China Quake

China 'Disaster Tourism' Policy Is Newest Subsidy To Devastated Areas

Inter Press Service | Posted 06.27.2009 | World


By Antoaneta Bezlova | Inter Press Service BEIJING, May 28 (IPS) - Cashing in on huge public interest in one of the deadliest earthquakes of recen...

China Marks 1st Anniversary Of Sichuan Quake

AP | KEN TEH | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


BEICHUAN, China — China marked the first anniversary of a massive earthquake on Tuesday in a somber, nationally televised ceremony filled with f...

Sichuan Quake Aftermath: China Drains Lake Into Ruined Town

New York Times | Edward Wong and Alan Cowell | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green


BEIJING -- A torrent coursed through a ruined and abandoned Chinese town Tuesday after soldiers blasted away debris holding back millions of gallons o...

Earthquake Prompts Chinese Officials To Clarify One Child Policy

AP | CARA ANNA | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home


BEIJING — Chinese officials said Monday that the country's one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled i...

Aftershock rattles China quake zone

AP | NG HAN GUAN | Posted 05.24.2008 | Home


YINGXIU, China — A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, ...

1,000 buried in another school collapse in China

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home


CHENGDU, China — Chinese state media is reporting that another 1,000 students and teachers are dead or missing after a massive earthquake crushe...