Breaking News – Air pollution in the Pearl Delta Region kills over ten thousand people each year
The severity of air pollution in Guangdong’s Pearl Delta Region has led to the death of over ten thousand people from air pollution related diseases, and the situation is affecting the economic advantage of the region. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1571′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Breaking News – Earthquake victims complain of insufficient aid, suspecting bureaucratic corruption
According to China’s state media, the communist regime has received monetary and good donations from the world of over $44 billion Yuan, however SOH’s interviews with disaster victims has revealed complaints by them that they have actually received very little aid. They suspect corruption and hope that the media and the community can help to [...]
Breaking News – Changchun ex. Communist Party Secretary placed under “double rules” due to corruption
According to Mainland news, in January this year, just retired deputy director of the National People’s Congress of Jilin Province Min Fengjun, suspected of abusing power for personal gain, the lawless approval of land eviction, corruption, bribery and misconduct issues such as indecency in personal life, has been recently “double regulated”. Bookmark It Hide Sites [...]
Breaking News – Fire breaks out after an explosion at Sinopec’s largest ethylene factory
There was an explosion at China’s largest ethylene factory at the Guangdong Maoming petrochemical Company on June 3 sending blazes of up to 50 metres into the air. Thousands of villagers were evacuated. Just 1 and a half months ago, there was another explosion at Maoming petrochemical’s second hydrocracking unit. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1542′).each( [...]
Breaking News – People in China concerned billion dollar donations for disaster aid would be embezzled
Recently, internet bloggers from China have continuously exposed messages of misuse and inappropriate handling of money that has been donated for the Sichuan earthquake. People in China are concerned whether the current government would be able to truly direct donations to victims of the disaster. Reporters from SOH radio network have interviewed people in China, [...]
Breaking News – Students killed in dangerously constructed buildings
In the recent Sichuan earthquake, the largest number of deaths and injuries took place inside schools. The schools buildings constructed with cheap materials could not withstand the shock, thus parents of victims face the ultimate grief. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1478′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Breaking News – Sharp falls in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets after the Sichuan disaster
After maintaining steady levels for one week, the Shanghai and Shenzhen share markets saw a steep fall on the 20th of May. The Shanghai index fell through 3600 and 3500 within one day, and ended on 3445.13, with a total drop of 4.48%, a total of 161.6 points for the day. Bookmark It Hide Sites [...]
Breaking News – Earthquake casualties presents a stark contrast between different Chinese cities and counties
According to SOH sources, the death toll from the Sichuan earthquakes has exceeded 14463. In the county of Beichuan, 160km from the epicentre of the quake, the toll is expected to exceed 3000. However, in the city of Chengdu, which is only 40km from the epicentre, the death doll is much less. This shows the [...]
Breaking News – Public protests as the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games decides to scale down the torch relay
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games (BOCOG) official website put out a release on May 13 stating that the Torch Relay would be scaled down starting from Jiangxi. Chinese bloggers have called on the government to use the Olympic Torch Relay funds on relief efforts. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1456′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Breaking News – Chinese citizens call for a stop to the Olympics to fund disaster relief
On the 12th of May, a severe earthquake hit China’s Sichuan Province, tens of thousands of people were struck by the disaster, thus bloggers on Chinese websites have called for a stop to the Beijing Olympic Games. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d1451′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
