Top news of the day
Protests and Petitions
Three Gorges Petitioners Impeded, Harassed
Human Rights in China Press Release, 09/08/2005
Human Rights in China (HRIC) reported that petitioners represent more than 500 residents of Yangguidian Village, Hubei Province, were blocked from petitioning the central government in Beijing, and that one activist has been seriously harassed since being interviewed by an American journalist in May.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=
23910&item%5fid=23896
News
Corruption
Foreign enterprises bribe Mainland officials and media to foster business relations, according to survey
外 商 「 花 錢 買 太 平 」
Apple Daily, 09/08/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
sec_id=15335&iss_id=20050809&art_id=5120756
Detention – Ching Cheong (程翔)
U.S show deep concerns over Ching Cheong's case
美国关注【海峡时报】记者程翔案
Radio Free Asia, 08/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/08/08/chingcheong/
Disasters
New disaster relief system to work nationwide
Xinhuanet.com, 09/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/08/content_332
5426.htm
Government - Governance and accountability
Anti-negligence bureaus set up
Xinhuanet.com, 09/08/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/08/content_332
5689.htm
Human Rights
A Taiwan church accommodates rights activists Yan Peng (燕鹏) and Chen Rongli (陈荣利)
民运人士燕鹏和陈荣利偷渡到台湾被当地教会收容
Radio Free Asia, 08/08/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/08/08/minyun/
Labor-Disasters
Death toll in mine disaster could be much higher than 102
AFP, August 9, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT2P824CE.html
Law - Legal reform
Breakthroughs of the drafted amendments of Civil Procedure Law
民事诉讼法修改建议稿有突破
Legal Daily, 09/08/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-08/09/content_178
906.htm
Supreme Court judge suggests amending the Civil Procedure Law to establish pre-sessional hearing to improve court efficiency
最高法法官建議修改民事訴訟法 建審前準備程式
CRI Online, 09/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/09/1245@652948.htm
Media
Challenges remain for the mainland's booming press
SCMP, 09/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSUPR14CE.html
Media - Internet
Self-obsessed bloggers give watchdogs little to chew on
SCMP, 09/08/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMRM824CE.html
As blogging blooms in China, firms aim to cash in
Reuters via Yahoo! News, August 9, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050809/wr_nm/media_china_blogs_dc_1
Migrant Workers / Population
The meaning of adopting legislations on the rights of the floating population
立法给流动人口以国民待遇的意义
China Youth Daily, 09/08/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-08/09/content_43911.htm
Olympics
Reporters Push IOC for Freer China Press
AP via YahooNews.com, 09/08/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050809/
ap_on_re_eu/olympics_journalists_1
Rights group urges Beijing to improve human right record before Olympic launch
大赦国际促北京奥运会前改善人权
Chinesenewsnet.com, 08/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Main
land/2005_8_8_14_36_20_528.html
Political Dissidents/Organizing-Detention Cases
Supporter of oil investors detained
SCMP, August 9, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY1J824CE.html
Public Health
Gaps within trouble China's health sector
People's Daily, 09/08/2005
http://english.people.com.cn/200508/09/eng20050809_201
140.html
No more pig-borne disease cases reported in SW China
Xinhua, August 9, 2005
http://english1.peopledaily.com.cn/200508/09/print20050809_201049.html
Religion-Protestants
Two Americans among dozens of Christians arrested in China
AFX News Limited, August 9, 2005
http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/08/09/afx2175949.html
Social Security
Ministry of Civil Affairs to launch a country-wide relief management system to share information of homeless people in the country
流浪人員救助管理系統啟動 乞丐資料將全國共用
CRI Online, 09/08/2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/08/09/106@652799.htm
State Security - Terrorism
Security experts urge to crackdown on terrorism
北京专家呼吁「严防个人恐怖主义」
Chinesenewsnet.com, 09/08/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_8_8_19_36_10_967.html
Hong Kong
The democrats' dilemma
SCMP, 09/08/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ9PL824CE.html