If this was in the US or in the EU Intel would be singing a different tune because of bad publicity. But since it's out of nowhere from public media coverage by the western front, it's not concern gotta make profit. That's Intel's policy on ethics. Kind of lame but at least that's probably 1 of the many reasons why Intel built a factory over there...

Seems like there are some just looking for reasons to jump all over "cold, heartless" Intel. Give me a break, what would AMD do in the same situation ?

When I read that there was no significant damage to the Intel site, I assumed it was true. Makes sense, though, to take a few days to make sure. 

Is everyone in the area around Chengdu homeless now ? I must have missed that. Why assume there are Intel employees who are ? 

Hourly workers get paid for hours worked, not when sitting at home -- no different than here in the US. 

Why shut the plant if "everythings ok" ? Get real.

Replace the dead? None of Intel's employees who were at work were injured and the building is intact, with power from backup generators.

If nothing else, they can get everyone's cell phones recharged, provide hot food and maybe even clean drinking water.

I just can't believe how in-humane Intel is. How dare they donate more than $300,000 in disaster relief PLUS match up $2,000 in donations for every Intel employee.

Mean o'l nasty Intel, you should be ashamed!

At least NO distruption from WAR only Act of God? Well I've never seen rural china & it seemed clean on outside, yet primitive or abandoned on inside. Bad basements & Clay floors, NO wallboard & so on. its real shame.

I see that they are re-opening the plant. I don't see where they tell people who lost homes to go back to work.

Well, that's just the true face of Intel and any other stock-performance corporation owning factories abroad. There's no place for humanity or empathy in the corporate world, it's all about delivering product to increase revenues. Workers die by natural disaster or war? Get some kind of transportation going to replace the dead workers, the "show must go on", we're only talking about ants afterall.

Do I need to say more?

Couldn’t agree more! Intel could have used this disaster to show that they are good caring company to work for. Guess we can chalk it up along with the rest of Intel’s less than friendly history.