Aust Gives $1m in Aid to Quake-Hit Chinese Province
                   
epochtimes.com: Earthquake survivors Huang Xian Zhen (L), 77, and her husband Yang An Gu, who lost their son in the earthquake, stand by their destroyed home May 17, 2008 in Yinghua, Sichuan province, China. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) epochtimes.com
epochtimes.com     May 18, 2008            

CANBERRA—Australia will contribute $1 million to support emergency relief efforts in China's earthquake-ravaged Sichuan Province. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said the aid would be channelled through the Red Cross and be delivered by the Red Cross Society of China. He said Australia's... [read full story]                    


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