Home / International / State Exchanges Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
Singapore to donate $200,000 for earthquake relief
Adjust font size:

Singapore on Wednesday announced it will donate 200,000 U.S. dollars to the Chinese government in response to an appeal for foreign aid for the Sichuan earthquake victims.

"The earthquake and aftershocks in Sichuan and other parts of southwest China have caused extensive damage, injury and loss of lives. In response to an appeal for foreign aid, the Singapore government will make a humanitarian contribution of 200,000 U.S. dollars to the People's Republic of China government," said a statement from Singapore's Foreign Ministry.

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday sent a condolence letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, saying "Singapore stands ready to help in any way possible", including sending its Disaster Assistance Rescue Teams, if China thinks they will be useful to its recovery work.

Several Chinese communities in Singapore have also started to raise donations. The Tian fu Club, an association in Singapore for Sichuanese immigrants, has already collected more than 70,000 U.S. dollars.

(Xinhua News Agency May 15, 2008)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Premier continues inspection in quake-hit Guangyuan
- More relief supplies to be airdropped quake victims
- Major oil pipeline in quake region back in service
- U.S. Volunteers Help China Quake Victims near Epicenter
- Tourism in quake-hit Sichuan encounters severe but short-term problems
- Chinese, Russian FMs meet on quake disaster relief
- Facts and figures about China quake and relief
- 82 rescued from under quake debris
Most Viewed >>
- At least 60 killed by serial blasts in India
- Chinese, US presidents talk on quake, ties, Tibet
- Myanmar survivors brace for second cyclone
- More countries offer condolences to China over earthquake
- 15,000 killed in violent cyclone in Myanmar
> Korean Nuclear Talks
> Reconstruction of Iraq
> Middle East Peace Process
> Iran Nuclear Issue
> 6th SCO Summit Meeting
Links
- China Development Gateway
- Foreign Ministry
- Network of East Asian Think-Tanks
- China-EU Association
- China-Africa Business Council
- China Foreign Affairs University
- University of International Relations
- Institute of World Economics & Politics
- Institute of Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies
- Institute of West Asian & African Studies
- Institute of Latin American Studies
- Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
- Institute of Japanese Studies