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Jottings from EO reporters from the disaster areas
■ Searching for the Right Homes for Quake Victims Public empathy has led to swelling interest in adopting quake orphans, yet questions of one-child policy, and the pre and post adoptive assessment remain. 06-03
■ Rebuilding Their Spiritual Homes Psychology specialists and volunteer rush to aid earthquake victims, uncovering stories of children grappling with painful memories and pining for lost loved ones. 06-02
■ China Gets Ready to Drain the Most Dangerous Quake Lake The exercise to drain the likely to burst Tangjiashan landslide-dammed lake has entered its final countdown as some 200,000 living downstreams were evacuated on May 30. 05-31
■ The Politics of Donations With increasing public scrutiny over corporate donations for the Sichuan earthquake, how much and what kind of donation is becoming a difficult question to answer for Chinese businesses. 05-30
■ Raising Roofs for Five Million Homeless Chinese policymakers have split up the monumental task of building one million transitional homes over the next three months. 05-29
■ Life in a Shelter for Quake Victims A stadium once called the white elephant is now the home to tens of thousands of quake victims. The EO check on those taking shelter at Mianyang Jiuzhou Stadium. 05-28
■ Seven Sins for the Post-Quake Era Seven types of crimes in quake-hit zones will be treated high-handedly to ensure public security in an already traumatized society after the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan. 05-28
■ Public Demands for Transparency for Quake Donations Donations for Sichuan earthquake victims have rolled into tens of billions of yuan, sparking public concern over fund usage and intensifying calls for transparency. 05-27
■ Banks Told to Write Off Disaster Zone Loans as Bad Debts The Chinese government has asked commercial banks to waive loans repayment for qualified quake victims to ease public suffering. Banks, however, wish to stick to market mechanism. 05-26
■ Finance Ministry to Redo Budget After Quake As government spending and reserve funds adapt to fulfill the needs of rebuilding quake-hit areas, the Finance Ministry is taking a second look at the 2008 budget. 05-26
■ Sichuan Reels from 6.4-magnitude aftershock A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit Sichuan Sunday, the strongest since the main quake about two weeks ago. While troops rush to reach rising barrier lake, the risk of flooding has only increased. 05-25
■ Satellite Photos of Dammed-lakes Show Mounting Danger in Sichuan Satellite photos obtained by the EO show how lakes dammed by the landslides in Sichuan are posing a growing threat to populations in areas that could be flooded. 05-23
■ Teams Work to Defuse Water Timebomb in Quake- hit Areas While teams work to repair damaged infrastructure and water projects, evacuation exercises have begun to prepare for flooding if dammed-lakes burst their banks 05-22
■ Trading Froze for 66 Disaster-struck Companies From TV channels to movie theaters to gaming websites, entertainment is being shut down in order to pay respect to those lost in the earthquake. 05-22
■ Chinese Solidarity to Stay Off Amusement From TV channels to movie theaters to gaming websites, entertainment is being shut down in order to pay respect to those lost in the earthquake. 05-21
■ Wenchuan Dodges a Blow; Wenxian Braces for Aftershock Early public announcements enabled Wenchuan residents to sidestep aftershock danger by relocating to safer ground. Meanwhile, nearby Wenxian in Gansu province still awaits its own. 05-21
■ Aftershock Panic in Gansu Contradictory official statements on whether or not strong aftershock would hit Gansu province have left the public hanging in uncertainties. 05-20
■ Yinxing: Rotting Away An appeal letter for aid from one of the ten villages - Yinxing - where rescue efforts have yet to arrive spoke of despair and urgent medical needs. 05-20
■ Wenchuan: The Winds of Grief As the county at the earthquake epicenter took a moment off from recovery efforts to pay respect to the quake victims, sounds of siren and car honks competed with howling winds. 05-19
■ China Comes to a standstill at 14:28 In an overwhelming display of hope and mourning, Chinese held a moment of silent to recognize the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. 05-19
■ Beichuan: Misery Between Mountains As the hills threathened to cave in when the frequency of aftershocks increased, rescuers reluctantly left behind a crying child pinned under dead bodies and debris, praying that she would still be alive the next day. 05-16
■ A Trek to The Epicenter EO reporters have trekked over three hours trying to reach Wenchuan, the epicenter of the May 12 earthquake. 05-14
■ The Sky Weeps for Sichuan Hours after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, the sky opened up and poured, adding obstacles to the rescue work. 05-13
■ Marked the Day: 5.12 EO reporters have rushed down to Chengdu hours after a 7.8-magnitude (revised to magnitude 8 on the Richter scale on May 18) earthquake hit Sichuan. Shock and disbelief filled the air. 05-12
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Editorial, commentary, views from the public and more ... ■ Foreign Views on China Earthquake Responses The collapses of public buildings, like schools, during earthquake are avoidable if more investment had been made in structural design and construction material. 05-23
■ For One in Fifty-thousand Wen Zhou reflects upon pushing past the window of opportunity for rescuing trapped victims, and on further opening up of the flow of information. 05-19
■ Why Are Schools Crumbling Like Sand Houses? The May 12 earthquake obliterated schools and buried students under debris while government buildings remained intact. Why are the schools so fragile? 05-15
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