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2018-05-12 06:12:08

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The Destructive Earthquake That Gave China’s Charities New Life

How the country’s biggest natural disaster in decades left a legacy of giving.

2018-05-11 13:43:00

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China Hopes ‘Cloud Map Network’ Will Better Predict Earthquakes

Before disaster strikes again, state-funded institute plans to build 2,000 monitoring stations as an......

2018-05-10 11:30:27

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Precious but Precarious: Wenchuan’s Second Families

Many parents had second children after losing their firstborn in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, but re......

2018-05-10 10:02:47

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100 Photos That Shook China

Memories of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

2018-05-09 06:19:33

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A Son’s Journey Back to Beichuan

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2018-05-08 13:49:53

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‘Ruin Porn’ Photo Project Lambasted for Exploiting Deadly Quake

Following wave of public criticism, manager acknowledged planned photography event was ‘improper.’

2018-05-08 12:49:17

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The Young Amputees of the Wenchuan Earthquake

After losing his legs in the 2008 disaster, one man hopes to improve access to prosthetics and other......

2018-05-07 13:12:19

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Podcast: The Wenchuan Earthquake

Sixth Tone’s reporters discuss the decade since the deadly disaster.

2018-05-06 09:23:32

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Xinjiang Snow Scientists Dig Deep for Climate Change Clues

An ongoing survey of shifting snow patterns in the Tianshan Mountains examines the impact of global ......

2018-04-16 13:18:02

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Fire at Lhasa Temple Amid New Year Holiday

Extent of damage at thousand-year-old Jokhang Monastery is still under investigation.

2018-02-17 15:27:31

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10 Dead in Foshan Road Collapse

Rescue workers search for survivors at subway line construction site.

2018-02-08 07:10:51

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Blaze Consumes Henan High-Rise

No casualties or injuries in fire that roared through 20-story building.

2018-02-01 10:16:53

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Shipwrecked for 32 Hours, Adrift for a Year

A survivor looks back on the 2017 lunar new year boat accident in Malaysia, and the year since.

2018-01-29 12:02:57

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Air Force Plane Crashes in Southwest China

No reports of injuries or deaths.

2018-01-29 11:58:56

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Sunken Oil Tanker Raises Cleanup Questions

Experts advocate for cleanup and compensation measures after vessel sank.

2018-01-15 12:25:38

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As Oil Tanker Burns, Environmentalists Raise Spill Concerns

Body found suspected to be one of 32 missing sailors from Iranian-owned vessel.

2018-01-08 12:43:54

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10 Missing in Shanghai Cargo Ship Accident

3 people have been rescued in the ongoing search operation.

2018-01-03 03:34:47

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Car Hits Street Cleaners, Kills 5 in Harbin

Driver was drunk and has been detained, police report.

2017-12-22 02:53:07

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