Top news of the day
Prisons
US Congress urges China’s permission for UN investigation on torture of prisoners
美国国会报告促中国允许酷刑调查
Peacehall.com, October 6, 2004
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2004/10/200410061236.shtml
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Congressional-Executive commission on China – 2004 Annual Report
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/annualRpt/annualRpt04/index.php
Population
China plans to relax family planning policy
中國正考慮調整計劃生育政策
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2004/10/05/china_population/
News
Corruption
Top officials fail to show remorse for corruption
SCMP, October 6, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZ14145OXD
HRIC in the media
China protester tortured: report
The Australian, October 6, 2004
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10988947^1702,00.html
Labour – Law
Guangdong attempts to setup labour tribunal system
广东拟设新劳动仲裁机构
BeijingNews.com, October 6, 2004
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2004-10-6/200410621546.htm
Labour – Industrial accidents
31 died in an explosion in a fireworks factory in Guangxi
广西浦北爆竹厂爆炸死亡人数升至31人57人伤
China Youth net, October 6, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2004-10/05/content_2053895.htm
Blast shuts province’s fireworks industry
SCMP, October 6, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZ94145OXD
Coal mine gas blast kills nine in east China Coal mine gas blast kills nine in east China
China Daily, October 5, 2004
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/05/content_379897.htm
Two died in a fire at LG factory in Guangdong
LG廣東惠州新廠突發大火，兩名工人燒死在電梯
Chinanews.com, October 6, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-06/26/491105.shtml
Migrant workers
Millions of migrant workers suffered from sexual repression
性壓抑困逾億民工
WenWeiPo, October 6, 2004
http://www.wenweipo.com/news_print.phtml?news_id=CH0410060009
Population
Woman campaigning against one-child policy tortured: report
SCMP, October 6, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=ZZZ83Z35OXD
Free family planning service extended to 5 million floating population in Guangdong
广州流动人口超500万 手续齐全可享免费计生服务
Chinanews.com, October 6, 2004
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004/2004-10-06/26/491098.shtml
Public health – HIV aids
Nation's Media Urged to Promote Safe Sex
China.org.cn, October 6, 2004
http://www.china.org.cn/english/government/108700.htm#
Rural issues – Agricultural policies and reform
Food production increased
多予少取 一号文件立竿见影 中国粮食恢复增长
Xinhua, October 6, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2004-10/06/content_2056607.htm
Rural issues – Land / Petitions
China's Land Grabs Raise Specter of Popular Unrest
Washingtonpost.com, October 5, 2004
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6968-2004Oct4.html?nav=rss_topnews
Other – Tibet
Dalai Lama says Beijing's fears holding back talks
SCMP, October 6, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ54145OXD.html
