China to Send Rescue Teams to Philippines
The Associated Press reports that China announced on Sunday that it would send rescue and medical...
typhoons
Making Sense of China’s Meager Typhoon Aid
A ninefold increase in Chinese aid to the typhoon-struck Philippines has failed to quell criticism...
Riot Police Block New Protests by Flood Victims in Yuyao
Typhoon Fitow landed in southeastern China last week, devastating many populated regions. Over the...
Sensitive Words: Riot in Yuyao After Flood
Anger at the official response to historic flooding in Yuyao, Zhejiang mounted over the weekend,...
Yuyao Angry Over Official Reaction to Typhoon
Yuyao typhoon victims in Zhejiang Province lashed out violently against police and a state TV crew...
Ten Killed, Five Missing After Typhoon Fitow Hits China
After Typhoon Fitow landed in southeastern China causing massive damage and forcing hundreds of...
Typhoon Usagi Kills 25 in China
Typhoon Usagi landed in southern China on Sunday after passing through the Philippines and Taiwan...
Taiwan Blocks Dalai Lama Visit
Taiwanese authorities have refused to provide a visa for the Dalai Lama, who was due to address a women’s organisation there next month. From the AFP: The Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional...
Seven Die as Typhoon Koppu Hits China
From the Times of India: Seven people have died and six others are missing after Typhoon Koppu slammed into south China, causing torrential rain, mudslides and an oil spill, the government and state media said on Thursday. Four...
Dalai Lama Visits Typhoon-hit Taiwan
The Dalai Lama is paying a visit to victims of Taiwan’s Typhoon Morakot in what he calls a “purely humanitarian” gesture. From the Guardian: The exiled spiritual leader offered prayers for recent victims of...
Storm Topples Six China Buildings (Updated)
[Originally posted August 9; updates below] AP reports: A typhoon pummeled China’s eastern coast Sunday, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety. Officials rode bicycles to...
Typhoon Fung Wong Hurts Livelihoods of 450,000 People in East China
From Xinhua: More than 450,000 people have suffered economic losses and 107 flights have been canceled in eastern China since typhoon Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to hit China this year, made landfall late on Monday. The...
Taiwan Shuts Exchanges, Businesses as Typhoon Strikes
From Bloomberg: Taiwan’s government ordered financial markets and businesses to shut and closed schools as Typhoon Fung-Wong struck the island, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at 155 kilometers (96 miles) an...
Students missing amid China storm
From BBC News At least 60 students at a military training school have been swept away during a typhoon in south-east China, state media has reported. The students went missing when two buildings were struck by a landslide in the coastal province of Fujian, Xinhua news agency said. Chinese President Hu Jintao has ordered a […]
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