Tuesday, November 22, 2005

November 22, 2005

Top News of the Day

UN / Human Rights
U.N. Torture Investigator Arrives in China
AP via YahooNews.com, 22/11/2005
The U.N. Human Rights Commission's special investigator Manfred Nowak has arrived in China to investigate the country's human rights situation. The inspection, the first one since about a decade ago, has been deferred for more than a year, because Chinese authorities and the U.N. delegate could not agree on arrangements such as whether unannounced visits to prisons should be allowed.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_re_as/china_un_
torture_2



News

Children - Child Labor
童工工伤鉴定遭遇困境 (Injured Child Worker Can't Prove His Case)
China Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/22/content_94933.htm

Corporate Social Responsibility
'CSR' Will Not Be Delivered by Businesses Alone
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/287PHPSESSID
=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Death Penalty
一对同居者相约殉情 未婚夫幸存却被判死刑(Death Penalty for Lover Who Survived Suicide Attempt)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_222
843.htm

Murderer of Chinese Girl Student Appears in Court to Appeal
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/21/content_3814
448.htm

Education
Rural Training Schemes Reap Mixed Results
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6IGP58GE.html

Education - Basic Education
2010年基本普及高中教育 (Junior High School Graduates to Increase to 20 Million by 2010)
Beijing Youth Daily, 22/11/2005
http://china.ynet.com/view.jsp?oid=6859903

Environment / Public Health
广东翁源癌症村调查：250多人因污染死亡 (Tainted Water Source Said to be Linked to Over 250 Cancer Deaths in Guangdong Village)
YahooNew.com (China), 18/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051118/1341/2g4p7.html

Gender
预防性骚扰等问题 深圳启动中国首个“性基金” (Fund Launched to Educate Public on Sexual Harassment)
YahooNew.com (China), 22/11/2005
http://cn.news.yahoo.com/051122/530/2g6lk.html

Hukou
户籍改革受阻地方政府 背后利益是问题根本 (Authorities Silent on Hukou Reform)
Xinhuanet.com,22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_38148
09.htm

Human Rights
北京异议人士刘晓波被公安带去“喝茶” (Beijing Dissident Liu Xiaobo Taken for a "Drink" by Officers)
Radio Free Asia, 21/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/11/21/liu/

Shengzhi Closed Down After Making Human Rights Stand
The Lawyer, 21/11/2005
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=117704&d=122&h
=24&f=46

Human Rights - Bilateral Ties
Chinese Leader Gives Bush a Mixed Message
New York Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/21/international/asia/21prex
y.html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territo
ries%2fChina

Law - Court System
陪审为何成“陪衬” (Concerns Raised Over Quality of People's Juries)
Legal Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-11/22/content_2228
46.htm

Media - Internet
Chinese Internet Users Finding Political Voice Online
IDG News Service, 21/11/2005
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/051121chinapolitics/

People's Daily Advocates Patriotism
Xinhuanet.com, 21/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_3809
411.htm

Radio Free Asia Broadcasts to Expand Freedom
The Washington Times, 21/11/2005
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20051121-1
11234-8446r

NGOs
Muted Launch for Civil Society Research Centre
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/276PHPSESSID=
817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Green NGO Catalyses New Farmers' Group in Chongqing
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/270PHPSESSID=81
7a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Politics / June 4th
Cautiously, China Honors Leader Linked to Tiananmen Unrest
New York Times, 19/11/2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/19/international/asia/19china.
html?n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%
20Territories%2fChinaInternational%2fCountries%20and%20
Territories%2fChina

Population - Aging Population
140 mln Elders Need Social Assistance
Xinhuanet.com, 20/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/20/content_38
09393.htm

Protests and Petitions / Labor
重庆工人维权活动人士施晓渝获释 (Chongqing Labor Activist Released)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa42.cfm

Public Health
Firm Wins Patent for Trailblazing Cancer Drug
SCMP, 22/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEIKL78GE.html

广东施行孕产妇死亡病例24小时内必须上报制度 (Guangdong Hospitals Required to Report Pregnancy-Related Deaths Within 24 Hours)
EastDay.com, 22/11/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/node
101470/userobject1ai1664745.html4745.html

Public Health – HIV AIDS
UN Says China Slow to Fight AIDS, Praises Thailand
AFX, 21/11/2005
http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/11/21/afx23
47527.html

Xinjiang Group Incubates Student AIDS Prevention Network
China Development Brief, 21/11/2005
http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/node/274PHPSESSI
D=817a74a56df025c2ef8ae46c1634fa8fe46c1634fa8f

Religion - Christianity
中国释放被非法关押家庭教会领袖 (China Releases House Church Leaders After a Month of Illegal Detention)
Voice of America, 21/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-21-voa52.cfm

Social Security / Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy Incentives Urged for Charitable Activities
China Daily, 22/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/22/content
_496878.htm

Social Security / Rural Issues
农民最低生活保障制度将建立 救助对象超1亿 (Social Security Planned for 100 Million Poor)
Xinhuanet.com, 22/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/22/content_381
4959.htm