Chinese Official Defends Construction of Schools Felled in Quake

A vice governor of the Chinese province hardest hit by the earthquake last May said that many schools collapsed then because of the strength of the 7.9 magnitude quake.

One N.B.A. Star and 150 Bridges to Sichuan

On Monday, Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 center of the Houston Rockets and the very tall face of modern, outward-facing China, met with Sichuan youth studying in the U.S.

Police in China Halt Parents Seeking Investigation Into School Collapses

Parents who were trying to travel to Beijing to ask the government for a full investigation into school collapses during the May earthquake were stopped by local police.

In Flimsy Hut, Bond Grows Stronger After Ordeal Under a Quake’s Rubble

Li Wanzhi and Wang Zhijun are slowly piecing together a future after the May earthquake in Sichuan, China, that left 88,000 people dead or missing and five million homeless.

Romance and Recovery in Quake Area

Months after an earthquake hit southwestern China, new couples are one sign of the beginnings of a recovery.

China Admits Flaws in School Construction

A new report from China’s education ministry acknowledges that many school buildings across the country are poorly constructed.

Parents of Schoolchildren Killed in China Quake Confirm Lawsuit

Parents of 127 children killed in the collapse of an elementary school during the May earthquake that devastated western China have filed suit against government officials.

Garbled Report on Sichuan Death Toll Revives Pain

An error in translation of a news conference by a governor left the impression that the death toll of students in the May earthquake was higher than thought.

China Admits Building Flaws in Quake

Chinese officials said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in student deaths in the May earthquake.

Toll in China Quake Is Worse Than Feared

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province Saturday destroyed more than 100,000 homes and caused at least 28 deaths, China’s state-run media reported.

Quake Victims in China Rally From Painful Losses

Far from Beijing and its gathering of Olympic athletes, victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province learn to use prosthetic limbs at a medical center.

China Presses Hush Money on Grieving Parents

Local governments have begun a campaign to buy the silence of parents whose children died in the earthquake.

After the Shock of an Earthquake, Thousands Now Huddle in Fear of a Flood

Emergency relief officials have created 50 evacuation routes and everyone in danger, they say, is within two miles of higher ground.

China Says It Will Accept Aid From Japan’s Military

China said it would accept disaster relief from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces in what would be the first Japanese military air mission to China since the end of World War II.

River Threatens China Quake Survivors

With millions of people downstream threatened, soldiers and engineers are at work as evacuations continue.

Home Village Exerts Pull, Even Amid the Rubble

Returning to their villages destroyed by the May 12 earthquake in China, survivors face countless obstacles as they attempt to refashion their lives.

Parents’ Grief Turns to Rage at Chinese Officials

Protests by grieving parents are forcing Chinese officials to address a growing political backlash over shoddy construction of public schools.

Fearing Floods, Chinese Order Evacuations in Quake Area

The Chinese authorities are evacuating 150,000 people threatened by possible flooding, if natural dams on a major river were to burst.

Amid Tremors, a City Trembles With Dread

Although Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, has escaped serious physical damage, it has lost its joie de vivre with each new tremor.

One-Child Policy Lifted for Quake Victims’ Parents

Chinese officials said that parents whose only child was killed or grievously injured in the May 12 earthquake could apply for legal permission to have another child.