Detention –Xu Wanping (許萬平)
Dissident Xu Wanping yet to be released after 9 days detention
胡佳被关押6天后获释 许万平至今未释回
Dissident Xu Wanping remained in police custody since he had been taken away by Chongqing police on April 30. Xu was ordered to assist investigation related to anti-Japan protests. For 9 days, there was no news of Xu to his family.
Radio Free Asia via Dajiyuan.com, May 12, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/5/12/n919539.htm
News
Disaster
Illegal explosive trade targeted
China Daily, May 13, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/13/con
tent_441746.htm
Environment
Officials warned on polluters
AP via The Standard, May 12, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GE12Ad06.html
Government – Civil Services
Premier urges govt reform
Xinhuanet.com, May 12, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/12/content_29
51132.htm
Human Rights
COMMENT : China opening up on human rights
New Strait Times, May 13, 2005
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Columns/
20050513080217/Article/indexb_html
Labour - Industrial accidents
Two killed, 24 injured in Shenzhen gas blasts
SCMP, May 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZH6BZSM8E.html
18 missing in gas blast in Panzhihua city, Sichuan
四川攀枝花市煤矿瓦斯爆炸，18人下落不明
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2005/05/12/panzhihua/
Probe shows colliery workmen ignored laws
Xinhuanet.com, May 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/13/content_295
2857.htm
Explosion at China Coal Mine Kills Nine
YahooNews.com, May 13, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050513
/ap_on_re_as/china_coal_mine_1
Labour – Work conditions and safety
2,770 mine fields ordered to close for not meeting safety standard
中国将关闭二千七百七十个安检不达标的小煤矿
EastDay.com, May 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node61224/userobject1ai1093124.html
Law
To uphold judiciary independence, courts should be treated as a government administrative unit
法院不该是个“单位”
Nanfang Weekend, May 12, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050512/xw/sd/2005
05120049.asp
Media – Internet
Internet users reached 98.8 million in China, according to latest statistics
最新统计数据显示中国互联网上网人数为9880万
EastDay.com, May 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node61224/userobject1ai1093010.html
Police – Re-education through labour (RTL)
China's 'reforming' work programme
BBC, May 11, 2005
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc93
19e9b/id/a547e9a8289ccf22/
- Related news:
ILO report: A Global Alliance Against Forced Labour
ILO, May 11, 2005
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/declaris/DECLARATIONWEB.GL
OBALREPORTDETAILS?var_language=EN&var_Publicat
ionsID=5282&var_ReportType=Report
New petition regulation brings hopes to petitioners
上访者老安的“黄金周”
Nanfang Weekend, May 12, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050512/xw/tb/200505
120034.asp
Petitions regulation opens channels for monitoring government accountability
信访：通则不痛 痛则不通
Nanfang Weekend, May 12, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050512/xw/ttzs/2005
05120038.asp
Public health
Nurses in great demand
Xinhuanet.com, May 13, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-05/13/content_295
2268.htm
Society
A society emphasising on “guan xi”
沉重的“关系”
Nanfang Weekend, May 12, 2005
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/zm/20050512/xw/sd/2005
05120050.asp
New regulation in Dalian beggars belief
China Daily, May 13, 2005
http://www2.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/13/
content_441744.htm
Three Gorges / Environment
Save the Three Gorges!
救救我們的怒江吧 !
Hong Kong Economic Journal, May 13, 2005
North Korea
Senator mulls sanctions against China over North Korea refugee crisis
AFP via YahooNews.com, May 12, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050512/
pl_afp/uschinankorea_050512183128
