Topic: 2008 Sichuan earthquake
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Hilary Rakover posted a blog entry
Organizations Rally to the Aid of Animals in the Wake of Earthquake Tragedy
In the wake of the tragic earthquakes in China, aid groups have assembled to assist those in need - including the pets. The...
In the wake of the tragic earthquakes in China, aid groups have assembled to assist those in need - including the pets. The...
CDT posted a blog entry
A Volunteer’s Account: Thirty Six Hours of a Daring Rescue (2)
A netizen with the online name Xiaojiu posted the following photo essay on Chinese pro-military bbs tiexue.com. He recorded his...
A netizen with the online name Xiaojiu posted the following photo essay on Chinese pro-military bbs tiexue.com. He recorded his...
CDT posted a blog entry
Experts Warned of Quake Risk in China
The New York Times looks at warnings about a devastating temblor that were ignored in the run-up to the Wenchuan earthquake, as...
The New York Times looks at warnings about a devastating temblor that were ignored in the run-up to the Wenchuan earthquake, as...
CDT posted a blog entry
‘Quake Lake’ Landslide Fears
The so-called Quake Lake, created by the Wenchuan earthquake, is in danger of bursting any moment, flooding millions of...
The so-called Quake Lake, created by the Wenchuan earthquake, is in danger of bursting any moment, flooding millions of...
CDT posted a blog entry
Critical Moment for China’s ‘Quake Lake’, Wen Warns
AFP reports the latest on the “quake lake”:Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday that efforts to drain a...
AFP reports the latest on the “quake lake”:Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday that efforts to drain a...
76 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Sci-Tech, Society, "quake..., 2008 Sichuan...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Sci-Tech, Society, "quake..., 2008 Sichuan...CDT posted a blog entry
China Tightens Media Limits Loosened After Sichuan Earthquake
Mark Magnie reports in the Los Angles Times:The propaganda ministry and the State Council, China’s Cabinet, have issued...
Mark Magnie reports in the Los Angles Times:The propaganda ministry and the State Council, China’s Cabinet, have issued...
CDT posted a blog entry
Zhang Qi: Will The Earthquake Transform China?
From China Elections and Governance:Just how powerful can an 8.0 magnitude earthquake be?Scientists have described the...
From China Elections and Governance:Just how powerful can an 8.0 magnitude earthquake be?Scientists have described the...
77 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., civil societyCDT posted a blog entry
China’s ‘08 Generation Finds a Voice in Tumultuous Times
Reuters looks at the generation born in the 1980s, who are coming of age just as China confronts a series of challenges, from...
Reuters looks at the generation born in the 1980s, who are coming of age just as China confronts a series of challenges, from...
77 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008, 2008 Sichuan..., youth culture
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008, 2008 Sichuan..., youth cultureCDT posted a blog entry
Quake Relief Strains Yet Motivates NGOs
From Caijing Magazine:China’s struggle to rebound from a May 12 earthquake has turned into a major test of mettle for...
From Caijing Magazine:China’s struggle to rebound from a May 12 earthquake has turned into a major test of mettle for...
78 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, NGOs
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, NGOsCDT posted a blog entry
Documentary: The Great Sichuan Earthquake
This 73 minute long film is made by Japanese Television station NHK. It contains footage of the massive destruction,...
This 73 minute long film is made by Japanese Television station NHK. It contains footage of the massive destruction,...
78 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008 Sichuan..., documentaries, film
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Society, 2008 Sichuan..., documentaries, filmCDT posted a blog entry
Chinese Police Drag Grieving Parents From Protest
From AP:Chinese police dragged away more than 100 parents Tuesday while they were protesting the deaths of their children in...
From AP:Chinese police dragged away more than 100 parents Tuesday while they were protesting the deaths of their children in...
CDT posted a blog entry
Beijing Reins In Quake Coverage
Tom Mitchell reports in the Financial Times, from Dujiangyan:The Chinese government has instructed domestic media outlets to...
Tom Mitchell reports in the Financial Times, from Dujiangyan:The Chinese government has instructed domestic media outlets to...
80 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Human Rights, Information..., Politics, 2008 Sichuan...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Human Rights, Information..., Politics, 2008 Sichuan...CDT posted a blog entry
China Earthquake: Chinese One-Child Families Rush to Take in Orphans
Sichuan officials might ease adoption regulations due to the number of children left orphaned by the earthquake, permitting...
Sichuan officials might ease adoption regulations due to the number of children left orphaned by the earthquake, permitting...
80 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., one-child...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., one-child...CDT posted a blog entry
Copter Carrying 14 People Crashes In China
From AP, via the LA Times:A military transport helicopter crashed in China’s earthquake-devastated south-central region...
From AP, via the LA Times:A military transport helicopter crashed in China’s earthquake-devastated south-central region...
CDT posted a blog entry
Chinese Bloggers Slip Censors’ Net To Attack Smiling Party Boss
From The Observer:Angry Chinese internet users have launched an online campaign against an official in the earthquake zone who...
From The Observer:Angry Chinese internet users have launched an online campaign against an official in the earthquake zone who...
81 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Information..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., Internet...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Information..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., Internet...CDT posted a blog entry
Chemical Fire in China Quake Zone Forces 800 to Evacuate
The bleach being used to disinfect the streets of Leigu, to prevent the spread of disease after the earthquake, caught fire and...
The bleach being used to disinfect the streets of Leigu, to prevent the spread of disease after the earthquake, caught fire and...
82 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Environmental..., Sci-Tech, 2008 Sichuan..., chlorine...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Environmental..., Sci-Tech, 2008 Sichuan..., chlorine...CDT posted a blog entry
Dispatches from China’s Earthquake
Comic Book Resources interviews comic book artist Coco Wang, who created a series of comics about the Sichuan earthquake. Her...
Comic Book Resources interviews comic book artist Coco Wang, who created a series of comics about the Sichuan earthquake. Her...
82 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Culture, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., cartoonists
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Culture, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., cartoonistsCDT posted a blog entry
China Warns Mass Evacuation Possible with Flood Threat
Possible danger from the “quake lake” Tangjiashan may lead to the evacuation of 1.3 million people. AP...
Possible danger from the “quake lake” Tangjiashan may lead to the evacuation of 1.3 million people. AP...
83 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Environmental..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., Beichuan
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Environmental..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., BeichuanCDT posted a blog entry
Dior Drops Sharon Stone After Quake Comments
From The Independent: The founder of one major Chinese cinema chain has pledged to boycott showing Sharon Stone’s...
From The Independent: The founder of one major Chinese cinema chain has pledged to boycott showing Sharon Stone’s...
CDT posted a blog entry
China Says It Will Accept Aid From Japan’s Military
From New York Times:China acknowledged Thursday that it was willing to receive disaster relief assistance from Japan’s...
From New York Times:China acknowledged Thursday that it was willing to receive disaster relief assistance from Japan’s...
CDT posted a blog entry
Netizens Hold NGOs Accountable In China
From CSR Asia:Chinese netizens have been highly vocal in the last few months. They were instrumental in organising a boycott...
From CSR Asia:Chinese netizens have been highly vocal in the last few months. They were instrumental in organising a boycott...
83 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Information..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., charity
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Information..., Society, 2008 Sichuan..., charityCDT posted a blog entry
China Quake: Controls Cautiously Lifted on Flood of Volunteers
In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, thousands of volunteers have arrived at quake sites to offer assistance. Peter...
In the days following the Sichuan earthquake, thousands of volunteers have arrived at quake sites to offer assistance. Peter...
83 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Uncategorized, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, volunteers
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Uncategorized, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, volunteersCDT posted a blog entry
In China, Protests Flare Over Quake Aid
The Los Angeles Times reports from Luojiang, Sichuan about accusations of embezzlement of relief goods by local officials:The...
The Los Angeles Times reports from Luojiang, Sichuan about accusations of embezzlement of relief goods by local officials:The...
83 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., disaster...
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, Society, 2008 Sichuan..., disaster...CDT posted a blog entry
‘Talk! Talk! All the Time Talk!’
“Angry, Grieving Parents Press Officials for Action, Not Words, on Crushed Schools” Jill Drew reports in the...
“Angry, Grieving Parents Press Officials for Action, Not Words, on Crushed Schools” Jill Drew reports in the...
CDT posted a blog entry
Citizens’ Groups Step Up In China
Maureen Fan reports in The Washington Post, from Yingxiu, China:Grass-roots organizations and informal networks of private...
Maureen Fan reports in The Washington Post, from Yingxiu, China:Grass-roots organizations and informal networks of private...
84 days ago
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, NGOs
China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
| Topics: Politics, 2008 Sichuan..., civil society, NGOsCDT posted a blog entry
Out of Quake’s Rubble, the Prospect of Change
In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French writes about the political implications of the government’s reaction...
In the International Herald Tribune, Howard French writes about the political implications of the government’s reaction...
CDT posted a blog entry
Humorous Spirit of the Sichuan People
Sichuan people are known to have a keen sense of humor and to know how to enjoy life. They even crack jokes about their...
Sichuan people are known to have a keen sense of humor and to know how to enjoy life. They even crack jokes about their...
AhPauL posted a blog entry
Help the Sichuan, China Earthquake Victims
2008 Sichuan earthquake For those who have money, please donate for the Sichuan, China earthquake...
2008 Sichuan earthquake For those who have money, please donate for the Sichuan, China earthquake...
