politics, society, top article, school collapse

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