One killed, 11 injured in M-5.0 quake in SW China
One person was killed, eleven were injured and more than 100 houses collapsed in an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale in southwest China’s Sichuan Province early Sunday.
China sends another medical team to quake-hit Haiti
Crew members of China Eastern Airlines’ liner A340 pose in front of the plane at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Jan.
China, US peacekeepers conduct joint patrol in Haiti
Chinese peacekeeping riot police and US troops Thursday carried out their first joint patrol in the quake-battered Haitian capital, as designated by the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
US$34 mil. in quake funds misused: China
(ChinaPost.com.tw) – Chinese officials diverted 230 million yuan (US$34 million) in funding for reconstruction after a massive earthquake struck in 2008 into other building projects and loan repayments, a government auditing agency said.
Chinese doctors start medical services to Haitians
A Chinese medical team started providing their services to local people less than 40 hours after arriving in the quake-battered Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.From the frontline:…
Haiti reconfirmed to attend Expo after quake
Haiti has reconfirmed to attend the Shanghai 2010 World Expo after the massive earthquake half a month ago, the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination said Wednesday.
$34m of quake aid misused, NAO says
The country’s top auditing authority said yesterday that 230 million yuan ($34 million) of reconstruction funds for the 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan province had been misused.
48 Chinese citizens fly back home from Haiti
A group of 48 Chinese nationals who had been stranded in quake-hit Haiti arrived in Beijing Wednesday with the Chinese rescue team, who have finished their mission in the Caribbean island country. From the frontline:
4 Chinese peacekeepers arrive in quake-hit Haiti
Four Chinese peacekeeping police officers have arrived here to replace the three Chinese peacekeepers who died in Haitian earthquake.
China keeps working with int’l community in Haiti
China will continue to work with the international community in the reconstruction of quake-hit Haiti, a senior Chinese diplomat said Tuesday.