Tag Archives: earthquake

Chinese in Sichuan province to boycott Kungfu Panda?

So, as one might expect, there are some calls from people on the web to boycott the movie Kungfu Panda, an animated film about a panda that learns kung-fu and saves the day. First off, I’m not 100 percent sure … Continue reading

China, Uncategorized , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Psychological relief in Sichuan: more harm than good?

I was reading netease and came across a link to a Blue Cross China report about post-traumatic stress disorder among the survivors of the earthquake. Well, I don’t know if what they are talking about necessarily meets the clinical definition … Continue reading

Uncategorized , , , , , , , , , , , ,
1 Comment

Nokia joins other foreign companies that haven’t given as much as they pledged

To China’s earthquake relief. They promised 39.5 million and have, as of June 17, only given 10.5 million RMB. In other news, if you want to know who has been giving the most , you can head on to Google … Continue reading

China , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Over 10,000 auditors at work on earthquake relief items/donations?

That’s what an article from Netease says. People are worried about where their donations go/went, so now there’s a whole army of accountants/auditors to make sure that the whole process is transparent and every fen is accounted for. Well, let’s … Continue reading

China , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Southern Weekend investigative report on the Juyuan Middle School

The Juyuan Middle School was one of the “worst” tragedies of the Wenchuan earthquake: the entirely school collapsed and took the lives of the hundreds of people that were inside it. Recent media attention in China has been focused on … Continue reading

China , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment

Southern Weekend interview with Sichuan education official Lin Qiang

This interview is with an outspoken education official from Sichuan named Lin Qiang and was featured in a recent issue of Southern Weekend, a newspaper based out of Guangzhou, known (in the past), for some more independent, hard-hitting news and … Continue reading

China , , , , , , , , , , ,
Leave a comment