In the wake of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, there have been calls to rebuild the army horse inventory for disaster relief in difficult terrain.

* 2008 – An earthquake ( measuring around 8. 0 magnitude ) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69, 000 people.

Singaporeans have also donated generously in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

* The 7. 9 magnitude May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake in Sichuan Province, China.

The media has been given greater latitude in reporting many topics of popular concern, such as the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, as well as into malpractices at the local level.

Moreover, the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 sparked a high sense of nationalism from Chinese at home and abroad.

In the case of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake the aftershock distribution shows in both cases that the epicenter ( where the rupture initiated ) lies to one end of the final area of slip, implying strongly asymmetric rupture propagation.

However, its reporting in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake was seen in as more transparent and credible as Xinhua journalists operated more freely.

On 12 May 2008, the Qiang people were heavily affected by the major Sichuan earthquake, whose epicenter was in Wenchuan County.

In the aftermath of the devastating 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Tzu Chi immediately sent food, blankets and medical aid to survivors, while volunteers in China set out for the disaster zone.

However, due to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Chengdu Railway Bureau needed to rebuild the railway networks in Sichuan Province.

On May 14, 2008, two days after the deadly 2008 Sichuan earthquake, WBC issued a press release thanking God for the heavy loss of life in China, and praying " for many more earthquakes to kill many more thousands of impudent and ungrateful Chinese ".

comparable in size to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

In 2008 the Maestro Van was relaunched as the Yema SQJ6450 by Sichuan Auto Industry Group Company Ltd who had purchased the tooling from FAW.

For example, the song's lyrics was modified and used for the massive Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

China ’ s worst earthquake in more than 30 years devastated Sichuan and eight additional provinces on May 12, 2008, killing more than 70, 000 people and leaving 1. 39 million homeless.

Losses, both human and economic, continue to increase from natural disasters such as the tsunami of December 2004, Hurricane Katrina, the Pakistan and Sichuan earthquakes and Hurricane Nargis that hit Myanmar in 2008.

It was not damaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Actress Sharon Stone caused significant controversy when she suggested that the 2008 Sichuan earthquake may have been the result of " bad karma ," because the Chinese " are not being nice to the Dalai Lama, who is a good friend of mine.

A major drawback for the music scene in general was the cancellation of several events leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games, as well as the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

** 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake

The stone monument was destroyed during an earthquake, but in January 2008 reconstruction of the monument had begun with the consent of the Turkish government.

Tremors continue in the vicinity of Quetta ; the most recent major earthquake occurred in October 2008.

The Pakistan military also assists the Govt in combating natural disasters, such as the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the floods in Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan in 2008 and 2010.

On 10 February 2008, a 6. 5 magnitude earthquake had its epicentre SSE of Bristol Island.

On 30 June 2008 at 06: 17: 53 UTC, a 7. 0 magnitude earthquake struck the region.

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* On May 12, 2008, over 69, 000 are killed in central south-west China by the Wenchuan quake, an earthquake measuring 7. 9 Moment magnitude scale.

Nonetheless, the 2008 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast ( UCERF ) has estimated that the probability of an M ≥ 6. 7 earthquake within the next 30 years on the northern and southern segments of the San Andreas fault as 21 % and 59 %, respectively.

In May 2008, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7. 9 / 8. 0 hit just northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.

Other significant earthquakes to affect the city were the 1730 Valparaíso earthquake, the 1985 Santiago earthquake and the 2008 Papudo earthquake.

* 2008 Ziarat earthquake

* 2008 Illinois earthquake

A 2008 earthquake of 6. 3 magnitude that hit Northeastern Nevada severely damaged one of the city's oldest historical buildings, The Lemaire Building, which was condemned.

In February 2008, an earthquake swarm began and ended in June 2008.

* 2008 – Competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China proceeded with the women's association football tournament.

* 2008 – The 2008 Summer Olympics officially opened with the opening ceremony at National Stadium, Beijing, China.

* 2008 – A train collision in Shandong, China, kills 72 people and injures 416 more.

Chile concluded FTA negotiations with Australia and an expanded agreement with China in 2008.

In 2008, Chile hopes to conclude an FTA with Australia, and finalize an expanded agreement ( covering trade in services and investment ) with China.

China during the Great Depression: Market, State, and the World Economy, 1929-1937 ( 2008 )

In August 2008, a Comorian delegation visited China on a good-will visit.

On 15 July 2008, the Committee that oversees the administration of the convention between meetings of all the Parties granted China and Japan permission to import elephant ivory from four African government stockpiles, the ivory being sold at a single auction in each country.

Commuter trains are currently uncommon in China, although a small system has been inaugurated in Beijing in 2008.

Retrieved 2007-07-20 .</ ref > " Demand for cement in China is expected to advance 5. 4 % annually and exceed 1 billion tonnes in 2008, driven by slowing but healthy growth in construction expenditures.

The China Railway Seventh Group Co. Ltd will be in charge of the contract, under signed by the China Railway Engineering Corporation, with construction to be started from June 2008.

Afghanistan has signed a copper deal with China ( Metallurgical Corp. of China Ltd .) in 2008, which is to a large scale project that involves the investment of $ 2. 8 billion dollars by China and an annual income of about $ 400 million dollars to the Afghan government.

Since 2008 the United States has charged at least 57 defendants for attempting to spy for China.

The past five years have seen rapid growth in the contribution of Asian nations to the global fluid and powdered milk manufacturing industry, which in 2008 accounted for more than 30 % of production, while China alone accounts for more than 10 % of both production and consumption in the global fruit and vegetable processing and preserving industry.

Metropolitan France 30 %, Singapore 14 %, United States 10 %, China 7 %, New Zealand 6 %, Australia 3 % ( 2008 )

In 2008, the FDA started opening offices in foreign countries, including China, India, Costa Rica, Chile, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.

Commonly in reference to Finland's policies vis-à-vis the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but could refer to similar international relations, such as Denmark's attitude toward Germany between 1871 and 1940, and Taiwan's relation with China since 2008.

For example fluorescent pigs have been bred in the US in 2000, in Korea in 2002, in Taiwan in 2006, in China in 2008 and Japan in 2009.

In August 2008, the appointment of Leung Chin-man as deputy managing director and executive director of New World China Land, subsidiary of New World Development, was greeted with uproar amidst widespread public suspicion that job offer was a quid pro quo for the favours he allegedly granted to NWD.

In March 2008, China banned the movies from its market.