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Sichuan, China News

Local news for Sichuan, China continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

16 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

Strong aftershocks kill one, injure 17 in Sichuan

Three aftershocks that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday had left one dead, 17 injured and about 1,200 houses destroyed as of 5 p.m.. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, three ...

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Yesterday | GroundReport.com

Chinese Bloggers Take Stand Against Web Activist's Arrest

Following his apprehension last month as he was pitching in with the earthquake relief in his native Sichuan province, web activist Huang Qi was this weekend formally arrested for "illegal possession of state ...

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

China Daily

Nuclear research almost complete

CHENGDU: The findings of a feasibility study for a nuclear power station in Sichuan province will soon be submitted for approval to the National Development and Reform Commission, the official in charge of the ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Boing Boing

Three reporters shot at anti-gun campaign press conference

At a press conference held in Nanchong, China about the success of anti-gun campaign, three news reporters were shot.

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Mon Jul 21, 2008

CCTV

Rainstorm leaves three dead, one missing in SW China

Three people died and one is missing with dozens injured after downpours devastated southwest China's quake-hit Sichuan province from Sunday to Monday.

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CCTV

First batch of soldiers leave China s quake zone

The first batch of Chinese soldiers, 515paratroopers, boarded a train and left the quake-stricken Sichuan Province after completing their relief operations on Monday.

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Sun Jul 20, 2008

Global Voices Online

China: Bloggers take stand against web activist's arrest

Breaking News , Freedom of Speech , Cyber-Activism , Disaster , Governance , Human Rights , Law , Protest , Relief & Rescue Languages: Chinese , English Full Category List Excerpt "We would hate to see this ...

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Pasadena Star-News

China's earthquake: Invisible wounds

As a clinical psychologist, I had been invited to offer training for doctors and nurses on disaster recovery counseling, including treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder .

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CCTV

Russia welcomes quake-affected Chinese students

Hundreds of children from China's earthquake-hit provinces joined a group of Russian children in Vladivostok Friday to kick-start their summer camp that will help the Chinese children rehabilitate after the ...

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Post Chronicle

Reporters Hurt At Police Demo

A police news conference to highlight the danger of illegal weapons in Nanchong, China, resulted in three reporters being shot accidentally, a witnesses said.

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The Washington Post

China arrests quake critic on secrets charge: group

Chinese police have arrested a human rights advocate in the country's southwest for "illegal possession of state secrets" after he offered help to parents of children killed in the region's massive earthquake, ...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Shanghai Daily

Journalists injured as gun accidentally fired

THREE journalists in Sichuan Province were injured at Nanchong City Public Security Bureau when a confiscated gun accidentally went off, Chongqing Times reported today.

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Independent Online

Police mishandle homemade weapon

Three journalists were injured in south-west China when a gun went off at a press conference called by Chinese police to highlight the success of a gun-control campaign, state media said on Friday.

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People's Daily Online

Quake-affected children arrive in Russia for rehabilitation

More than 450 childrenfrom China's earthquake-hit provinces arrived in Russia on Thursday for a three-week rehabilitation visit to the country.

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

Chinese NGOs struggle to grow

Two months after China's devastating earthquake, where do Chinese unofficial nongovernmental organizations stand?

Two months after such volunteer groups won widespread praise for delivering urgent quake relief, the government has not adjusted its restrictive policies toward them, as people in the field had hoped.

Many groups are continuing quake aid in Sichuan Province anyway. They're setting up offices in Chengdu, the provincial capital.

But some of them say NGOs' main challenge now isn't that the government won't let them grow. It's that they don't know how to grow.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

East Valley Living

Phoenix Sister Cities Welcomes International Youth Ambassadors

See Authors Posts Phoenix Sister Cities Commission welcomes international youth ambassadors to the Valley of the Sun.

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News.ncmonline.com

Mayans Find Guiding Light into Western Medicine

From her small office at Clinica Oscar Romero, a community clinic serving one of Los Angeles' most overcrowded and impoverished neighborhoods, Idalia Xuncax helps Mayan women receive medical services.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

MediLexicon

HP Donates Technology To Help Prevent Spread Of Disease In Quake-stricken Sichuan, China

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 14 Jul 2008 HP announced it has donated 500 HP iPAQ Travel Companions with GPS technology, valued at ...

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The Standard

China gives go-ahead for three biodiesel plants

China's top planning body has approved construction of three state-owned biodiesel plants, with total annual capacity of 170,000 tonnes, using jatropha oil as feedstock.

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Sun Jul 13, 2008

People's Daily Online

Tourism recovering in China quake-ravaged Sichuan province

The tourism industry is recovering with more scenic spots reopened in the quake-hit Sichuan Province, the provincial tourism authorities have said.

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