Earthquake in China

Second China quake in same area kills 3 and injures hundreds

reuters.co.uk     1 hr ago   19 related          

BEIJING (Reuters) - A second earthquake in two days in the same county of southwest China killed at least three people, injured more than 100 and prompted the evacuation of over 120,000, state media reported on Friday. The two...                    

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State media: 5.9-magnitude quake kills 1 in China

ibtimes.com     11 hrs ago   3 related          

BEIJING - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted southern China near the border with Myanmar Thursday, killing a woman--one day after another quake damaged homes in the same area, state media reported. Tens of thousands of people...                    

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Medical services to be fully restored in quake zone in Aug.

people.com.cn     16 hrs ago          

Temporary quarters for all medical institutions in southwest China's quake zone will be finished by the end of this month, so as to fully restore medical service, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday. As of Aug. 10, about 70...                    

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China quake death toll rises one to hit 69,226

people.com.cn     16 hrs ago          

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region increased by one from Monday's figure to reach 69,226 as of Thursday noon, according to a statement released by the State Council...                    

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Irrawaddy: Earthquake raises concern over mega dams – Violet Cho

burmanet.org     yesterday          

Frequent earthquakes in North Burma this year have raised more concern over the military government’s plan to build a series of mega dams on the Irrawaddy River to generate electricity. A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near...                    

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Students in China's quake-hit Sichuan start new semester

people.com.cn     yesterday   3 related          

Primary and middle school students in some areas affected by the May 12 earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province marked the start of their new semester on Wednesday. Thousands of pupils in Beichuan and Anxian, the...                    

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China eyes nuclear plant for quake-hit province

reuters.co.uk     23-Jul-2008   9 related          

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province hopes to build its first nuclear power plant within as little as five years, but has chosen a site it says is geologically sound, state media said on Wednesday.                    

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How Disasters Help: The Upside To Catastrophe

sigcarlfred.blogspot.com     23-Jul-2008   1 related          

From Boston.com:Traditionally, analysts have cautioned that Chinese growth figures should be greeted with skepticism, but, according to one school of economic thought, there may be something to the idea that the quake served as...                    

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Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks (AFP)

yahoo.com     23-Jul-2008   9 related          

by Stephen Coates 1 hour, 11 minutes ago SINGAPORE (AFP) - Ministers from the 27-member group -- including the United States, China, Russia, the European Union and the ASEAN countries -- are expected to discuss a joint...                    

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Weekly Roundup: Sichuan Quake Report, Pollution Lawyers, Wasted Space, & Unionization of MNCs

allroadsleadtochina.com     22-Jul-2008   1 related          

With so much going on in China, and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting. This week there are 4 articles that...                    

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