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8.0 Richter scale earthquake hits SW China

Rice arrives in quake-hit China region U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday arrived in Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan Province, to extend condolences for the disaster in the quake-hit region. Latest death toll Brief: An earthquake measuring 8.0 Richter scale hits Wenchuan County of SW China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. May 12.   Latest News • China starts adoption process for 88 earthquake orphans • Medical services to be fully restored in quake zone in Aug. • China quake death toll rises one to hit 69,226 • China to award quake-relief groups, individuals • New homes rise for China quake survivors • Sichuan students vow to work hard at SUNY for post-quake reconstruction • Ten million quake survivors move into prefabs • Museum collects newspaper archive on 5/12 earthquake   Government Action • Chinese auditors: No serious abuse in management of quake relief • Senior Chinese official urges tough scrutiny of quake relief resources • Feature: Chinese students get home-like treatment at Russian care center • China's quake-hit city to auction administrative complex for more relief fund • Chinese quake-hit students leave for Russia on recuperative vacation • China sets new subsidy plan for May 12 quake survivors • Medical service to be restored in China quake zone by end-July   Relief & Reconstruction Efforts • China allocates 2.32 bln yuan for school reconstruction in quake zone • China to renovate 10 more quake-battered cultural relics in 2008 • UN launches appeal for early recovery support to China quake victims • China sends extra teams to monitor fund using in quake zone • First panda birth this year in China's quake zone • Students in quake-hit regions to take vital exam • University students learning from life   World Reactions/Aids • Int'l donation goes to Sichuan quake recovery • Sri Lankan President visits quake-hit area in Sichuan Province • Video: 50 students from quake-zone arrive in Hungary • Philippine president to visit China quake victims during Olympic trip • Chinese students to bid farewell to Russian children's care center • Quake-affected Chinese students convalescing well in Russia • IOC donates $4 mln to China's quake-hit regions   Social Assistance • Red Cross Fundation to aid quake-hit Chengdu with school rebuilding • Macao, Sichuan reach consensus over 17 reconstruction projects • Macao delegation heads to Sichuan for post-quake reconstruction • Chinese youths to take on challenge of fundraising for quake-affected children • Chinese central SOEs donate 5.95 bln yuan for quake zone • A milestone year for China's volunteers • UNICEF: Psychological support urgent for young quake survivors • Hong Kong grants more emergency relief fund for quake-hit Sichuan   Opinion • How long can oil prices keep soaring? • Chinese expert: aid brings people closer • China quake survivor's undying love • From Tangshan to Wenchuan: a fault line through modern China • Learning to experience "people coming first" concept amid quake • Quake tests Chinese military's combat capability in peace time • Carry the "one-to-one help" through to the end • Interview: Singapore disaster rescuers praise China for efficient relief efforts   Photo • Pupils in quake-hit school start new semster • Olympic flame raises spirits of quake survivors • Quake-hit kids learn handicrafts in Russia • Chinese students enjoy "Russia Day" in Vladivostok • Quake-affected students have easy summer time • Children from quake-hit area in All-Russia Children's Care Center • Quake-hit children enjoys summer camp in Tuapse   Casualties & Losses • China May quake death toll remains unchanged at 69,226 • China quake death toll unchanged at 69,225 as of Monday noon • Video: Death toll from aftershock rises to 3 • China quake death toll remains unchanged • China quake casualties remain unchanged • China quake casualties, missings stand still

Videos Video: More victims pulled to safety Video: Power partly restored to quake epicenter Video: Dujiangyan hospital rescue work Video: Premier Wen oversees epicenter relief Video: Premier Wen visits disaster scene Video: Rescue efforts after the quake About earthquake • What is earthquake? • What causes earthquakes? • How to protect yourself? • Facts and figures about China quake and relief Wenchuan, Sichuan, SW China With a population of 111,800, Wenchuan lies in southeast part of the Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Aba, 146 km to the northwest of Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan. Wenchuan is home to the Wolong Nature Reserve, China's leading research and breeding base of the endangered giant pandas. • Backgrounder: Chronology of major earthquakes in China since 2003

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