As the cleanup operation in earthquake devastated Haiti continues, there's controversy here following the news that a large chunk of donations for the Sichuan quake in 2008 have been "misused."

Billions of dollars poured into the province following the quake, which killed more than 80,000 people and destroyed numerous towns and villages. The government planned to spend around 39 billion dollars rebuilding the province.

But according to the National Audit Office, as much as 34 million dollars have been wrongly used. Fourteen projects were illegally contracted out and the quality of some of the buildings hasn't met national requirements.

This news has generated a huge number of comments online. Let's turn to the news room now where our researcher Helen Hu has been gauging the reaction.

Christmas cheer has spread all the way to Sichuan. Santa Claus made an early stop at a school in Pengzhou – a city that was badly affected by the devastating May quake.

Armed with a bag of presents and donning his best red and white outfit, a festive looking Santa was welcomed with a performance of a traditional Chinese instrument, the guqing, or Chinese zither,And for many of these kids, it was their first encounter with Santa.

TACKLING BEIJING'S GROWING GRIDLOCK
A POPULATED PROVINCE
SICHUAN QUAKE CASH MISUSED
ISLAM IN CHINA
ISLAMIC AWARENESS
VILLAGE GOES SOLAR
CONTESTANTS VIE TO FLY

Sichuan Landslide
American Overcharged
Identity Fraud Case
Remembering The Dead
Employee Tracking

Sichuan Activist Jailed
Petitioner Stabs Official
Man Gets Jail…And Money
Drag Racing Crackdown
Models Get Unwanted Attention

The devastating 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China resulted in the collapse of thousands schools, killing more than 5,000 students. Now, more than a year and a half after the disaster, one school is set to begin anew and rise from the rubble.

A TAXING ISSUE
INFLATION FEARS
INFLATION FEARS: ONLINE REACTION
SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2 YEARS ON
AGING GRACEFULLY?
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY

It may be known as the dragon, but China’s most recognizable living mascot is the less fearsome giant panda. Pandas have proved a hugely profitable exhibit in zoos around the world. Now, as Andrew Livingstone reports, the province where the majority of the world’s pandas live is gearing up to cash in on a black and white resource.