January 12, 2005

Top news of the day

Labour – industrial accidents
25 Killed in China Fireworks Factory Blast
AP via YahooNews, January 12, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid
=731&e=6&u=/ap/20050112/ap_on_re_as/china_firecracker_deaths

Population – one-child policy
China intends to redress sex ratio imbalance by amending Criminal Law
People’ Daily via ChinaNationalNews, January 12, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/id/d86316326e53c5b3/cid/93663
00fc9319e9b/

Tibet – religion / political persecution
Tibetan Monk Arrested, Security Tightened After Blaze
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2005/01/11/tibet_fire/


News

Corruption
Suspended death sentence for ex-Qingdao vice-mayor
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI9I9HJ3E.html

Education – policy
Three areas of concerns over China’s education
关注中国教育的三个问题
Nanfang Weekend, January 6, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050106/xw/sd/200501060057.asp

Gender – marriage
Divorce website shows the secrecy of China’s divorce couples
中国离婚网，这里的离婚静悄悄
Chinesenewsnet.com, January 12, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/2005_1_
11_20_3_41_866.html

Government – governance and accountability / Corruption
Hu fires a warning to corrupt officials
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1XRBHJ3E.html

June 4th – EU arms ban
EU could lift arms embargo on China
Guardian, January 12, 2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1388070,00.html?gusrc=rss

June 4th – prisoners Zhao Ziyang (趙紫陽)
Silence on Zhao broken - to deny he has died
SCMP, January 12, 1005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGQI9HJ3E.html

Deposed Chinese Leader Alive but Ill
AP via YahooNews, January 12, 2005
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=731&e=10&u=/ap/
20050111/ap_on_re_as/china_deposed_leader

Labour – employment market
New unemployment group comes in the spotlight
中国“新失业群体”浮出水面
Nanfang Weekend, January 6, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050106/xw/szxw1/200501060199.asp

Land policy
Unsettled land dispute for 12 years
一块纠缠了12年的地皮
Nanfang Weekend, January 6, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050106/xw/dcgc/200501060190.asp

Media / public health
Beijing reporters feeling tired: survey
Xinhuanet.com, January 11, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/11/content_2445475.htm

Population
Population to grow 60m in five years
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO9K5HJ3E.html

Poverty – rural poverty (poverty gap)
Gap between the haves and the have-nots widens, survey shows
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZRH08HJ3E.html

Public health – health education
Sex education provided in coffee shop in Shenzhen
深圳一咖啡屋提供性教育服务
Voice of America, January 11, 2005
http://www1.voanews.com/Chinese/article.cfm?ObjectID=65B56DFD-A7
38-4629-9905E921BCA4F035

Public health – health policy
Five key tasks identified for national health care work
People’s Daily, January 12, 2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200501/12/eng20050112_170392.html

Public health – HIV aids
Children dying for lack of Aids drug cocktails
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC9K5HJ3E.html

Religion
Devil is in the detail of new rules on religion, say analysts
SCMP, January 12, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZWWRBHJ3E.html