Thursday, November 10, 2005

November 10, 2005

News

Education-Basic education
Senior Ministry of Education Official Announces Free Compulsory Education Plan to Reach Villages in 2010 and to Cover Entire Country by 2015
义务教育2010农村免费2015全国免费
People's Daily, 10/11/2005
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/1053/3845865.html

Labor-Employment market and income
Fears of Unrest Put Spotlight on the Jobless
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8GKQIRFE.html

Law-Legal reform
Amendments on Administrative Procedural Law: People's Procuratorate Take Up the
Responsibility to be Plaintiff in Court Cases
行诉法修改稿:检察院列入公益诉讼第一序列原告
Legal Daily, 10/11/2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-11/10
/content_217707.htm


Amendments to the Administrative Procedural Law an Important Breakthrough As
Judges Being Recognized With Independent Status
法官独立 突破审判行政化瓶颈
China Youth Daily, 10/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/10/content_89332.htm

Migrant Workers
China's Migrant Worker Pool Dries Up
Asia Times Online, 10/11/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business
/GK10Cb01.html


Migrant Workers/Gender
The True Picture of Wives Being Left in Villages By Migrant Workers
进农村留守妇女的现实生活 三座山压心头
People's Daily, 10/11/2005
http://society.people.com.cn/GB/41158/3845384.html

NGOs/Environment
NGOs Unite to Protect Environment
China Daily, 10/11/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11
/10/content_493311.htm


Olympics/Environment
UN Environment Agency to Help China with 2008 Olympics
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/10
/content_3758895.htm


Population-Urbanization
Urban Population Accounts for 40% of National Total
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/0
9/content_3756413.htm


Protests and Petitions/Human Rights-Human rights defenders
Lawyer Seeks Release of Village Row Activist
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKRPNIRFE.html

Public Health
China Reports Two More Bird Flu Outbreaks, As Control Efforts Flounder
AFP via YahooNews.com, 10/11/2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051110/wl_asia_a
fp/healthfluchina_051110032355;_ylt=AmuwWefmB
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Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Most Young People in Rural Areas Know Little About HIV Aids, Survey Says
农村多数青少年不了解艾滋病
China Youth Daily, 10/11/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-11/10/content_89452.htm

Religion
U.S Councilors Urges Bush to Raise Concerns Over Religious Freedom in China
美议员吁布什关注中国宗教自由
Voice of America, 09/11/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-11-09-voa105.cfm

Social Security
Pension System Covers Only 15% of Population
Xinhuanet.com, 09/11/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/
09/content_3757690.htm


State Security-Terrorism
Muslim Terror Alert for Mainland Hotels
SCMP, 10/11/2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ0SPNIRFE.html

Shanghai Cooperation Organization to Release List of Common Terrorist Targets
上合組織公布恐怖分子名單
Ming Pao, 10/11/2005
http://full.mingpaonews.com/20051110/cac1.htm

State Security-Terrorism/Xinjiang
The Root of Islamic Terrorism in Xinjiang
剖析新疆伊斯蘭'恐怖主義'根源
BBC.com (Chinese), 09/11/2005
http://news8.thdo.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_4420
000/newsid_4422900/4422930.stm

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Tibet-Persecution
China Blacklists Tibetan Lamas Recognized by Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, 09/11/2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social/2005/11
/09/tibet_lamas/