Monday, October 24, 2005

October 22-24, 2005

News

Corruption/UN
China to Ratify UN Corruption Convention
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/
24/content_487232.htm


Death Penalty
Hong Kong Businessman Sentenced to Death for Tax Evasion
香港老板偷逃税1.8亿获死缓
The Beijing News, 22/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/2
005/1022/12@015515.html


Detention- Feng Shuanzhuang
Family Fights for Truth on Son's Death
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZHD0581FE.html

Detention-Ching Cheong (程翔)
Hong Kong Journalists Association Urges Open Trial for Ching Cheong's Case
香港记协呼吁尽快公开审理程翔案
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2
005-10-23-voa19.cfm


Education
Rural Chinese Pay Price for Ambition
The Australian via China Digital News, 24/10/2005
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/s
tory_page/0,5744,17009926%255E27

03,00.html

Gender-Discrimination / Status
Do Retirement Regulations Reflect Gender Discrimination?
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216206.html


Government-Governance and accountability
China Revises Audit Law to Tighten Supervision Over Officials
People's Daily, 23/10/2005
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200510/23/
eng20051023_216128.html


Human Rights-Bilateral Ties/Detention
Will China Release Political Dissidents Prior to Bush's Visit?
中国会在布什到访前释放政治犯?
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa65.cfm

Labor-Work safety / conditions
Over 1,500 Officials Hold Stake in Collieries
SCMP, 24/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ138T44FE.html

Media- Internet
Despite New Bans, Government Still has Trouble Policing Internet
The Telegraph via China Digital News, 23/10/2005
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbc
s.dll/article?AID=/20051023/BUSINESS/1102

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Media-Press Freedom/Censorship
Journalist Rights Group Condemns Xinhua News Agency as Mouthpiece of the Communist Government
记者无国界调查报告评介新华社
Voice of America, 23/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-23-voa62.cfm

Media-Press freedom/censorship /Police-Abuse
Police Beat Editor of Party Paper over Report
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ65C381FE.html

Migrant Workers
Mobiles Give Migrants a Nudge on Best Jobs
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZY4C381FE.html

Politics-Political Reforms
Foreign Media Comments on China's White Paper on Political Democracy
国际媒体评中国民主政治白皮书
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-21-voa69.cfm

Population-One-child policy
New Family Planning Reward Policy Slated
China Daily, 24/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/
2005-10/23/content_487097.htm


Poverty-Rural Poverty
Survey Shows Two-Thirds of Rural Population in China Suffers From Malnutrition
中国贫困农村人口受营养不良影响比例高达2/3
China News Agency, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/
2005-10-21/8/641592.shtml


Protests and Petitions/Government-Elections
A True Story about Taishi Village Incident
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/20
05-10/21/content_486882.htm


Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Nation to Limit HIV Cases to 1.5m by 2010
Xinhuanet.com, 23/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/2
3/content_3671711.htm


Public Health
Basic Medical Care Comes to Rural Homes
Xinhuanet.com, 22/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/22/content_3666158.htm


Breast Cancer Rates Rising
SCMP, 22/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZOWTW71FE.html

Religion-Christianity
Beijing Losing Stranglehold on Catholics, says Bishop Zen
SCMP, 23/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ6D7T44FE.html

Overseas Bishops Pray for an Unified Catholic Church in China
世界各地主教希望中国有统一的天主教教会
Radio Free Asia, 23/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/23/tianzhujiao/