http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25342298/Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday.2008-06-26T21:16+0200msnbcenmsnbc-dc20ebc088bfd06d1e553c39d08db0e1http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/320730255/index.htmlWhen the magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province in May, killing nearly 70,000 people, it hit home for Americans Rick and Michele Houston.2008-06-26T20:57+0200cnnencnn-4227d500daafa58a01cb0e646f33dc5fNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/27/content_8446307.htmKUNMING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Eight giant pandas were evacuated from a breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday to avoid threats from possible geological disasters after the devastating May 12 earthquake. Three two-year-old females, Si Jia, Mei Qian and Qian Qian, were greeted....2008-06-26T18:59+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6f00374873b7cca60da53851ffcfb655NatureENVResearchENVhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FYHPG?OpenDocumentThe Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, today (June 26) announced the establishment of the Steering Committee on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Support for Reconstruction in the Sichuan Earthquake Stricken Areas, to be chaired by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang.2008-06-26T16:25+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-563015f9f494480f560e9e45f4696602NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FY92K?OpenDocumentSINGAPORE, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Ho Ching, the executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings, handed over a check of 1 million U.S. dollars to the Chinese embassy on Monday for the devastating earthquake that jolted China on May 12.2008-06-26T14:25+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-76e8392a37a1ab337fa99bf2c9b7e92chttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FYFU6?OpenDocumentOn June 23, the Red Cross Society of China convened Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi Provincial Red Cross and its Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan’s counterparts related to the Red Cross staff to discuss post-earthquake rehabilitation programs. At the meeting, relevant person in charge of disaster relief work....2008-06-26T14:25+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c3c31e282bc3f2de7d583fe8cec99ff7Echohttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8444982.htmAt the conference, which was attended by over 300 journalists from domestic and foreign press, Yao set off a "Yao Foundation" to help re-construct schools damaged by a severe earthquake in the Sichuan Province last month. Yao said he was not sure whether to play Olympic warm-ups in July when China....2008-06-26T13:39+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6412c862a020c05c229cf20ce88a237ahttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8444760.htmBEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese insurers had paid 370 million yuan (48.1 million U.S. dollars) in claims from areas affected by the May 12 earthquake as of June 24, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said on Thursday. The total included 196 million yuan in life insurance claims and 174 million yuan in property insurance.2008-06-26T12:54+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-52172de27f06f5da9caf258b86260428http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6437594.htmlThe death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Wednesday's figure of 69,185 as of Thursday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured reached 374,174 and people reported missing dropped fro ...2008-06-26T11:05+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-74cb7cd3d41e06178f617882ec0529fdhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8443942.htmBEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Wednesday's figure of 69,185 as of Thursday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured reached 374,174 and people reported missing dropped from Wednesday's figure by one to 18,457 after the 8.2008-06-26T10:37+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b98d9861488c76d4098481743c83e82cManMadeDisastersEnergyhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6437379.html"Have the students in the quake-hit areas gone back to class?" "How have the pandas been affected by the earthquake?" "What does China need the most right now?" These were some of the questions posed by French citizens to Chinese of ...2008-06-26T09:27+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-93613bb9bc86eb28f2228c6082c48401NaturalDisastershttp://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=115165Mobile-phone sales in China, the world's biggest handset market, grew the slowest in four years as consumers donated to relief efforts for the nation's deadliest earthquake in 32 years, said JPMorgan Chase & Co. According to Bloomberg news, Sales gained 8.7 per cent in May from a year earlier, the slowest rate since 2004 and less than half the 18.2008-06-26T07:34+0200nigeriaennigeria-e0f6b415c46586608a3c9a428f95524fTAXUDhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/26/content_8442494.htmPARIS, June 25 (Xinhua) -- "Have the students in the quake-hit areas gone back to class?" "How have the pandas been affected by the earthquake?" "What does China need the most right now?" These were some of the questions posed by French citizens to Chinese officials during a charity event titled....2008-06-26T06:49+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2851b20e7ba6e338f826f8c7c249b285NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FY2PN?OpenDocumentSubmitted by Mara Warwick on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:01. Six weeks and one day since the massive 8.0 earthquake hit Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province and I am participating in the first World Bank mission to the earthquake-affected area. In the last six weeks the relief effort conducted by the....2008-06-26T06:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-0f546028ffd254e39b08db196cdd2a1fAgriculturalTechnologyNaturalDisastershttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0626/1214402981235.htmlCHINA: Most of the pandas at earthquake-devastated Wolong research centre in Sichuan have been evacuated to other parts of China, just days after the docile, breeding-averse bears were taken off bamboo shoots and put on a strange diet of fruit.2008-06-26T05:24+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-6cfb1685377af59373fdee900018c836http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-25-china_N.htm?csp=34As China sealed off the earthquake-devastated town of Beichuan, there was a spirit of defiance among former residents. Some vowed ...2008-06-26T04:02+0200usaTodayenusaToday-2da303d83a51ffaa7610313140f27dc3http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6436977.htmlThe death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Tuesday's figure of 69,185 as of Wednesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people repo ...2008-06-26T03:11+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0ff1cb741d1599068ca1df42eb301916ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6436860.htmlChina is calling for efforts to prevent the inflow of expired food and epidemic disease in the earthquake-affected areas, through stepping up supervision of donated food and checks on water sources. The General Office of the State C ...2008-06-26T02:17+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-b465e9f43358b9a669788c6d45e97483FoodSecurityFoodAidAgriculturehttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pandas-switched-to-fruitonly-diet-after-earthquake-devastates-bamboo-854342.htmlThese are tough times to be a national symbol in China. Most of the pandas at the earthquake-devastated Wolong research centre in Sichuan province have been evacuated to other parts of the country, just days after being taken off bamboo shoots and put on a strange diet of fruit.2008-06-26T01:16+0200independentenindependent-2eb87dba988d54c9169ffd2da1a59f61ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/25/typhoon-china.html?ref=rssA tropical storm that has already caused hundreds of deaths in the Phillipines has hit southern China, bringing high winds and heavy rains to an area that suffered flooding a few weeks ago.2008-06-25T19:48+0200CBCenCBC-1b96a897d6456fca1eb9a91b34722454ManMadeDisastersMaritimeSafetyWorldNaturalDisastershttp://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3822529.eceParents protesting about the number of schools which collapsed in China's earthquake, have been detained and beaten by police.2008-06-25T19:44+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-8666f8754b009ad297628a26df194812http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FXHEQ?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- China is calling for efforts to prevent the inflow of expired food and epidemic disease in the earthquake-affected areas, through stepping up supervision of donated food and checks on water sources. The General Office of the State Council issued a circular on the issue....2008-06-25T16:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-ec72e5822eec1b36776ba03c826a2536Agriculturehttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8436998.htmChina is calling for efforts to prevent the inflow of expired food and epidemic disease in the earthquake-affected areas, through stepping up supervision of donated food and checks on water sources.2008-06-25T14:43+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-73e139fe286231cab7e0fa735da3e007Agriculturehttp://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3822529.eceParents protesting about the number of schools which collapsed in China's earthquake, have been detained and beaten by police.2008-06-25T14:40+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-80dbdbb2da4e44df9e1bcefc21b81475http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/JF26Cb01.htmlThe earthquake that shattered much of China's Sichuan province last month has increased concern about the country's network of dams, many built on dangerous fault lines, and its plans to build many more to help fuel the country's economic growth.2008-06-25T13:21+0200asiatimesenasiatimes-ba49551a0c28dec6a6032e0cde179c83NaturalDisastersECBhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK30825620080625?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsBEIJING (Reuters) - China, whose Beijing Olympic torch relay was dogged by protest overseas, on Wednesday cancelled the international leg of the Paralympic torch relay, giving the devastating Sichuan earthquake as the reason.2008-06-25T12:25+0200reutersenreuters-b12952905d2548b87af697831d09ed07NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FXCLQ?OpenDocument2. Project Objectives This project’s development objective is to support the country’s emergency responses to the Wenchuan Earthquake by identifying and assessing potential environmental impacts and risks associated with the releases of hazardous chemicals and waste in five out of a total of 40 hardest hit counties in Sichuan Province.2008-06-25T12:09+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-dd2632bc18423057d7dc7ac39eaa41c0HealthENVNaturalDisastersWasteENVhttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/paralympics_torch_relay_in_china_only_550238China has cancelled the international leg of the Paralympic torch relay, giving the devastating Sichuan earthquake as the reason.2008-06-25T12:09+0200sbsensbs-e00616835f677496bfe0219a63965453NaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23921824-23109,00.htmlChina, whose Beijing Olympic torch relay was dogged by protest overseas, has cancelled the international leg of the Paralympic torch relay, giving the devastating Sichuan earthquake as the reason. 7:15pm (AEST)2008-06-25T11:27+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-44b38675c7f4e3945867fc92d4f595adNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/25/content_8436082.htmBEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake still stood at Tuesday's figure of 69,185 as of Wednesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing dropped from Tuesday's figure by nine to 18,458 after the 8.2008-06-25T10:52+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-fe55d5a84fd16f0db707c2235de38a3bhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080625.WORLDREPORT25-1/TPStory/TPInternational/?page=rss&id=GAM.20080625.WORLDREPORT25-1China plans to turn a huge lake formed from the Sichuan earthquake disaster into a tourist destination, a state news agency reported yesterday.Scientists are assessing how to best develop Tangjiashan lake into a scenic spot, Chen Xingchun, secretary-general of the Communist Party Committee of....2008-06-25T09:46+0200theglobeandmailentheglobeandmail-dcdae81c8323b0acc9ca6dac0dd154d6http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/wed/jun25h5.htmDonations for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and the devastating earthquake in China have continued to pour in. At press time yesterday, $71,179.35 have been collected, including $48,354 from SMS donations. The Brunei Darussalam Women Council and members of Berakas Sixth Form Centre's Student....2008-06-25T09:08+0200brunetenbrunet-d896ce6b650d7618af88768efa1e3be3NaturalDisastershttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39af3768-3180-11dd-b77c-0000779fd2ac.htmlCandlelight vigils have become common scenes in China following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan last month. On Wednesday, though, tens of thousands of people gather under candlelight in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park for a very different reason. The annual gathering – the only public memorial of....2008-06-25T07:58+0200ftenft-425a54fd0c1af5617c99e47aba812db3Conflicthttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FX5HM?OpenDocumentThe death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by four to 69,185 as of Tuesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing dropped from Monday's figure by 31 to 18,467 after the 8.2008-06-25T07:57+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-f7c561d9b7f4cb1ce1a7f09dbba57d87ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FX5LN?OpenDocumentChina's Cabinet on Tuesday outlined how it would fund relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake centered on the southwestern Sichuan Province. The plans were detailed in a report on relief and reconstruction tabled by the State Council for review at the opening of the third....2008-06-25T07:57+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c97a610f2926b3e679d9e09f70b76463NaturalDisastersTAXUDhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FX7M8?OpenDocumentThe Myanmar Typhoon Nargis Humanitarian Fund, and China’s Earthquake Aid Fund, established on the 17th of May was meant to collect cash donations from citizens and residents in Brunei Darussalam. The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dato Paduka Haji Jemat bin Haji....2008-06-25T07:57+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-1ba920fe6546f53e224ae2845ff7c5d3NaturalDisastersRegionalPolicyhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4205071.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Captive giant pandas in the Sichuan province of China have had their bamboo rations cut by almost a half in the midst of the breeding season because of damage to forests during last month’s earthquake.2008-06-25T06:26+0200thetimesenthetimes-4bd96d090c782afc8f304ab8ed55b496NaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42951DUJIANGYAN, Jun 25 (IPS) - China’s deadly earthquake last month appears to have shifted more than just tectonic plates in the country’s picturesque Sichuan province. The May 12 temblor has given a boost to China’s green lobby that has been calling for a review of Beijing’s zealous dam-building....2008-06-25T06:09+0200ipsnewsenipsnews-1e16def041e8ff0814b8a52ee79e3ec3NaturalDisastersUNbodieshttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4205071.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Captive giant pandas in the Sichuan province of China have had their bamboo rations cut by almost a half in the midst of the breeding season because of damage to forests during last month’s earthquake.2008-06-25T06:04+0200sundaytimesensundaytimes-4bd96d090c782afc8f304ab8ed55b496NaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6436357.htmlThe death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by four to 69,185 as of Tuesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing d ...2008-06-25T03:54+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-a611c90435292dd78bf930777a0169b7ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6436377.htmlTen giant pandas from a breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province were evacuated on Tuesday to avoid threats from possible geological disasters after the May 12 massive earthquake. Six were transported to the Bifengxia bas ...2008-06-25T03:54+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-992396f68583ffc66a8fa1b0cc2c8e71ForestsENVNatureENVResearchENVhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6436380.htmlChina's National Audit Office said Tuesday no serious rule violations had been recorded in the use of money and goods arranged by the central and local governments for relief to the areas affected by the May 12 earthquake. But the m ...2008-06-25T03:54+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-8b425e989144a6521f8681e01380d33aNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6436210.htmlChinese insurers had paid 339 million yuan (48.4 million U.S. dollars) in claims to areas affected by the earthquake as of June 21, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. The total included 193 million yuan in life ...2008-06-25T03:07+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-8a47130bb08ccd560f7ab2a5ce276b70NaturalDisastershttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=120342DHAKA: The earthquake that devastated China’s Sichuan province last month has prompted Bangladeshi authorities to step up contingency plans in the qua2008-06-25T00:28+0200NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-e347fda2a6eaec79872fe81d779e7e5cECnewsNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7FWRD9?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's National Audit Office said Tuesday no serious rule violations had been recorded in the use of money and goods arranged by the central and local governments for relief to the areas affected by the May 12 earthquake. But the management over the money and goods....2008-06-24T23:51+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-e52a3d5914ddacecd9f63844ba669122NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7FWP25?OpenDocumentMajor Developments UNICEF and UN Dr. Eric Laroche, WHO’s new Assistant Director-General in charge of Health Action in Crises (former UNICEF Representative; also former EMOPS Deputy Director) arrived in Beijing yesterday on a week long mission. Today he met with UNCT members and UNDMT members to discuss emergency-related issues.2008-06-24T21:50+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-8a9751bb626a9479532abfd6c29e8491FoodSafetyHealthENVEchoEnvironmentWaterENVUNbodiesResearchENVhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/24/quake-panda.html?ref=rssWildlife officials in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province have moved out dozens of pandas because of the threat of landslides in areas made unstable by the May 12 tremors.2008-06-24T20:45+0200CBCenCBC-bcb10b11ebd2733d97c1142d6b01b339NaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4205071.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Captive giant pandas in China's Sichuan province have had their bamboo rations cut by almost a half in the midst of the breeding season because of damage to forests during last month's devastating earthquake.2008-06-24T19:53+0200sundaytimesensundaytimes-00ffe32dd8731178e57b5526eb46b9f6AgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4205071.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Captive giant pandas in China's Sichuan province have had their bamboo rations cut by almost a half in the midst of the breeding season because of damage to forests during last month's devastating earthquake.2008-06-24T19:49+0200thetimesenthetimes-00ffe32dd8731178e57b5526eb46b9f6AgriculturalProdAnimalAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_QUAKE_PANDAS?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTBEIJING (AP) -- Pandas living in earthquake-hit southwest China are facing a food shortage and some have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the threat of landslides and other hazards, an official said Tuesday....2008-06-24T19:00+0200APenAP-c63f159761c220f220e3f6c5c9437286FoodSecurityFoodAidAgriculturalProdOliveHortAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_pandasAP - Pandas living in earthquake-hit southwest China are facing a food shortage and some have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the threat of landslides and other hazards, an official said Tuesday.2008-06-24T18:40+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-5b05e29dcc8d0987c9a7565e45301209AgriculturalProdOliveHortAgriculturalProdAnimalFloodinghttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bda7cc42-4206-11dd-a5e8-0000779fd2ac.htmlChina’s ruling Communist party has ordered a strengthening of its news media propaganda system, dashing hopes of a more liberal approach to censorship in the wake of relatively vigorous domestic reporting of the Sichuan earthquake. Party newspapers said on Tuesday that all domestic media had been....2008-06-24T18:23+0200ftenft-768a4b4ed92aa7270c5666aec14265bdhttp://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/06/24/quake-panda.html?ref=rssWildlife officials in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province have evacuated dozens of pandas because of the threat of landslides in areas made unstable by the May 12 tremors.2008-06-24T18:07+0200CBCenCBC-4a6feccd0964b7c7159e211ffc57077eNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FWHJ4?OpenDocumentPeriod covered by this Update: 16-23 June 2008 Appeal target (current) : CHF 96.7 million (USD 92.7 million or EUR 59.5 million) Appeal coverage: With contributions received to date, in cash and kind, and those in the pipeline, the appeal is currently approximately 70% covered.2008-06-24T17:50+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-305f53e2bf14fd0e96ff2ac34dbb8077ECnewsEchoHumanitarianAidManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersPublicHealthEC-PublicHealthhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/miracle+pig+found+alive+in+china/2299092?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsA pig in China has proved it's not just cats that have nine lives, after surviving last month's earthquake.2008-06-24T17:40+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-e861d3222d0768995ccf681b4224474fNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_pandasAP - Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday.2008-06-24T17:39+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-7fdcc02a87e6bd325d0b30cae850efc3http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8432026.htmBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's National Audit Office said Tuesday no serious rule violations had been recorded in the use of money and goods arranged by the central and local governments for relief to the areas affected by the May 12 earthquake.2008-06-24T16:29+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-07a0c092378cdf9289130418244120d4NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8432014.htmBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese insurers had paid 339 million yuan (48.4 million U.S. dollars) in claims to areas affected by the earthquake as of June 21, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. The total included 193 million yuan in life insurance and 146 million yuan in property insurance.2008-06-24T16:29+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-fbe04e6f0c789fa6f6af6acea7fa4993NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8431769.htmSpecial report: Reconstruction After Earthquake CHENGDU, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Ten giant pandas from a breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan Province were evacuated on Tuesday to avoid threats from possible geological disasters after the May 12 massive earthquake.2008-06-24T15:43+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-555e33cab7ef79317357a7b8c18ba519NaturalDisastersForestsENVNatureENVResearchENVhttp://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/06/24/5969161-cp.htmlKeeper plays with pandas at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Chengdu, Sunday, June 22, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Xinhua/Ma Qibin BEIJING - Pandas living in an earthquake-hit are...2008-06-24T15:25+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-f90c1355ea97d42c5ed571ea42eef03dTAXUDhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8429339.htmVice-Premier Hui Liangyu said on Tuesday that the death toll from the May 12 earthquake in southwestern China is expected to exceed 80,000.2008-06-24T14:57+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-eb7cbb54fc30a5862653f3ca168161dbAgriculturalProdAnimalSecurityhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5232137Pandas evacuated from earthquake-hit area in China because of landslide threats.2008-06-24T14:19+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-87ea9f24c0908a9f8937a38a9a4b5e8chttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FWCJ4?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu said on Tuesday the death toll of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China is expected to exceed 80,000. The death toll stood at 69,181 as of noon on Monday, with 374,171 injured and 18,498 missing, Hui said in a report on relief and....2008-06-24T13:48+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a1691381bbbbff488bcb2e370a2f64bbNaturalDisastershttp://en.rian.ru/world/20080624/111894155.htmlBEIJING, June 24 (RIA Novosti) - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that devastated China's southwest province of Sichuan on May 12 has risen to 69,185, the country's State Council said Tuesday. An official statement said 374,171 people had been injured in the disaster, and that 18,467 were listed as missing.2008-06-24T13:40+0200rianenrian-baff55d4aa50d0df36c935ee6d0eb539NaturalDisastershttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-24-china-pandas_N.htm?csp=34Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing ...2008-06-24T12:56+0200usaTodayenusaToday-48a9d4c721f9c0b7ee2b2dff37b3738chttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080624/ap_on_re_as/china_quake_pandasAP - Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday.2008-06-24T12:35+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-a352f35da82cc72c63d5a79f84f97a39http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=6bd28cfc-73e5-4592-a744-25856b10fe9f&MatchID1=4709&TeamID1=10&TeamID2=14&MatchType1=2&SeriesID1=1189&MatchID2=4710&TeamID3=7&TeamID4=18&MatchType2=2&SeriesID2=1189&PrimaryID=4709&Headline=Pandas+evacuated+from+earthquake-hit+area+in+ChinaPandas living in an earthquake-hit area South-west China have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards.2008-06-24T12:30+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-bd85f085cbd28a476c03ffad352cedc0http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_QUAKE_PANDAS?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTBEIJING (AP) -- Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of southwestern China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday....2008-06-24T12:19+0200APenAP-fe9981a961d2bd0004ae6e6a2c304f31http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/318770085/index.htmlThe death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwestern China is expected to exceed 80,000, state media reported Tuesday.2008-06-24T11:48+0200cnnencnn-d0b2ce3ba7cfb2b06491a1aa965205f4http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25342298/Pandas living in an earthquake-hit part of China have been evacuated to temporary shelters due to the continuing threat of landslides, a forestry bureau report said Tuesday.2008-06-24T11:27+0200msnbcenmsnbc-36d843663e1a8251207c20db09a6cb26http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/318751384/index.htmlThe navy vessel with 240 crew members carried blankets, medical supplies and other relief goods for survivors of China's devastating May 12 earthquake that killed more than 69,000 people. Chinese state media showed pictures of the ship arriving with Chinese sailors lined up on the dock in white uniforms under the two countries' flags.2008-06-24T11:26+0200cnnencnn-7ca9c662f3e6d3108832e14713ba72f6http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8430409.htmBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by four to 69,185 as of Tuesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing dropped from Monday's figure by 31 to 18,467 after the 8.2008-06-24T11:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d01bfc3b4d0f5d670a170f2d8892ebbbhttp://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhgbqlkfsney/rss2/Pandas living in an earthquake-hit area of south west China have been evacuated to temporary shelters because of the continuing threat of landslides and other hazards, a local forestry bureau report said today.2008-06-24T10:13+0200irish-newsenirish-news-d48a2642c7d4818cf4ec214fc8590799http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6435957.htmlChinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said on Tuesday the death toll of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province is estimated to exceed 80,000. The death toll of the earthquake stood at 69,181 as of Monday noon, ...2008-06-24T09:59+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-9f231dea87538094fc453dfa186fc3f8NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8429339.htmBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said on Tuesday the death toll of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province is estimated to exceed 80,000. The death toll of the earthquake stood at 69,181 as of Monday noon, with 374,171 people injured and 18,498 people reported missing, Hui said.2008-06-24T09:36+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9454548149496d47ac6cb23195f64099NaturalDisastershttp://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23915529-23109,00.htmlTHE death toll from last month's massive earthquake in southwest China is likely to exceed 80,000, state media has reported, citing a vice premier. 4:49pm (AEST)2008-06-24T09:26+0200NEWScomAUenNEWScomAU-87f6f915be2d5a270861b26eb3a87747http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/318682618/la-fi-chinaquake24-2008jun24,0,5061405.storyThat's because in all but rare cases, earthquakes are specifically excluded from property insurance coverage in China; as in California, you have to buy a special policy and pay extra. This exclusion is supposed to be highlighted and made clear to customers by insurance agents.2008-06-24T09:13+0200latimesenlatimes-25fdb7015090c2edf0319ae89da95210NaturalDisastershttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=vn20080624054146365C403403China has punished 43 officials who misused relief goods intended for victims of the Sichuan earthquake, state media said.2008-06-24T08:00+0200ioleniol-ecef9ae01bcca8ba3d383029886ee16fNaturalDisastershttp://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_World&set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=vn20080624054146365C403403China has punished 43 officials who misused relief goods intended for victims of the Sichuan earthquake, state media said.2008-06-24T07:36+0200StarenStar-ecef9ae01bcca8ba3d383029886ee16fNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8428658.htmBEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature Tuesday listened to a report, delivered by the State Council, the Cabinet, on the disaster relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake struck southwestern Sichuan Province. The third session of the Standing Committee of the....2008-06-24T06:30+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-640787b18a37413c4648c36344f690e2http://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/24/162352/Hero%2Dporker.htmA pig that survived for 36 days buried beneath rubble in quake-hit southwest China on a diet of charcoal has been hailed as a symbol of the will to stay alive, state press reported Monday.2008-06-24T06:09+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-e5e7ded140670571566e8220fda8f8f1NaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FW2VG?OpenDocumentChina's Ministry of Environmental Protection said Thursday that there has been no major deterioration of environment in areas affected by the devastating May 12 earthquake and aftershocks. In a report released on its website, the ministry said that drinking water and air in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and other quake areas were tested to be safe.2008-06-24T05:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-5881419a00f2b15f6842001cfec26a26AirENVManMadeDisastersEnvironmentWaterENVhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6435765.htmlChina's top legislature on Tuesday began a review of a report on relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province. The report was tabled by the State Council at the opening of th ...2008-06-24T05:14+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5d8b8b1f514e19d3a479ff7d4d9d0882http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/24/content_8427969.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Tuesday began a review of a report on relief and reconstruction after the devastating May 12 earthquake in the southwestern Sichuan Province. The report was tabled by the State Council at the opening of the third session of....2008-06-24T04:13+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f97dc356309fe0fca8111ef857d464e5http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6435435.htmlIndia hopes to discuss with China about offering assistance on the relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by the devastating May 12 earthquake, Indian ambassador to China Nirupama Rao said here Monday. "We know there are specia ...2008-06-24T02:54+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-c36c669c87089b95d22ed83b8466fe81http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1031561BEIJING (AP) - China has fired 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief supplies, a top anti-corruption official said Monday.2008-06-24T00:02+0200caycompassencaycompass-3dc1cd1971c98818642827a7b3c0b2b5TAXUDhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7FVQEL?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- India hopes to discuss with China about offering assistance on the relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by the devastating May 12 earthquake, Indian ambassador to China Nirupama Rao said here Monday. "We know there are special needs to rebuild schools and homes and....2008-06-23T21:43+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-47cea0e71c33c2d86c0bde3147501854http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8426069.htmCHENGDU, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China plans to turn the Tangjiashan "quake lake" into a scenic spot amid efforts to rebuild a county downstream, a local official said on Monday. Experts were now studying how to develop the lake, which was formed by the May 12 earthquake, in a "comprehensive" and....2008-06-23T18:16+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-8b29d3fc85b02d29ba51d29e8ed637fbManMadeDisastersAgriculturehttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8425988.htmBEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- India hopes to discuss with China about offering assistance on the relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by the devastating May 12 earthquake, Indian ambassador to China Nirupama Rao said here Monday. "We know there are special needs to rebuild schools and homes....2008-06-23T18:16+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a20d309e0811a5bfdf0b538ba7ced507http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/318050558/index.htmlChina fires 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief Government promises to investigate graft allegations over school buildings Engineers and parents of students killed hav...2008-06-23T17:36+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-2d7aa356f3f42384f50c586b2788c818TAXUDhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8425140.htmSINGAPORE, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Ho Ching, the executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings, handed over a check of 1 million U.S. dollars to the Chinese embassy on Monday for the devastating earthquake that jolted China on May 12.2008-06-23T15:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-58f8420d4ee62bee70bf96a85bcabeb4http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/23/asia/AS-GEN-China-Quake-Officials-Fired.phpChina has fired 12 officials for dereliction of duty and misuse of earthquake relief supplies, a top anti-corruption official said Monday.2008-06-23T14:26+0200IHTenIHT-0241b27da78ee5fd444382a58aefc68dNaturalDisastersTAXUDhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/23/china.chinaearthquake?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnewsOfficials have been sacked for dereliction of duty in response to last month's earthquake that killed more than 69,000 people in China2008-06-23T13:22+0200guardianenguardian-6abb281883438b19fe6373abb85ac666NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080623/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeanimalpandaAFP - China's famed giant pandas are being forced to diet after last month's earthquake devastated large swathes of bamboo forest in the nation's southwest, state media and officials said.2008-06-23T13:14+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-feddc7d03238290f83dece5d1e34bfbeAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20080623-72401.htmlBEIJING - THE number of people missing from China's massive earthquake has risen abruptly by more than 1,000, state media reported. The overall toll reached 18,522 on Sunday, an increase of 1,125 from the day before, according to the Beijing Youth Daily on Monday.2008-06-23T12:31+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-c79e76a419e9905fe35882faff6e24abNaturalDisastershttp://en.rian.ru/world/20080623/111700088.htmlBEIJING, June 23 (RIA Novosti) - A pig, who amazingly survived 36 days under rubble of a collapsed pig farm in China struck by a devastating quake, was bought by a local museum for $438, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported on Monday. The death toll from the May 12 earthquake, measuring 8.2008-06-23T11:43+0200rianenrian-59e427417bd2362c8dbf0db453bd2a8cNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdAnimalhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6435319.htmlThe death toll of China's major earthquake reported no increase from Saturday's figure, freezing at 69,181 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured also remained unchanged from Sunday's ...2008-06-23T11:22+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-dd7317d26bb6f5a85b846a1066193f60http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8424018.htmAn engineering vehicle passes the temporary line of the No. 213 national highway connecting Dujiangyan City and Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 17, 2008. Some 43.3 kilometers of the national and provincial highways still remain to be repaired after the Wenchuan earthquake.2008-06-23T10:31+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-51f253690429d3ca0a7f42d2732ac3f1NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8424000.htmBEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's major earthquake reported no increase from Saturday's figure, freezing at 69,181 as of Monday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured also remained unchanged from Sunday's 374,171 and people reported missing....2008-06-23T10:31+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-2035ce3b27fbb76ccae5f9cc692b4533http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FV9PW?OpenDocumentThe Philippine National Red Cross spearheaded by Chairman And CEO, Senator Richard J. Gordon humbly donates a sum of 30,000.00 U.S Dollars for the victims of Cyclone Nargis that ravaged Myanmar and the massive earthquake that struck Central China. During the ceremonial turn-over of donations held....2008-06-23T09:33+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-e683f1383d0443b4b934c5ad11c82c63ManMadeDisastersAgricultureNaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/pandas_facing_food_shortage_report_550020China's giant pandas are facing severe food shortages after last month's earthquake which devastated large swathes of bamboo forest, reports say.2008-06-23T08:36+0200sbsensbs-8abf27517ce8f08015920e70c6c3b4e6AgriculturalProdOliveHortFoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisastersAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=65The number of people missing from China's massive earthquake has risen abruptly by more than 1,000, state media reported Monday.2008-06-23T08:13+0200thedailystarBDenthedailystarBD-b44c67e4b4e5ee0777dfd5a8d20409a6NaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/317866336/index.htmlThe official death toll from the May 12 earthquake in China stood at 69,181 as of Sunday, state media reported.2008-06-23T07:48+0200cnnencnn-2f18116d6a82acdf0b2777188451173fhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FV4RK?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions stood still at 69,181 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured rose by 161 to 374,171 and people reported....2008-06-23T07:33+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-23ce7c3f6b8586eba49756f93edffd77ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/23/content_8422662.htmBEIJING, June 23 -- China has launched a campaign to ensure that money and materials for earthquake relief work are used properly. The Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Council's Supervision Ministry say that all relevant parties including government departments,....2008-06-23T07:27+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d022bd8d276cf915d41908f0280911f1http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080623/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeanimalpandaAFP - China's giant pandas are facing severe food shortages after last month's magnitude-8.0 earthquake which devastated large swathes of bamboo forest in the nation's southwest, state media reported.2008-06-23T07:09+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-eabb849e8730fd2e835f5920514c2096AgriculturalProdOliveHortAgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibrehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/22/AR2008062201586.html?nav=rss_opinionsIN THE FIRST weeks after the Sichuan earthquake, China's Communist authorities were widely credited with allowing relatively open media coverage. Some observers even proclaimed a new era of press freedom. The change was real enough, compared with the total blackout that Beijing imposed after some past disasters, which were treated as state secrets.2008-06-23T06:26+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-6121aeb025e528dbc9bd747a4c982c5eNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/23/162228/Two%2Dyears.htmRebuilding in two of China's provinces hit by last month's massive earthquake should be complete by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.2008-06-23T05:15+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-5dbd8555ad4003d71b1b63f0ec2ecbdcNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434881.htmlDespite damages to a key part of it incurred by the devastating May 12 8.0-magnitude earthquake, Dujiangyan, the 2,200-year-old water conservancy project near Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is still functioning well ...2008-06-23T03:30+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-5a00e1380d3c95fda091bcfca85ecd41FloodingNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/22/content_8417472.htmBEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions stood still at 69,181 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured rose by 161 to 374,171 and people....2008-06-23T02:06+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d18a7563d7fda1f3dfd652fc79c90970ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/two+years+to+rebuild+quake+regions/2295472?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsRebuilding in two of China's provinces hit by last month's massive earthquake should be complete by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao has said. The official Xinhua News Agency also quoted Mr Wen as saying that everyday life in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces should be almost back to normal soon.2008-06-22T15:24+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-71e09c984029b21e190d590742db516eNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/22/content_8418666.htmDreamWorks Animation's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" began being shown on the big screen from Sunday in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province, home of endangered giant pandas, after several days of postponement.2008-06-22T15:23+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-762189f4d417fceddab1a26db14f2d28http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTBEIJING (AP) -- Rebuilding in two of China's provinces hit by last month's massive earthquake should be complete by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday....2008-06-22T13:38+0200APenAP-2abbc4670830a3c340c653b8bc33a540NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080622/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Rebuilding in two of China's provinces hit by last month's massive earthquake should be complete by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.2008-06-22T13:15+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-923b6f04a8e671474ed0af1aa92ad9eehttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/22/content_8417890.htmDUJIANGYAN, Sichuan Province, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Despite damages to a key part of it incurred by the devastating May 12 8.0-magnitude earthquake, Dujiangyan, the 2,200-year-old water conservancy project near Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is still functioning well to....2008-06-22T12:18+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-335e54db6f2df24dd1ab46ae83e73135FloodingNaturalDisastershttp://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhgbgbsnqlmh/rss2/Rebuilding in two of China’s provinces hit by last month’s massive earthquake should be complete by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said today.2008-06-22T12:16+0200irish-newsenirish-news-01f9a76e8815c87d6aa34696a9a348c2NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434669.htmlThe death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions stood still at 69,181 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured rai ...2008-06-22T10:53+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-11a83389096812e7f2b6b10ef551d3c9http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/22/content_8417472.htmBEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of the May 12 earthquake which rocked southwestern China's Sichuan Province and neighboring regions stood still at 69,181 as of Sunday noon, the State Council Information Office said. But the number of the injured rose by 161 to 374,171 and people....2008-06-22T10:45+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e9ca4257e92b6e59ac2bc05c59ebf9a6Energyhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FU6PU?OpenDocumentNairobi - As a result of the recent earthquake in China's Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Housing and Construction of China (MHCC) which is host to the Fourth session of the World Urban Forum, and which is keen for a successful event, has suggested a possible postponement of the meeting.2008-06-22T07:29+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-cb0bb5cbb5621d767c22d940a754f989http://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/china_quake_breastfeeding_cop_promoted_549958A policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during China's earthquake has received a better job, prompting protests that promotions should be awarded on merit.2008-06-22T07:04+0200sbsensbs-0a3fe01ed7b3489b033db15cd4b0e9d4http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FU5BP?OpenDocumentThe Lebanese government decided Saturday to donate 75,000 U.S. dollars in aid for the victims of an devastating earthquake that hit southwestern China last month. Rola Nur Din, foreign affairs advisor for Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Fouad Seniora, informed Chinese Ambassador Liu Zhiming of the....2008-06-22T05:28+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4e911b7b1eba24d46c57e58534ccfa92NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434560.htmlThe death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by one to 69,181 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured raised by two to 374,010 and people reported missing dropped by one to ...2008-06-22T05:28+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-3c8f9a38fc58ff8c3fd1291fb08598f0ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434563.htmlChina will rebuild a 100-year-old Catholic seminary that was destroyed in the powerful earthquake in May on its original site in the southwestern Sichuan Province. "Experts on ancient buildings from Beijing and Chengdu have started ...2008-06-22T05:28+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-418f688d224be816fb156ef5055dbcffNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FU4V2?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) - - The death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by one to 69,181 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured raised by two to 374,010 and people reported missing dropped by one to 17,397 after the 8.2008-06-22T05:28+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-491877ed64dab9c85c757fb292c4fb3dManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEnergyhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6434543.htmlThe Lebanese government decided Saturday to donate 75,000 U.S. dollars in aid for the victims of an devastating earthquake that hit southwestern China last month. Rola Nur Din, foreign affairs advisor for Lebanese Prime Minister-des ...2008-06-22T04:38+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-187d6764d5be4699100099275861b28bNaturalDisastershttp://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/06/lebanon_donates.phpBeirut - The Lebanese government decided Saturday to donate 75,000 U.S. dollars in aid for the victims of a devastating earthquake that hit southwestern China last month. Rola Nur Din, foreign affairs advisor for Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora, informed Chinese Ambassador Liu....2008-06-22T04:21+0200yalibnanenyalibnan-2f1d7cb445115eda2b5c12390860a33bNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/22/content_8416034.htmBEIRUT, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese governme nt decided Saturday to donate 75,000 U.S. dollars in aid for the victims of an devastating earthquake that hit southwestern China last month. Rola Nur Din, foreign affairs advisor for Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Fouad Seniora, informed Chinese....2008-06-22T03:48+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3261b26830157bce7f8116be166892d4NaturalDisastershttp://www.vnagency.com.vn/Home/EN/tabid/119/itemid/255097/Default.aspx21/06/2008 09:30 PM Up to June 19, almost 10 billion VND had been raised from agencies, businesses, organisations and individuals nationwide in response to a fundraising campaign of the Vietnam Red Cross to support victims of an earthquake in China and cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.2008-06-21T18:07+0200vnagency_enenvnagency_en-4ad00f61db2780cf6b9927a48140b120NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8414374.htmBAILU TOWN, Sichuan, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China will rebuild a 100-year-old Catholic seminary that was destroyed in the powerful earthquake in May on its original site in the southwestern Sichuan Province. "Experts on ancient buildings from Beijing and Chengdu have started drawing up a reconstruction plan.2008-06-21T16:57+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b82314e08be82921411be1e4783c9b3dNaturalDisastershttp://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/article3822529.eceParents protesting about the number of schools which collapsed in China's earthquake, have been detained and beaten by police.2008-06-21T14:13+0200belfasttelegraphenbelfasttelegraph-30bd4b447e15b52ee06d5105d79bcb69http://www.euronews.net/en/article/21/06/2008/olympic-torch-goes-through-lhasaThe Olympic flame has made its way across the Tibetan capital Lhasa amid extremely tight security. The Tibetan leg of the relay was much shorter than first planned. China said this was out of respect for Chinese earthquake victims, not because it feared further unrest.2008-06-21T13:49+0200euronews-eneneuronews-en-f2a7b4ebc9498c094742c8843aa8e4f2http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080621/world-news/police-detain-parents-after-quake-protestPolice in southwestern China on Saturday detained and also beat up some parents who tried to protest outside a city hall, demanding answers to the school collapses in last month's earthquake which killed their children. "They detained several of...2008-06-21T11:43+0200timesofmaltaentimesofmalta-7b38eb0f656c2c92854f3425010ba603http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FTBQ8?OpenDocumentBy Xin Xu LONGNAN PREFECTURE, China, 20 June 2008 – Bending over a tiny desk, seven-year-old Zhang Ziwen does his homework in a tent by the Bailongjiang River. ‘I used to live in the town with my family. But now we can’t live in our house anymore,’ Zhang said.2008-06-21T11:18+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-874f9de21f0eab132938ae550f58f20aNaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/21/worldupdates/2008-06-21T135712Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-341637-1&sec=WorldupdatesBEIJING (Reuters) - Police in southwestern China on Saturday detained and also beat up some parents who tried to protest outside a city hall, demanding answers to the school collapses in last month's earthquake which killed their children.2008-06-21T10:56+0200thestarenthestar-4198608c0944c40cb28ec47911a63675http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8413239.htmBEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by one to 69,181 as of Saturday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured raised by two to 374,010 and people reported missing dropped by one to 17,397 after the 8.2008-06-21T10:49+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0963f678910a32344fbbed4550e25bc6http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=7ISLAMABAD, Jun 20 (APP): The government and the people of China are highly overwhelmed by generous assistance of Pakistan for the quake affectees of Sichuan province. “We are deeply touched and moved by the quick move by the Pakistani side, coming to their rescue,” said a spokesman of Chinese embassy Yao Jing here on Friday.2008-06-21T07:23+0200Infopak-enenInfopak-en-37a9341ef494715092f2efaa06e1974cNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FT4HV?OpenDocumentGENEVA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that it would deliver more aid to China's Gansu Province, which was hit severely by the May 12 earthquake. In the coming days, the agency will deliver 200 large school tents, 60,000 students kits and 2,000 teacher....2008-06-21T07:18+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-0dfee1a33fc16f1720f11626403be199UNbodieshttp://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/06/20/5942331-ap.htmlWUFU, China - About 150 parents gathered Friday at the ruins of Fuxin No. 2 Primary School, hoping to learn why the building collapsed in last month's earthquake, killing their sons and daughters. ...2008-06-21T03:42+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-baef0a7735583e50775cea84b468b066NaturalDisastershttp://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011339308(AHN) - The United Nations World Health Organization has warned China of a growing demand for mental health care and psychological support for the victims of May's disastrous earthquake. - Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:20:02 GMT (AHN)2008-06-21T03:36+0200AHNenAHN-ffa11dbddde998d3615003db12b260baUNbodiesCommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastershttp://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/20/asia/quake.phpWUFU, China : Angry parents of children killed when a primary school collapsed in an earthquake last month accused the Chinese government Friday of stalling instead of issuing the results of an investigation ...2008-06-21T02:21+0200topixentopix-9e02ce46cdef558822d6eba26edea4d2NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434306.htmlA Communist Party of China (CPC) senior official has called for priority in strengthening supervision over the management of relief funds and goods in the earthquake areas. This was to ensure all relief funds and goods would be used for the ...2008-06-21T02:08+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-40ccdb53b4c61005b44fb1c9dfde8052http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6434305.htmlAustralia said Friday it will provide additional 750,000 Australian dollars (714,000 U.S. dollars) to help disaster recovery and risk reduction activities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province in China. Australian Foreign ...2008-06-21T02:08+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-c2cf13ee7e09fdf3831035da0bf1d27eNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7FSSSS?OpenDocumentCANBERRA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Australia said Friday it will provide additional 750,000 Australian dollars (714,000 U.S. dollars) to help disaster recovery and risk reduction activities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province in China. Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said in a....2008-06-21T01:15+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-9a06b45c59edfdc06b013816097fa7d1NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/21/content_8410450.htmGENEVA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that it would deliver more aid to China's Gansu Province, which was hit severely by the May 12 earthquake. In the coming days, the agency will deliver 200 large school tents, 60,000 students kits and 2,000....2008-06-21T00:53+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6f44ca5993179e11c81cc6dfb23d16bfUNbodieshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=119597ISLAMABAD: The government and the people of China are highly overwhelmed by the generous assistance of Pakistan for the quake victims of the Sichuan p2008-06-20T23:42+0200NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-b72456dfd8920ba70320a93651945034NaturalDisastershttp://www.examiner.com/a-1451264~No_answers_for_Chinese_who_lost_children_to_quake.html?cid=rss-WorldJun 20, 2008 10:20 AM By CARA ANNA, AP Eric Weerts, a specialist from Belgium, right, performs physical therapy on Chang Xin, from Hanwang, China, who lost both his legs during the May 12 earthquake at a ...2008-06-20T21:51+0200topixentopix-64547d16c90840223fe9ccfaa0da340cNaturalDisastershttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTWUFU, China (AP) -- About 150 parents gathered Friday at the ruins of Fuxin No. 2 Primary School, hoping to learn why the building collapsed in last month's earthquake, killing their sons and daughters....2008-06-20T20:27+0200APenAP-e8915ca39f717f45a06a4a3990f13a8cNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EDIS-7FSMJX?OpenDocument'We were living 80 kilometers away from here before the earthquake' says Mrs.Yan Wen, who is currently living in a tent, provided by the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS), along with ten people including her young daughter. 'Our house was damaged and the houses around us were collapsing, so it was too dangerous to stay.2008-06-20T19:12+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-39d6939e8db0f0ba54d8580aba78a87cNaturalDisastershttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816738,00.html?xid=rss-topstoriesChina faces growing demand for mental health care in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake, which killed at least 70,000 people and left millions homeless, the World Health Organization said Friday2008-06-20T19:10+0200timeentime-fc8d13974eef1d0690d3be4c4e51a49aManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://news.belta.by/en/news/society?id=236591Belarus is going to send another freight of humanitarian aid to China’s earthquake-hit regions, BelTA learnt from the Office of the Council of Ministers of Belarus. The Defence Ministry has been engaged in registration, accompaniment and delivery of the humanitarian aid to the People’s Republic of China.2008-06-20T18:15+0200Belta_enenBelta_en-74149e3c32206401e39b31fb909c3765AgriculturalProdOliveHortEchohttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8409481.htmBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- A Communist Party of China (CPC) senior official has called for priority in strengthening supervision over the management of relief funds and goods in the earthquake areas. This was to ensure all relief funds and goods would be used for the affected areas and people.2008-06-20T15:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-4cb6e7485ea5e146914796cbbcc8eb24http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8409657.htmCANBERRA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Australia said Friday it will provide additional 750,000 Australian dollars (714,000 U.S. dollars) to help disaster recovery and risk reduction activities in earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan Province in China. Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said in a....2008-06-20T15:44+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-1dbd328c4e66f90ed081629b577298b3NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGN6?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese insurers had paid 327 million yuan (46.7 million U.S. dollars) in claims from areas affected by the May 12 earthquake as of June 18, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said on Friday. The total included 184 million yuan in life insurance and 143 million yuan in property insurance.2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-a9d0a60a23d8896298c6b4efefa452cfNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGSY?OpenDocumentTHE HAGUE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese citizens and companies in the Netherlands have donated over 1.1 million euros (1.7 million U.S. dollars) for the earthquake victims in China. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said Wednesday that the embassy had bought 208 tents for the quake-hit regions and sent....2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-7c263dfb242f7695b28f7ef2df5b0606NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSFSU?OpenDocumentOn two recent occasions, Swiss Humanitarian Aid once again proved its availability and effectiveness, intervening simultaneously after two particularly lethal disasters: the cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, and the earthquake that devastated Sichuan in China. In both of these countries, the SDC had been active long before the disasters.2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-57c9e7f194f22a3bfb6a2aa8616991d3WaterENVNaturalDisastersHealthENVHumanitarianAidNatureENVEchoCivilProtectionENVhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGEC?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by four overnight to 69,180 as of Thursday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained at 374,008 and people reported missing dropped by nine to 17,406 after the 8.2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-7cf04809a1f7b86007af1cd8bba33a34ManMadeDisastersEnergyhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGJR?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said here Thursday that China mobilizes the whole nation in the shortest period of time to deal with the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake in an effective way. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's....2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-2af1581eaf2802ded2ace791b133da92NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGFJ?OpenDocumentWENCHUAN, Sichuan, June 19 (Xinhua) -- 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. In Wenchuan County, 72,000 people were relocated hours before the rain started on Wednesday night.2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-af3aa3ee8db69239dbb0a95b00581ee5NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FSGBF?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Environmental Protection Ministry said Thursday that there has been no major deterioration of environment in areas affected by the devastating May 12 earthquake and aftershocks. In a report released on its website, the ministry said that drinking water and air in....2008-06-20T15:10+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-54904acf0e0138a0199d0e1975da46caWaterENVEnvironmentManMadeDisastersAirENVhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTCHENGDU, China (AP) -- Anguished parents of children killed when a primary school collapsed during China's earthquake last month staged an hourslong sit-in at the school Friday while waiting for the results of an investigation into its construction....2008-06-20T12:36+0200APenAP-8bd1c15116777bb7de43955aab868aaeNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6433725.htmlThe 5,497 bank branches damaged in the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had reopened by Thursday, said the provincial banking regulatory commission. A total of 715 branches were unable to use buildings in dang ...2008-06-20T12:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-2682859a87e0af30cf2c5c634ee5d6e2http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90884/6434195.htmlChinese insurers had paid 327 million yuan (46.7 million U.S. dollars) in claims from areas affected by the May 12 earthquake as of June 18, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said on Friday. The total included 184 million yu ...2008-06-20T12:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-0f35825ce227137e64ad5c7573e52842NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434246.htmlThe death toll of China's massive earthquake reported no increase from Thursday's figure, freezing at 69,180 of Friday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured also remained at 374,008 and people re ...2008-06-20T12:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-8bd91f8f0b980cd169b8c761864b627bNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6434191.htmlThe Sichuan Tourism Administration Bureau recently announced that portions of tourist attractions have resumed admissions since the earthquake; and Chengdu will receive its first tour group on June 28, according to Xinhua net. China Tra ...2008-06-20T12:24+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-09d5eda206a9125c7da1bfc94faba402NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8408172.htmBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's massive earthquake reported no increase from Thursday's figure, freezing at 69,180 of Friday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured also remained at 374,008 and people reported missing dropped by eight to 17,398 after the 8.2008-06-20T11:08+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-242ab9267a8982ce6366ddc1d7cfcd37NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_healthAP - China faces growing demand for mental health care in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake, which killed at least 70,000 people and left millions homeless, the World Health Organization said Friday.2008-06-20T10:32+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-0ac764e06f9fd8c0ec6a4e98a3dbf899NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/06/20/who-says-need-mental-health-services-after-earthquake.htmlChina faces growing demand for mental health care in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake, which read more2008-06-20T10:32+0200JakartaPostenJakartaPost-99a6953e53c74323f387a32328dc2918NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersPublicHealthhttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTCHENGDU, China (AP) -- Upset parents of children who died in a primary school that collapsed during China's massive earthquake last month gathered at the school Friday to await a government answer on its construction....2008-06-20T10:31+0200APenAP-08282594187f217cb1233a89efb2e0adNaturalDisastershttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-20-rice-china_N.htm?csp=34Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to visit the earthquake-devastated region in China later this month, the State Department ...2008-06-20T10:28+0200usaTodayenusaToday-29c1da10cfa8fc5c272bd600dfc0c77aTREN-Securityhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8408038.htmBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The premiere of Dreamworks' "Kung Fu Panda" was postponed in southwest China's Sichuan Province to "appease the survivors" of the May 12 earthquake, a Beijing-based newspaper reported on Friday. The film made its debut on Thursday in Beijing and will be shown from....2008-06-20T10:26+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0b87698f931650a25fe75888285d50d1http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8408060.htmBEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese insurers had paid 327 million yuan (46.7 million U.S. dollars) in claims from areas affected by the May 12 earthquake as of June 18, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission said on Friday. The total included 184 million yuan in life insurance and 143 million yuan in property insurance.2008-06-20T10:26+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a970b8dc23040e4d3ee02d3a255406eeNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/TUJA-7FS8MR?OpenDocumentForeign leaders, governments and officials continue to send condolences and aid to China in view of the devastating earthquake in the country's Sichuan province on May 12. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, has sent a message of condolence to his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. The Armenian government has donated 100,000 U.2008-06-20T09:55+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4e570f9a0d2908d781e6f111cdeca73dhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7FS7ZH?OpenDocumentAA 08 45 The Australian Government will provide further assistance of up to $750,000 to help disaster recovery and risk reduction activities in earthquake affected areas of Sichuan Province. Australia will provide up to $500,000 to assist reconstruction planning through the World Bank's Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.2008-06-20T09:55+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-2775969993e5ccfad9a806a037ff3e32NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastersTREN-Securityhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK173050.htm20 Jun 2008 07:09:17 GMT Source: Reuters BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) - As many as 10 percent of those affected by the earthquake in southwest China will need long-term mental health care, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, adding ...2008-06-20T09:53+0200alertnetenalertnet-b36e5ceb823cf4af998448a72f376b3chttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK17305020080620?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsBEIJING (Reuters) - As many as 10 percent of those affected by the earthquake in southwest China will need long-term mental health care, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, adding the region had a chance to build a better healthcare system.2008-06-20T09:50+0200reutersenreuters-328668d8ca92c1006247b90c22f54f01http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Upset parents of children who died in a primary school that collapsed during China's massive earthquake last month gathered at the school Friday to await a government answer on its construction.2008-06-20T08:26+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-530b6b6027e33ce24280ac90173a99c6NaturalDisastershttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2281207.htmThe Australian Government is providing another $US710,000 in aid for earthquake victims in the Chinese province of Sichuan.2008-06-20T08:20+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-813525c3e3acd164ad1f7defed4629ffNaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=515efeeb-abf5-49a2-98b6-b54e96246dc5&&Headline=US+secretary+of+state+to+visit+China+quake+areaSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to visit the earthquake-devastated region of China at the end of a round-the-world trip next week.2008-06-20T05:48+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-0825ecc57a94e491dea4aaec4260be0fhttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0620/1213908380513.htmlCHINA: RISING WATER levels in southern China and in the area hit by the Sichuan earthquake threatened millions of people yesterday and forced authorities to evacuate 110,000 people from the quake zone.2008-06-20T05:43+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-6f1fee4e6884eab48ac5c0b93c217123http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080620/pl_nm/china_usa_rice_dcReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said on Thursday.2008-06-20T03:14+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-b0b09e58d87a02ba7d23a607879da6deNaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://news.asiaone.com/News/the%2BStraits%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20080620-71835.htmlCHENGDU - RESIDENTS OF earthquake-ravaged parts of China's Sichuan province yesterday braced themselves for heavy rainstorms that may trigger new landslides. Rain began falling in the evening and thunderstorms were forecast for today to Sunday, said the provincial weather bureau.2008-06-20T02:12+0200AsiaOneenAsiaOne-f3641a0bb0e16fc92970626cc6b68809Floodinghttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=119546SANSHUI, China: China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month’s devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from2008-06-20T01:21+0200NewsJang-enenNewsJang-en-6bbea7a9a5190eb8d2ee5667bd964d3fNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_chinaAP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to visit the earthquake-devastated region in China later this month, the State Department said Thursday.2008-06-20T00:23+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-ebf73e7ab62474ed4124c9fa03362e3aTREN-Securityhttp://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/06/20/story_20-6-2008_pg4_2SANSHUI: China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month’s devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the annual flood season. Rains and floods, concentrated in China’s heavily industrialised south, have killed at least....2008-06-19T23:54+0200dailytimesPKendailytimesPK-df76dce5588be7a8fa3d796fc8d06067NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/pl_nm/china_usa_rice_dcReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said on Thursday.2008-06-19T23:40+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-13610bbfdfa08c260474b78f9c4981e8NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/20/content_8403914.htmADDIS ABABA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government and its leadership's efficient and timely earthquake relief efforts have gained the praise of the whole world, said Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis on Thursday. When receiving credentials of China's newly appointed ambassador to....2008-06-19T22:56+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f4a354184f062a8f6f0fc92d2c7e8ceeNaturalDisastershttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25267513/U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May.2008-06-19T22:32+0200msnbcenmsnbc-f916117d77e07822306ba5b0004bfb06NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1935195520080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said on Thursday.2008-06-19T20:36+0200reutersenreuters-e878b9136bf783f00c178abaed57a2c5NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/20/worldupdates/2008-06-19T233110Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-341387-2&sec=WorldupdatesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said on Thursday.2008-06-19T20:28+0200thestarenthestar-e83c7990199439ce8f33b42d0b497cd8NaturalDisastersManMadeDisastershttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN1935195520080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said.2008-06-19T20:05+0200reutersenreuters-0e2086c8311c8efc09c131f0edf98c45NaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/20/worldupdates/2008-06-19T225441Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-341387-1&sec=WorldupdatesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the State Department said.2008-06-19T19:42+0200thestarenthestar-5c6e0f64bfbaa4e8723c1b2b5cb3fd87NaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N19351955.htm19 Jun 2008 17:08:53 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel this month to Chengdu, China, the capital of Sichuan province that was struck by a massive earthquake in May, the ...2008-06-19T19:27+0200alertnetenalertnet-a4b70a674d2dc93d412ccb9432dcd2c6NaturalDisastershttp://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=627280BEIJING, 06/19 - China completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month`s deadly earthquake over fears of possible landslides triggered by annual heavy rains, state media reported Thursday. Calling the remote area in Sichuan province a "high danger zone,"....2008-06-19T19:24+0200angolapress-enenangolapress-en-1f732da38e42d7adf3afe6955b46cc59NaturalDisastershttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25264823/China evacuates more than 72,000 people from the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T19:16+0200msnbcenmsnbc-22edaff16b5831f63b31875e57c29d31NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403291.htmBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Environmental Protection Ministry said Thursday that there has been no major deterioration of environment in areas affected by the devastating May 12 earthquake and aftershocks. In a report released on its website, the ministry said that drinking water and air....2008-06-19T18:21+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-af9904bccf08d690daa4147979009a0cEnvironmentManMadeDisastersAirENVWaterENVhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8403409.htmCHENGDU, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The 5,497 bank branches damaged in the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province had reopened by Thursday, said the provincial banking regulatory commission. A total of 715 branches were unable to use buildings in dangerous conditions or flattened.2008-06-19T18:21+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-e60a9459967495d93095ca8e98fa2a52http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/315352491/index.htmlEarthquake-ravaged sections of China's Sichuan province braced Thursday for heavy rainstorms that may trigger new landslides.2008-06-19T17:48+0200cnnencnn-0d00aecaed69358b3e2cbc9a58a8aafbNaturalDisastershttp://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12791770&PageNum=0MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) -- A plane of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (RME) delivered humanitarian aide to earthquake-hit China, ITAR-TASS learnt at the RME Information Department. “An Il-76 transport plane arrived in the city of Chengdu - - administrative centre of the province of Sichuan at 08.2008-06-19T17:40+0200itartass_enenitartass_en-c42b9a99fc3d71b38d5fa439c0b56bfchttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK1811820080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the annual flood season.2008-06-19T16:18+0200reutersenreuters-b25c1a53441462e69489458ecf705f9bNaturalDisastershttp://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/quake+region+braced+for+more+rain/2292247?intcmp=rss_news_itnnewsEarthquake-ravaged sections of China's Sichuan province are braced for heavy rainstorms that may trigger new landslides. Rain has begun falling and thunderstorms were forecast for Friday until Sunday, according to the provincial weather bureau. This month marks the start of the annual rainy season,....2008-06-19T15:03+0200channel4newsenchannel4news-3572039c40ad4ca553f2e681c361fca5Floodinghttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8402001.htmWENCHUAN, Sichuan, June 19 (Xinhua) -- 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. In Wenchuan County, 72,000 people were relocated hours before the rain started on Wednesday night.2008-06-19T14:46+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-04c4ec0577ddf1149d8362c82631007cNaturalDisastershttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061900445.html?nav=rss_worldSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the annual flood season.2008-06-19T14:13+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-b9870f62757adfaa6d948ee3a1777bd4NaturalDisastershttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTCHENGDU, China (AP) -- Earthquake-ravaged sections of China's devastated Sichuan province braced Thursday for heavy rainstorms that could trigger new landslides, one day after officials reportedly finished evacuating 110,000 people from the area....2008-06-19T14:10+0200APenAP-5e7279fd7eedf26ab795693542145de7NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7FRAB4?OpenDocumentGLIDE No: FL-2008-000084-CHN This bulletin is being issued for information only. Flooding caused by heavy rains has hit more than nine provinces in southern China, causing 63 deaths and the evacuation of 1.66 million people. An estimated 40 million people have been affected by floods, shortly following the devastation of the 12 May earthquake.2008-06-19T13:44+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-17f1f7173873f2bbf57da986a3824726EchoNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - Earthquake-ravaged sections of China's devastated Sichuan province braced Thursday for heavy rainstorms that could trigger new landslides, one day after officials reportedly finished evacuating 110,000 people from the area.2008-06-19T13:31+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-1348d04cc28e79a5546846c1a0602fabNaturalDisastershttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/315350937/index.htmlEarthquake-ravaged sections of China's Sichuan province braced Thursday for heavy rainstorms that may trigger new landslides.2008-06-19T13:24+0200cnnencnn-9556e8c1fbfa83c8a882d232345e5ac1NaturalDisastershttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2280287.htmChina has evacuated more than 70,000 people from areas near the epicentre of last month's devastating Sichuan province earthquake.2008-06-19T13:01+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-cf18f4151387196d2ebe78cdeca5a726NaturalDisastershttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK1811820080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the annual flood season.2008-06-19T12:42+0200reutersenreuters-df8af6c8574ecafc3e9ed519f27dcb2aNaturalDisastershttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~3/315125028/idUSPEK1811820080619SANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during ...2008-06-19T12:30+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-b25c1a53441462e69489458ecf705f9bNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8401516.htmWENCHUAN, Sichuan, June 19 (Xinhua) -- 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. A total of 72,000 people in quake-hit Wenchuan County have been relocated hours before it started to rain on Wednesday night.2008-06-19T12:21+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-422d6823c2eec00d46c526b343d914bahttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-19-china-earthquake_N.htm?csp=34China completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's deadly earthquake over fears ...2008-06-19T11:58+0200usaTodayenusaToday-800b373b8d1cdb6306a3d98d49c16850NaturalDisastershttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1816031,00.html?xid=rss-topstoriesChina completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's deadly earthquake over fears of possible landslides triggered by annual heavy rains, state media reported Thursday2008-06-19T11:39+0200timeentime-0d80a2540a4cd1e68069722141328154http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400964.htmBy Bai Xu BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- With the nation still in mourning over the deaths in May's earthquake, China's athletes must focus hard on their preparation as they enter the final lap before the Beijing Games in August. GRIM SITUATION Many Chinese people had been looking forward to seeing their athletes win many gold medals in Beijing.2008-06-19T11:33+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f48c09bcba99410ceff84e832074dfa3http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8400949.htmTHE HAGUE, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese citizens and companies in the Netherlan ds have donated over 1.1 million euros (1.7 million U.S. dollars) for the earthquake victims in China. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said Wednesday that the embassy had bought 208 tents for the quake-hit regions and sent....2008-06-19T11:33+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-0f9009d1f59875e149d3303220e366cfNaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquakeAP - China completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's deadly earthquake over fears of possible landslides triggered by annual heavy rains, state media reported Thursday.2008-06-19T11:26+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-0d80a2540a4cd1e68069722141328154http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=107608The biggest surprise to emerge from the Chinese earthquake may be Dongfang Electric. China's second-biggest power-plant builder fell 27 percent to a 16-month low after the 7.9-magnitude quake2008-06-19T11:16+0200TurkishDailyNewsenTurkishDailyNews-5c0b79c50da4d045c6fbd8384f68b6c7OHIMManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersTAXUDhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5199897China completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's deadly earthquake over fears of possible landslides triggered by annual heavy rains, state media reported Thursday. Calling the remote area in Sichuan province a "high danger zone," officials in Aba....2008-06-19T11:12+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-9a0bd99a240e7ff87333816901bea096NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6433509.htmlThe death toll of China's massive earthquake increased by four overnight to 69,180 as of Thursday noon, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured remained at 374,008 and people reported missing dropped by ...2008-06-19T11:10+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-b567a5fff6538fd3d02634a1cd0b602chttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6433512.htmlChinese citizens and companies in the Netherlands have donated over 1.1 million euros (1.7 million U.S. dollars) for the earthquake victims in China. Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun said Wednesday that the embassy had bought 208 tents ...2008-06-19T11:10+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-9b0d7bcad5765229b96362c4f94390c1NaturalDisastershttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTBEIJING (AP) -- China completed the evacuation of 110,000 people from an area near the epicenter of last month's deadly earthquake over fears of possible landslides triggered by annual heavy rains, state media reported Thursday....2008-06-19T11:06+0200APenAP-96503bebefe36b962d03d0ad153ea67bNaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10517278&ref=rssSANSHUI - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's dea...2008-06-19T09:28+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-6dc4fcc489d7da04d8bc8de1f5bfab67NaturalDisastershttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/ts_nm/china_floods_dcReuters - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T08:54+0200news-yahooennews-yahoo-52979ada46352169c71a4964ff6508d7NaturalDisastershttp://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0619/breaking8.htmChina has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T08:31+0200irishtimesenirishtimes-9ae3307938f3d7ed2ace7db8f4f7f543NaturalDisastershttp://news.sbs.com.au/worldnewsaustralia/china_moves_70000_from_quake_areas_549738China has evacuated more than 70,000 people from an area near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides.2008-06-19T08:22+0200sbsensbs-fc217ee840c8530d7c20154728cc4f68NaturalDisastershttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=342263&referrer=RSSDisasters like the devastating earthquake in China have highlighted the need for countries to develop better emergency communications plans, experts say. With indications that the number of disasters may be rising around the globe, nations need to think seriously about how to deliver communication....2008-06-19T08:20+0200MailGuardianenMailGuardian-07e0bf87e86ec6a3e2eb2b2c48485c67ManMadeDisastersPeaceKeepingSpaceNaturalDisastersECnewshttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6433315.htmlThe Earthquake-Stricken Area Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Work Forum recently concluded. It was held by the Ministry of Culture and China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center. More than 40 experts discussed issues suc ...2008-06-19T08:08+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-95cf2eed9a83a45cc36de54393b22ea9http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK1811820080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T07:31+0200reutersenreuters-be04c995a66d6ad1e7f8a276f07b94daNaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10517278&ref=rssSANSHUI - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season. Rain...2008-06-19T06:48+0200nzheraldennzherald-6dc4fcc489d7da04d8bc8de1f5bfab67NaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=d887e615-166b-47dd-9e90-1b190efa8d85&&Headline=China+moves+70%2c000+from+quake+areas%2c+fearing+floodChina has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T06:42+0200HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-a8a2c5a8f0a331dfd0aa5da2a87b8b73NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6433210.htmlChina's top legislator Wu Bangguo said here Thursday that China mobilizes the whole nation in the shortest period of time to deal with the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake in an effective way. Wu, chairman of the Stand ...2008-06-19T06:37+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-f17a9e19ff75fb2a4d82c1a26a3283f6NaturalDisastershttp://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKPEK1811820080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T06:29+0200reutersenreuters-7c108dd4a373905371e95111fa6dd103NaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/china/national%20news/2008/06/19/161763/Giant%2Dpanda.htmGiant panda habitat in China's Sichuan province, the endangered animal's main preserve, was devastated by last month's massive earthquake, a forestry official said.2008-06-19T06:11+0200ChinaPostenChinaPost-105382c38c9045d6f07f7ef03f9a0a37NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/19/content_8399264.htmBEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said here Thursday that China mobilizes the whole nation in the shortest period of time to deal with the aftermath of the devastating May 12 earthquake in an effective way. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's....2008-06-19T06:07+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-15f2326c63c2373ca0b8aa6231315207NaturalDisastershttp://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSPEK1811820080619?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNewsSANSHUI, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicenter of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T05:59+0200reutersenreuters-e72a12baed1c3e7ef46c231b1e04c0afNaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK160531.htmBy John Ruwitch SANSHUI, China, June 19 (Reuters) - China has evacuated more than 70,000 people near the epicentre of last month's devastating earthquake to avoid further casualties from landslides and other disasters during the country's deadly annual flood season.2008-06-19T05:09+0200alertnetenalertnet-9f2796e4da08b876a9671a2d1eae248eNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6432776.htmlChinese authorities have sent nearly 10,000 audit officers to track relief funds and supplies for the Sichuan earthquake in a bid to beat corruption. The move is the first of its kind in China that cover both the disaster relief and ...2008-06-19T02:44+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-d2d5af6ab39bd08a34778b4609367e73http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6432805.htmlForeign leaders, governments and officials continue to send condolences and aid to China in view of the devastating earthquake in the country's Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The Prime Minis ...2008-06-19T02:44+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-8302972b272e0a74fe9932cd58fbc820NaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90881/6432774.htmlChina will start repairing culture heritage sits damaged in the May 12 earthquake starting with Dujiangyan, the 2,200-year-old irrigation project in southwestern Sichuan Province. The director of State Administration of Cultural Her ...2008-06-19T02:44+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-e64ee0fb353849244413612c6634b8b1UNbodiesAgriculturalTechnologyhttp://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806190012.htmlWith the Beijing Olympic Games just 50 days away, China is now united more than ever. Western condemnation of China's suppression of pro-democracy protesters in Tibet triggered a wave of Chinese patriotism, and the tragic earthquake that struck Sichuan Province heightened the sentiment to an extraordinary level.2008-06-19T01:16+0200chosunenchosun-6653e72f3264415b0eb61fef647691adTREN-Securityhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AHAA-7FQSUD?OpenDocumentDate: 17 Jun 2008 Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Affected Population; Appeals; Damage Assessment; Disaster Assessment; Earthquake; Economic Activities; Natural Disaster; Population and Demographics Format(s): With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above....2008-06-19T01:12+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-60ac4b75d6942066153bb5bef910b032EuropeAidEchoNaturalDisastershttp://www.topix.net/content/ap/2008/06/woman-rescued-in-china-earthquake-gives-birthIn the 50 hours she was trapped under rubble after last month's earthquake, mother-to-be Zhang Xiaoyan prayed hardest not for her own life but for her baby's survival.2008-06-19T01:10+0200topixentopix-2602623889c404b3c5a9550ad7ddec60NaturalDisastershttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/314910420/la-fg-teacher19-2008jun19,0,1777674.storyBEIJING -- Chinese authorities have detained a retired teacher who cricitized the shoddy school construction that led to the deaths of thousands of children in last month's devastating earthquake, a Hong Kong human rights group said today. The report by the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy could not be independently verified.2008-06-18T23:35+0200latimesenlatimes-08ae161c0921b44c7c3927459e9a9763SocietyNaturalDisastershttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20080619a1.htmlOn behalf of my family here in China, I would like to express my deep condolences to all the affected people in Saturday's strong (7.2-magnitude) earthquake in northeastern Japan. I was very much impressed and touched by Japanese rescuers' compassion and professionalism when they dashed to Sichuan....2008-06-18T23:28+0200japantimesenjapantimes-698a85500b51ec6d1d34ea1b8c55ce47NaturalDisastershttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf26c4a4-3d62-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlBy Geoff Dyer in Beijing and Tom Mitchell in Hong Kong Published: June 18 2008 19:32 | Last updated: June 18 2008 19:32 Last month’s devastating Sichuan earthquake will boost China’s economic growth, thanks to the billions due to be poured into reconstruction, according to a government think-tank.2008-06-18T20:46+0200ftenft-b91c6af5b375c0ef75082571af25690ehttp://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_QUAKE_BABY?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTURUMQI, China (AP) -- In the 50 hours she was trapped under rubble after last month's earthquake, mother-to-be Zhang Xiaoyan prayed hardest not for her own life but for her baby's survival....2008-06-18T17:53+0200APenAP-8a135849ffbd752abf0270ed53de4ed8NaturalDisastershttp://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2008/06/18/5912506-ap.htmlRubble of a school which collapsed during the May 12 earthquake is seen among a banner reading "Return justice to the children" in Luo Shui of Shifang, southwest China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, J...2008-06-18T17:24+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-293909b4c8eb3944c433e6cdee3341c8CommunicableDiseasesNaturalDisastersSocietyhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-06-18-quakebaby_N.htm?csp=34URUMQI, China A mother-to-be trapped under rubble for 50 hours in last month's Sichuan earthquake delivered a healthy baby girl ...2008-06-18T17:23+0200usaTodayenusaToday-b2daa32458d1a9ebe13c689d38432e50NaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FQJ43?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign leaders, governments and officials continue to send condolences and aid to China in view of the devastating earthquake in the country's Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick....2008-06-18T17:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-52b74dcad9dd3471ef8a2fb476870cecNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8395268.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Foreign leaders, governments and officials continue to send condolences and aid to China in view of the devastating earthquake in the country's Sichuan province on May 12, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick....2008-06-18T16:16+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-560645a875c0fedf0a462c34a3649765NaturalDisastershttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/expats/expats_news/article1307924.ece#OTC-RSS&ATTR=Expats%20NewsA WOMAN who was trapped under rubble for 50 hours after China’s earthquake has given birth to a healthy baby girl. Zhang Xiaoyan was eight months pregnant when she was pinned down by debris in the quake which killed almost 70,000 people. Her dramatic rescue was a rare bright spot in the disaster, which saw five million people left homeless.2008-06-18T16:02+0200thesunenthesun-bc04c99342d114318d1011ea28ea5171NaturalDisastershttp://www.dawn.com/2008/06/18/rss.htm#35BEIJING, June 18 (AFP) A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook China's northwestern Qinghai province Wednesday, but no casualties were reported in the region, the government...2008-06-18T15:26+0200dawnendawn-45ebbcacbb8e43bda50c8c421e056f2dhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FQH7K?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China's cabinet has issued guidelines for its one-on-one support scheme for the 19 provinces and cities designated to aid the 20 hard-hit regions in last month's 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Guangdong, the most affluent province in terms of gross domestic product, was....2008-06-18T15:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-77ad74761616d7c11d8aaf8fe684fcfbTAXUDAgriculturehttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRON-7FQH8W?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have sent nearly 10,000 audit officers to track relief funds and supplies for the Sichuan earthquake in a bid to beat corruption. The move is the first of its kind in China that cover both the disaster relief and reconstruction periods, in a bid to tackle corruption early on.2008-06-18T15:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-09ecd9fcad8d76aab6ff50c1dec898adhttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-7FQG3T?OpenDocumentBEIJING, Jun 18, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- China's cabinet has issued guidelines for its one-on-one support scheme for the 19 provinces and cities designated to aid the 20 hard-hit regions in last month's 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Guangdong, the most affluent province in terms of....2008-06-18T15:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-c9db8b4316773763fcb85336174dc756TAXUDAgriculturehttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7FQGXX?OpenDocument1. Where Oxfam works Within the first month, Oxfam Hong Kong has carried out emergency relief projects in 17 counties/cities in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces. (See Table 1.) 2. Oxfam Project Information As of 10 June, Oxfam Hong Kong has spent 17,204,089 Yuan on relief work and 3,598,750 Yuan....2008-06-18T15:11+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-24dc8a482c47657b1458747b1345c22cCommunicableDiseasesEchoPublicHealthhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394932.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have sent nearly 10,000 audit officers to track relief funds and supplies for the Sichuan earthquake in a bid to beat corruption. The move is the first of its kind in China that cover both the disaster relief and reconstruction periods, in a bid to tackle corruption early on.2008-06-18T14:43+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d20e25246ca6168bb9751ef296261223http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394949.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China will start repairing culture heritage sits damaged in the May 12 earthquake starting with Dujiangyan, the 2,200-year-old irrigation project in southwestern Sichuan Province. The director of State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) Shan Jixiang told Xinhua....2008-06-18T14:43+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-4be6af9df20db988ad2423d7e6b7fc5aUNbodiesAgriculturalTechnologyhttp://en.rian.ru/world/20080618/111110983.htmlBEIJING, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The cost to China's economy from the devastating earthquake which hit southwest China in May could amount to $58-70 billion, a government think tank said in a report on Wednesday. The report said, however, that the disaster is not expected to have a serious negative....2008-06-18T14:14+0200rianenrian-40c98a63e5af89007bd309c522009004NaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK267585.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - Beijing authorities are checking the earthquake resilience of China's "Bird's Nest" Olympic stadium and 57 other major structures in the wake of the Sichuan disaster, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The Chinese capital has been a virtual building site for the....2008-06-18T14:03+0200alertnetenalertnet-ea19dcf56ef7d7f2beeeed2e9276d7fbManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394402.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China's cabinet has issued guidelines for its one-on-one support scheme for the 19 provinces and cities designated to aid the 20 hard-hit regions in last month's 8.0-magnitude earthquake. Guangdong, the most affluent province in terms of gross domestic product, was....2008-06-18T13:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-88067b8d5c0cfae31181261505988461TAXUDAgriculturehttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394435.htmHANOI, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese young reporters will drive motorbikes across the country to gather signatures and cash to support victims of a recent strong earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan province, according to local media Wednesday.2008-06-18T13:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-acb4cad458de4fcbc50e79095faf91c6NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394374.htmBEIJING/XINING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake shook China's northwestern Qinghai Province at 1:23 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the China National Seismological Network. No casualties have been reported so far, and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was not affected, a spo kesman with the Qinghai Seismological Bureau said.2008-06-18T13:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-dfd2192a3f9f359edf06e9833f5438afNatureENVNaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394399.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Qinghai at 4:12 p.m. Wednesday, three hours after a 5.4-magnitude tremor rocked the province, according to the China National Seismological Network. The quake struck the Tanggula Range, with the epicent er at 33.3 degrees north latitude and 92.2008-06-18T13:58+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-b3e3c08c370d8709fbd7a4f5c460ffcdNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6432722.htmlChina's top disciplinary body opened a hotline, 86-10-59592947, Wednesday for the public to report any wrongdoing in the management and use of earthquake relief fund and materials. The hotline will operate round the clock, said the ...2008-06-18T13:07+0200peopledailyenpeopledaily-917deb5cb6f33872a85742b13a5c825ehttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8394007.htmSpecial report: BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China's top disciplinary body opened a hotline, 86-10-59592947, Wednesday for the public to report any wrongdoing in the management and use of earthquake relief fund and materials. The hotline will operate round the clock, said the Communist Party of....2008-06-18T11:37+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-a4fd66a50ef7f258810fba85fb669ccehttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5190038On Wednesday, she got her wish, giving birth to a healthy, pink-cheeked 7.3-pound girl at the Urumqi Maternal Care Hospital in her home region of Xinjiang in China's far west. Zhang's dramatic rescue was a rare bright spot after the May 12 earthquake centered in Sichuan province killed almost 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless.2008-06-18T11:31+0200ABCnewsenABCnews-837503d9ae9433ec917a094578cf3d64NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/15/content_8374612.htmPresident Hu called on the China Welfare Institute (CWI) to contribute more to relief work for survivors of the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province.2008-06-18T10:48+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-9f37548540fc0c8179a34dc9238bf06dhttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8393611.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of China's massive earthquake incr eased by four overnight to 69,176 as of Wednesday noon, the State Council Information Office said. A total of 374,008 people were injured and 17,415 others were still missing after the 8.2008-06-18T10:48+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-3c71bfc66053f060af91bda3d00f67d0http://www.sunstar.com.ph//static/net/2008/06/18/magnitude.5.4.earthquake.jolts.western.china.%283.39.p.m.%29.htmlWednesday, June 18, 2008 Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts western China (3:39 p.m.) BEIJING -- A moderate earthquake jolted northwestern China on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, state media said. The magnitude 5.4 quake struck the remote province of Qinghai at 1:23 p.2008-06-18T10:22+0200sunstarensunstar-2b5cb64fd4bf350720c8756867e1cda7NaturalDisastershttp://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-06/18/content_8392487.htmBEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northwestern Qinghai Province at 1:23 p.m. Wednesday, according to the China National Seismological Network. The epicenter is located at 35.3 degrees north latitude and 91.2 degrees east longitude in Zhiduo county in Hol Xil Natural....2008-06-18T09:12+0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-6cd816dd08befafcec1f6d36d8af86dcNaturalDisastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7FQ5VH?OpenDocumentBEIJING, June 18, 2008 (AFP) - Two people were killed and another injured when a 4.5-magnitude aftershock struck central China adjacent to last month's devastating earthquake, state press said Wednesday. The aftershock struck Tuesday in Ningqiang county, Shaanxi province, which borders Sichuan, the province at the epicentre of the 8.2008-06-18T07:08+0200reliefWebenreliefWeb-4850a43f544567922bd929f9723489d9NaturalDisastershttp://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2278658.htmUpdated June 18, 2008 14:37:06 [an error occurred while processing this directive] An aftershock in central China has killed two people. Thousands of aftershocks have shaken China since last month's devastating earthquake in neighbouring Sichuan province that killed at least 69,000 people.2008-06-18T06:49+0200radioaustraliaenradioaustralia-804dd9f64a26d6e8aecd4aca99bee270NaturalDisastershttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10517053&ref=rss5.0 aftershock in China causes landslides BEIJING -Giant panda habitat in China's Sichuan province, the endangered animal's main preserve, was devastated by last month's massive earthquake, a forestry...2008-06-18T06:14+0200AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-eda1e5335f80f4f34e4852fd570057edNaturalDisastershttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815578,00.html?xid=rss-topstoriesAt least 80 percent of the habitat for giant pandas in China's earthquake-hit province was destroyed or damaged2008-06-18T06:03+0200timeentime-714bed37009f0e7bf60d01ebce1d532bhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/17/AR2008061701684.html?nav=rss_worldBEIJING, June 17 -- First there was a mortal freeze. Next a devastating earthquake. And now come the floods, adding to a rising toll of death and destruction in China's year of battling nature.2008-06-18T06:01+0200WashingtonPost_BenWashingtonPost_B-22c13fa949c256879ff6057746f184c6ManMadeDisastersNaturalDisastersEMF_Health