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Rebuilding from deadly earthquake in China to cost $147 billion

BEIJING - The Chinese government estimates it will cost about $147 billion to rebuild areas that were devastated by May's deadly earthquake. ...full story at CNews

from CNews on Thu, Aug 14 2008

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20 Jun 08 visit Quake donations reach more than US$6.4 billion  »  Shanghai Daily DONATIONS to aid areas devastated by last month's earthquake in Sichuan Province have reached 45.04 billion yuan (US$6.43 billion) as of yesterday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said, according to the Beijing Morning...
04 Sep 08 visit Quake loss tops 845.1 billion yuan  »  Shanghai Daily CHINA said today that the direct economic cost of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province has topped 845.1 billion yuan (US$123.5 billion) while death toll is feared to climb above 87,000. The southwestern province,...
21 May 08 visit Wen announces huge rebuilding initiatives  »  Shanghai Daily PREMIER Wen Jiabao announced yesterday the central government will allocate 70 billion yuan (US$10.06 billion) this year for a reconstruction fund for earthquake-hit regions. He also pledged to arrange funds...
22 May 08 visit 16 billion yuan donated  »  Shanghai Daily DONATIONS to China's quake-hit regions have reached more than 16 billion yuan (US$2.29 billion) and 1.764 billion yuan had been forwarded to the earthquake-affected areas, according to the Information Office of State...
28 Jun 07 visit 7 billion yuan misused, irregularities found  »  People's Daily The nation's top auditor said Wednesday that embezzled or misappropriated central government funds cost taxpayers nearly 7 billion yuan ($919 million) last year, while more than 37 billion yuan ($4.86 billion) was poorly managed.

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