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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

YINGXIU, China -- Nestled in misty green mountains, the small town of Yingxiu is made up of handsome stone buildings that house numerous restaurants and guesthouses (59 and 67 at the last official count). [2]

Sichuan: five years in jail for investigating quake collapsed buildings Beijing (AsiaNews) - A Chinese court in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, handed down the the maximum penalty of five years in prison for the activist Tan Zuoren. [3]

People perform folk dancing of a dragon made of grass at Langzhong ancient town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Folk artisans put on a performance here Saturday as the Spring Festival is drawing near. (Phot [4]

In Sichuan farmers still protesting against dam construction Dashu (AsiaNews/Agencies) "We will start holding protests again if the construction of the project is resumed," residents of Hanyuan County (Sichuan province) said. [5]

Tan Zuoren, who sought justice for children killed in Sichuan, free after five years Beijing (AsiaNews) - Authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan this morning released Tan Zuoren from prison. [6]

Regulators took control of Sichuan Trust after the local trust company failed to deliver a satisfactory resolution of a $3.6 billion investment repayment crisis that has dragged on since May. [7]

LUSHAN, China—Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crushed him to death in a powerful earthquake in southwester... [8]

CHENGDU, China -- Toyota Motor and Taiwanese Apple assembler Foxconn have restarted factories in Sichuan province after a local order to stop operations expired Thursday as a historic heat wave eases. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.scmp.com · 2026-02-03 · 85% match

Chinese journalist Liu Hu detained in Sichuan after report scrutinising local officials

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-05-11 · 85% match

Rebuilt Sichuan town struggling 10 years after earthquake

YINGXIU, China -- Nestled in misty green mountains, the small town of Yingxiu is made up of handsome stone buildings that house numerous restaurants and guesthouses (59 and 67 at the last official count).

[3] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Sichuan: five years in jail for investigating quake collapsed buildings

Sichuan: five years in jail for investigating quake collapsed buildings Beijing (AsiaNews) - A Chinese court in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, handed down the the maximum penalty of five years in prison for the activist Tan Zuoren.

[4] MM english.news.cn · 85% match

Folk artists put on performance to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival in SW China's Sichuan

People perform folk dancing of a dragon made of grass at Langzhong ancient town in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 8, 2022. Folk artisans put on a performance here Saturday as the Spring Festival is drawing near. (Phot

[5] MM asianews.it · 85% match

In Sichuan farmers still protesting against dam construction

In Sichuan farmers still protesting against dam construction Dashu (AsiaNews/Agencies) "We will start holding protests again if the construction of the project is resumed," residents of Hanyuan County (Sichuan province) said.

[6] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Tan Zuoren, who sought justice for children killed in Sichuan, free after five years

Tan Zuoren, who sought justice for children killed in Sichuan, free after five years Beijing (AsiaNews) - Authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan this morning released Tan Zuoren from prison.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-23 · 75% match

China regulators seize Sichuan Trust to force restructuring

Regulators took control of Sichuan Trust after the local trust company failed to deliver a satisfactory resolution of a $3.6 billion investment repayment crisis that has dragged on since May.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-04-22 · 75% match

China Rushes Relief After Sichuan Quake Kills 186

LUSHAN, China—Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crushed him to death in a powerful earthquake in southwester

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-27 · 75% match

Apple supplier Foxconn, Toyota restart Sichuan plants as heat wave eases

CHENGDU, China -- Toyota Motor and Taiwanese Apple assembler Foxconn have restarted factories in Sichuan province after a local order to stop operations expired Thursday as a historic heat wave eases.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-04-25 · 75% match

HK Opposes Sichuan Quake Aid Over Corruption Fears

HONG KONG—Hong Kong lawmakers fiercely opposed a plan Wednesday to donate money to a Chinese provincial government for earthquake victims, underlining widespread public concerns about mainland corruption.

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