DAILY NEWS BRIEF FOR November 16, 2004

Top news of the day

Protests and petitions
Police on hunt for instigators of huge riot in Guangdong
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZVRZAQB1E.html


News

Children – Child labour
Investigate child labour cases
追查童工　人去厂空
Nanfang Daily, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/nfrb/A06/200411160215.asp

Guangdong police check out child labour in garment factories after dark
海珠夜查制衣厂童工
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/06/200411160433.asp

Death penalty
3 drug traffickers sentenced in Anhui
Xinhuanet.com, November 15, 2004
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/15/content_2221682.htm

Labour – employment / labour market
Cheap labour no more in China in 10 years
10年後 中國勞力不再廉價
WenWeiPao, November 16, 2004
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0411160014&cat=002CH

Labour – law
Pay wages on time or else, bosses warned
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3SZAQB1E.html

Land policy
New policies to ease pain of land loss
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSJ6GQB1E.html

Law
Protection of debtors' basic living standards to be enshrined in law
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ620BQB1E.html

Law – court reform/system
Shenzhen adopts witness protection scheme
深圳首创证人保护制度
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/05/200411160431.asp

Media – press freedom
Greater freedom or stricter controls over China’s media?
中国媒体更自由还是管制更严？
Voice of America, November 15, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?objectID=7165BB1A-FEEC-401B-AADD5409B53586C5&title=%D6%D0%B9%FA%C3%BD%CC%E5%B8%FC%D7%D4%D3%C9%BB%B9%CA%C7%B9%DC%D6%C6%B8%FC%D1%CF%A3%BF%2804%C4%EA11%D4%C215%C8%D5%29&catOID=C283D8A3-4AB3-11D5-8EC2009027ACC5C2&categoryname=National%20News

Township deputy chief sues media for degrading image
副县长以形象遭贬状告媒体
Nanfang City News, November 16, 2004
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/dd/dsb/13/200411160509.asp

Public health
University runs checks on reluctant blood donors
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC20BQB1E.html

Poor public health conditions in poverty stricken areas
贫困地区的医疗困境
EastDay.com, November 16, 2004
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/news/news/node4938/node40040/userobject1ai653589.html

Public health – HIV aids
Survey finds 20,000 more HIV carriers in Henan
Xinhuanet.com, November 16, 2004-11-16
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-11/16/content_2222898.htm

Resettlement
Eviction law no protection for Beijing neighbourhood
SCMP, November 16, 2004
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWJ6GQB1E.html

Others – Xinjiang
Rights activists and Urghurs participate in New York conference
中国民运人士和维族人纽约研讨会
Voice of America, November 15, 2004
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=73F3483C-6402-4BC5-A7664550C9C45759#