The Sichuan earthquake one month on

One month after the May 12 earthquake, China.org.cn visited Jiulong, a township in Mianzhu, Sichuan, and found, amid appalling devastation and tragedy, people pulling together to rebuild their communities with massive assistance from government, NGOs, and individual volunteers.

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NASA Caught Early Signs of China Quake

Hundreds of miles above the Earth isn’t the first place you’d expect to detect an impending earthquake, but that’s where NASA and one U.K. company are looking…read more

Yao Donates $2M to China Earthquake Aid, Creates Foundation

Rockets center Yao Ming said he will donate $2 million & create a foundation to rebuild Chinese schools devastated by last month’s earthquake in his home country. The Yao Ming Foundation will help raise funds to build earthquake-resistant schools in China, but some of the money from U.S. charities would also go to school-building efforts in the US.

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