Special
report: Reconstruction After
Earthquake
BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top disciplinary authorities dispatched 10 officials
to the earthquake-ravaged Sichuan Province to help with post-quake
reconstruction on Thursday.
They would temporarily serve as officials in local
agencies of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Ministry of Supervision, according to
Huang Shuxian, the CCDI deputy secretary.
He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CCDI,
said the move would strengthen disciplinary and supervision work at local level
and offer a good opportunity for the training of young
cadres.
China to increase financial supports
for post-quake
reconstruction
BEIJING,
Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's authorities on Wednesday published a guideline for
the country's financial institutions, calling for more financial supports and
services for the post-quake reconstruction.
The guideline was jointly published by the People's Bank
of China, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory
Commission and China Insurance Regulatory Commission. Full story
China Focus: China announces full
resettlement of quake survivors amid Olympic
success
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People walk along prefabs in Shifang
City of southwest China's quake-hit Sichuan Province August 12, 2008. The
Sichuan Provincial Government announced on Tuesday that the 10 million
people or 4.45 million households, whose homes were destroyed by the May
12 earthquake, had all moved into makeshift houses by last Wednesday.
(Xinhua/Yuan Jian)
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BEIJING/CHENGDU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic host China on Tuesday announced
the complete resettlement of up to 10 million survivors of the calamitous May 12
earthquake, as the country's Olympians maintained their gold-reaping momentum
with a vigorous fighting spirit at the Beijing Games.
Tuesday witnessed an unstoppable team of Chinese male
gymnasts storm to a long-coveted Olympic team gold medal, beating defending
champion Japan by a comfortable margin of 7.25 points. Everyone in the team,
which won a gold in Sydney 2000 but dropped to a humiliating fifth position four
years later in Athens, burst into tears following their hard-earned victory. Full story
