China: New quake schools should be safe

Basic risk reduction work finished on "Quake Lakes" Source: People's Daily 07-03-2008 13:50 Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China On July 2, the State Council of Information Office announced at a press conference that at present, the basic ...

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Jiao Yong, deputy water minister, said at a press briefing that some parts of China have experienced up to 50 percent more rain this year than usual. Sichuan is also due to get a lot wetter during its flood season, which is expected to run through ...

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Expected heavy rain and the risk of aftershocks mean lakes created in southwestern China after May's massive earthquake are still at risk of flooding, despite preventative work, a senior official said on Wednesday. Landslides after the 7.9 magnitude ...

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China's devastating earthquake in Sichuan has cost it more than 1 trillion yuan (£73bn), a senior official has said. The figure, which amounts to around 4% of the country's GDP last year, is far higher than the original estimate of 67bn yuan of ...

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China has issued safety guidelines for new schools to be built in areas hit by a devastating earthquake amid widespread anger over poorly constructed schools that collapsed during the May temblor, killing many children. The Education Ministry issued ...

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