Monday, November 15, 2004

DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 13-15, 2004

Top news of the day

Media – press freedom
Ex-manager of Nanfang Dushi News failed in court appeal
广州南都报前总经理喻华峰申诉遭驳回
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_23_38_05_454.html

News

Children – Child labour
Child labour in China
暗访童工
Beijing News, November 14, 2004
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2004-11-14/2004111415537.htm

Corruption
China to rotate anti-corruption chiefs of grassroot procuratorates
People’s Daily, November 15, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/15/eng20041115_163983.html

Death penalty
Salesman sentenced to death for illegal direct sales activities
一名非法直销人员在广州被判死缓
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_11_14_12_18_12_520.html

Taiwanese sentenced to death for drug trafficking
一台湾人因贩毒罪在珠海被判处死刑
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 13, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_04_23_04_993.html

Gender – law
Labour laws say work unit will be punished for assigning female workers work in coal mines
安排女职工从事矿山井下等劳动 用人单位将受罚
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-11-14_505696.shtml

Labour – law
Labour protection monitoring regulations aim to improve current labour protection mechanism
劳动保障监察条例出台完善中国劳动保障法律体系
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/zxs_2004-11-14_505728.shtml


Labour – industrial accidents
6 died and 13 gone missing in coal mine blast in Sichuan
四川一煤矿瓦斯爆炸六死十三失踪
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 13, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_10_53_02_686.html

China announces report of Henan coal mine tragedy investigation
中国公布河南大平矿难原因初步调查结果
Radio Free Asia, November 14, 2004
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2004/11/14/dapingkuang/

Labour – work safety and conditions
Frequent blasts make coal mining most deadly job
Xinhuanet.com, November 13, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/13/content_2212627.htm

Law – legal profession
China licenses 1st 700 corporate lawyers
People’s Daily, November 15, 2004
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/15/eng20041115_163873.html

Media – press freedom
CCP orders to stop news reports on riots and protests
中共中宣部下令禁止媒体报导冲突事件
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 14, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_13_21_18_02_837.html

Media – internet
Internet: China in the reality vs. China on the internet
互联网：现实中国vs网络中国
Voice of America, November 12, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=16EDEE01-EC30-4395-8F907D279AB506DB

NGO / Resettlement – dam projects
Chinese NGOs voice out concerns in international conference
亚洲周刊刘松石：中国NGO挽狂澜于既倒
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/2004_11_14_7_40_4_583.html

Police
9 died in Guangdong riots
广东揭阳爆发警民冲突 造成九人死伤
Chinesenewsnet.com, November 15, 2004
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/cna_2004_11_14_22_07_05_387.html

Policeman shots two villagers after severe argument
民警与人争执　开枪打死两人
Nanfang City News, November 15, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/16/200411150350.asp

Protests and petitions
Military officers open fire to suppress Sichuan villager protestors
中国军队开枪镇压四川汉源抗议农民
Dajiyuan.com, November 13, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/13/n716955.htm

Public Health
Parasitic disease still the scourge of farmers' health across Hunan
SCMP, November 15, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHFWAQB1E.html

Young, middle-aged warned against diabetes
Xinhuanet.com, November 14, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/14/content_2217895.htm

Public health - HIV aids / Education
The dream to school of an HIV aids girl
艾滋病女孩的上学梦
Legal Daily, November 15, 2004
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2004-11/15/content_150323.htm

Resettlement
ShunTing persists to sue property developer and Beijing police
沈婷继续状告周正毅和北京警方
Dajiyuan.com, November 13, 2004
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/11/13/n716593.htm

Other – Tibet
Tibet and the government in exile
西藏问题和西藏流亡政府
Voice of America, November 13, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=8694CC1C-42A1-430F-99F1CD153DD8CB70&title=%CE%F7%B2%D8%CE%CA%CC%E2%BA%CD%CE%F7%B2%D8%C1%F7%CD%F6%D5%FE%B8%AE%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C213%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News