Labour - Industrial accidents
China Mine Accident Kills More Than 200
Reuters via YahooNew.com, February 15, 2005
The death toll of a worse ever gas explosion in a coal mine in China’s northeastern province of Liaoning has risen to 203 since the tragedy occurred on Monday.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=
731&e=3&u=/nm/20050215/wl_nm/china_mine_dc
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194 miners trapped after fatal blast
SCMP, February 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZE2T7HJ3E.html
Education / poverty
Serious gap in higher education opportunities
ChinaDaily.com, February 14, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/14/content
_416474.htm
Government – governance and accountability
New auditing law expects to make public this year
新審計法有望年內出台
WenWeiPo.com, February 15, 2005
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=CH0502150016
&cat=002CH
Law – legal profession
Featured article: Supreme Court to launch investigations against judges involved in 7 types of power abuse activities
特稿：中国最高法院将严查七类法官
Chinesenewsnet.com, February 15, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_2_14_18_58_53_576.html
Law – judicial system
Excerpted article: loopholes of the administration mechanism of Judicial Committee
北京青年报：审判委员会行政化弊端重重
People's Daily, February 14, 2005
http://legal.people.com.cn/GB/42731/3178457.html
Media - internet
China steps up efforts in closing internet cafes
中国加紧关闭网吧
Dajiyuan.com, February 15, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/2/15/n812407.htm
Natural resources – Water
Guangdong only has enough water for half its needs
SCMP, February 15, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZIL8AHJ3E.html
Rural issues – rural development
Commentary to China’s latest agricultural policy
评析中国新农业政策
Voice of America, February 15, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-02-14-voa79.cfm
Hong Kong
Youngsters plan to set up their own NGO
SCMP, February 15, 2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZYX2EHJ3E.html