Wednesday, May 25, 2005

May 25, 2005

News

Children / Rural issues
Phenomena of “Orphan” in villages rampant
中国农村“留守儿童”牵动各界关注
Xinhuanet.com, May 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-05/25/content_
2998912.htm


Detention – Shi Tao (师涛)
Jailed journalist Shitao to be represented by Mo Shaoping in second trial
莫少平律师为记者师涛二审辩护
Voice of America, May 24, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-05-24-voa69.cfm

Environment – Water
Peasants suffer as long Hainan drought drags on
The Standard, May 25, 2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/China/GE25Ad08.html

Gender
China's dangerous sexual ignorance
BBC, May 24, 2005
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4572859.stm

Gender - Marriage
Divorce cases hit 1 million as extramarital affairs get popular
中国流行婚外情离婚案破百万
Oriental Daily via chinesenewsnet.com, May 25, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/EntDigest/Life/
2005_5_24_16_56_38_126.html


Labour
Shaanxi to protect unemployed workers
China Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/25/content
_445503.htm


Labour - Employment market and income
South China factories short of workers
China Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-05/25/content
_445545.htm


Law
Lost of right: right to defence in Chinese courts
遗落的权利
Legal Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-05/25/content_13
8968.htm


Law – legal professions
Is prosecutors and lawyers born to be enemy?
检察官与律师 天生是冤家?
Legal Daily, May 25, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2005-05/25/content_138
970.htm


Media-Internet
Death by a Thousand Blogs
The New York Times, May 24, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/24/opinion/24kristoff.html

1,041 words banned on internet in China
何山:中国1041个被禁止的网络词汇
Chinesenewsne.comt, May 25, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/Opinion/2005
_5_24_19_18_34_140.html


Population Policies
Only 4 coordinators assigned to a populated migrant workers village with 30,000 people in Beijing
北京流动人口第一村调查:3万人口仅4个协管员
EastDay.com, May 25, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node379
57/node37979/node63610/userobject1ai1124363.html