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17 Nov
04 : 39
Quake Orphans Still Seeking Home
Of the 600 children orphaned during the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, only 12 have been adopted. The rest are living with relatives or are in foster care. Each child will receive 600 yuan ($88; £57) a month from the government until they are formally adopted or reach 18, the [Beijing News] said… Five...
Source : China Digital Times  

13 Nov
06 : 43
Taxi Strikes in China Highlight Changing Press Controls
On China Media Project, David Bandurski writes about domestic media coverage of the recent taxi strike in Chongqing as an example of the new governmental approach to media control, which aims to “actively set the agenda”: When the taxi strike occurred in Chongqing last week, news coverage...
Source : China Digital Times  

09 Nov
02 : 12
China to Spend US $146 Billion on Quake Reconstruction
The China Post reports that the Chinese government’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) plans to spend one trillion yuan ($146.5 billion USD) over the next three years to reconstruct areas affected by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The funds would have the goal of making “basic...
Source : China Digital Times  

27 Oct
05 : 38
World Bank, France Lend China $900M for Rebuilding
China is receiving financial support from France and the World Bank to rebuild areas devastated by the May earthquake in Sichuan. From AP: The official Xinhua News Agency said the World Bank will provide a loan of $710 million to China — $510 million of which will be allocated to southwestern...
Source : China Digital Times