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  • May 2008

    • Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      (Newser) - Nearly 19,000 people are reported buried in rubble in just one Chinese town, the state media said today, as  the death toll from yesterday's 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province climbed to 12,000. Overwhelmed rescuers worked frantically to rescue as many as possible, impeded by rain and mudslides, while hundreds of children still beneath a collapsed school have been given up for dead, reports the New York Times . More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Sichuan province  • disaster zones  • Wen Jiabao

    • Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center

      CNN  |  May 12, 08 4:14 PM CDT

      Workers Can't Reach China Quake's Center

      (Newser) - Authorities are unable to reach areas at the very center of China's massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake, CNN reports, due mainly to badly damaged roads. The death toll from the quake is now estimated at over 8,600, with thousands more injured, with those numbers figuring to rise as rescue efforts penetrate closer to the epicenter. More »

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      China  • earthquake

    • China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      Washington Post  |  May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      (Newser) - The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • earthquake  • death toll  • Sichuan province  • damage

    • China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama

      (Newser) - Battered by backlash over the Tibet crackdown, China has proposed inviting the Dalai Lama to the Beijing Olympics. An unnamed top Chinese official called a legislator in Tibet's exiled government to discuss the possibility, Reuters reports. The spiritual leader would consider attending, said the Tibetan lawmaker. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama

    • 3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 5:54 AM CDT

      3,000 Dead, 900 Kids Buried in China Quake

      (Newser) - Some 900 students were buried when a school collapsed in today's earthquake in China, state media reported, and the death climbed past 3,000 in just one county. Two other school collapses killed at least 5 children in a province adjacent to Sichuan province, where the quake occurred. Little else is yet known because phone communication is out in the epicenter about 60 miles from Chengdu, home of some 10 million people. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Hu Jintao

    • 7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      CNN  |  May 12, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      7.8 Earthquake Rocks China

      (Newser) - A major 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked central China today, with shaking felt a thousand miles away in Beijing, and in Thailand and Vietnam. Exact damage or injuries were not known, but the quake hit about 60 miles from Chengdu, a city of 10 million in China's Sichuan province, reports CNN. "This is a very dangerous earthquake," said a geophysicist with the US Geological Survey. Five people are reported dead, with 100 injured. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Beijing  • quake  • US Geological Survey

    • Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price

      New York Times  |  May 11, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price

      (Newser) - More American universities are using recruiting agents to draw foreign students, and those middlemen are reaping the benefits—from both sides. One Chinese student paid $3,000 to a company that "suggested Ohio University might be the best for me," unaware that OU pays the company a $1,000 commission per student, the New York Times reports. More »

    • Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      Time  |  May 10, 08 4:49 PM CDT

      Analysts Urge Washington to Invade Burma

      (Newser) - Analysts and aid workers appalled by Burma’s attitude to foreign aid are urging Washington to invade, Time reports. One observer has called for the US to airlift food regardless of the junta’s restrictions; a retired general wants China to pacify Burma about US aid, or Thailand to paint their colors on US aircraft to help aid get through. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Thailand  • Cyclone Nargis  • US Navy  • humanitarian aid  • Yangon  • US military aid  • airlift

    • Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      Der Spiegel  |  May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      (Newser) - If Chinese leaders truly believe the Dalai Lama was behind the Lhasa riots, “then they should go to Oslo and see to it that I am stripped of my Nobel Peace Prize,” the spiritual leader tells Der Spiegel. The Tibetan leader is tired of China’s accusations, and he says they should come forward with evidence if they have it. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • Tibetans in exile

    • Japan Balks at $1M Panda Price Tag

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 9, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      Japan Balks at $1M Panda Price Tag

      (Newser) - Hu Jintao is making the first visit to Japan by a Chinese president in 10 years, and he's looking to solidify the newly amicable relationship with an offering of two giant pandas. But the rare animals aren't a gift, exactly: they're a loan, and they come at a yearly cost of $1 million apiece. The high price has forced the panda-loving Japanese to rethink the offer, writes the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      China  • Japan  • Hu Jintao  • panda

    • Speculation Not Driving Boom in Commodities

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 8, 08 4:29 PM CDT

      Speculation Not Driving Boom in Commodities

      (Newser) - A majority of economists think the upswing in food and energy prices is due to fundamental issues of supply and demand—and not driven by speculation, a Wall Street Journal survey finds; 51% pegged demand from China and India as the chief cause of the oil boom. More »

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      China  • India  • oil price  • food prices  • investors  • oil production  • speculation  • economist

    • China Won't Stop Censoring Web for Olympics

      Ars Technica  |  May 8, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      China Won't Stop Censoring Web for Olympics

      (Newser) - China apparently will continue to censor the Internet during August's Olympics, but says the international press will have the access it needs to function, Jacqui Cheng writes on Ars Technica. Officials said they would guarantee as much access “as possible,” but “controls on some unhealthy websites” would continue. In defense, they said, “every country limits access to some websites.” More »

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      China  • Internet  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Internet censorship

    • Tibetans Storm Chinese Embassy in Nepal

      Associated Press  |  May 8, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Tibetans Storm Chinese Embassy in Nepal

      (Newser) - At least 300 Tibetan protesters, many of them monks and nuns, stormed the Chinese embassy in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu today. The demonstrators threw debris into the embassy compound and tried to break down the gates. "We want our freedom. Stop China!" they chanted. Some 200 protesters have been detained, although they are expected to be released tonight. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Nepal  • Kathmandu  • Tibetan protesters

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