Tuesday, July 25, 2006

July 25, 2006

Death Penalty
Gang Convicted of Theft from Yu Minhong, Murder of Others
China Daily, July 24, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-07/24/content
_648204.htm


Education
贫困生家庭人口众多必须正视 (Survey Shows that Poor Children in Fujian Come from Large Families)
China Youth Daily, July 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/25/content_1457301
.htm


Environment
Guangdong Faces Further Power, Oil Shortages over Summer
SCMP, July 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2Y47MZPE.html

Nine Areas Vow to Cut Toxic Flow into Rivers
SCMP, July 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQWV6MZPE.html

英国出资助中国保护环境 (Britain Subsidizes Environmental Protection in China)
BBC, July 24, 2006
http://www.bbc.co.uk/china/lifeintheuk/story/2006/07/0607
24_uk_china_support.shtml


Contamination of Drinking Water Getting Worse
Xinhuanet, July 24, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/24/content
_4873598.htm


Government
湖南衡阳实行救灾限时问责制” (Authorities in Hunan Set Deadlines for Disaster Relief Work)
China Youth Daily, July 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/25/content
_1457431.htm


Human Rights Defender – Journalist – Zhao Yan (赵岩)
逾期未判赵岩申请保释 ( Zhao Yan Applies for Parole Amid Overdue Verdict)
Apple Daily, July 25, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060725&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6157554
335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6157554

Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Ching Cheong (程翔)
Straits Times Reporter May Be Tried as `Spy' in China
Bloomberg, July 24, 2006
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&
sid=asFnvvPX8pio&refer=asia


Labor
中国就业形势严峻的原因及对策 (Causes of and Countermeasures for China's Unemployment Problem)
Voice of America, July 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-24-voa30.cfm

Land Policy
4台铲车夜半强拆学校 (School Demolished by Four Bulldozers at Night)
The Beijing News, July 25, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/07-25/018@
196994.htm


Watchdog Set up to Stop Rampant Illegal Conversion of Farmland
SCMP, July 25, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDVW6MZPE.html

Law
民告官四难 (Four Difficulties in Implementing Administrative Procedure Law)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/cak1.htm

为保障农民工权益 立法意义深远 (Henan Is First Province to Consider Legislating on Protection of Migrant Workers' Rights in China)
China Youth Daily, July 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/25/content_1457366.htm

行政干预诉讼法打折 (Implementation of Administrative Procedural Law Hindered by Administrative Interference)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/cak2.htm

刑事和解:逐步被接纳的私了” (Private Settlement More Common in Criminal Cases)
China Youth Daily, July 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/25/content
_1457371.htm


西班牙司法大臣接受本报独家专访—— 我们为什么和中国签订引渡条约 (Spanish Minister of Justice Explains Why Spain Signed Repatriation Treaty with China)
China Youth Daily, July 25, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/25/content
_1457376.htm


Media
中国建立互联网黑名单” (China Establishes "Internet Blacklist")
BBC, July 23, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_5200000/
newsid_5207600/5207640.stm


Police
派出所长当街打死记者 (Head of Police Sub-station Beats Journalist to Death in Public over Private Dispute)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/cce1.htm

Politics
十六届六中全会10月北京召开 (Sixth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee to Be Held in October in Beijing)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/cab1.htm

政治运作程序合理,贿选很难发生 (Corruption Will Cease if Electoral Process Is Reasonable)
Nanfang Daily, July 24, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/spqy/
200607240375.asp


中纪委调查黄菊家人的传言和政局 (Investigation of Family of Vice-premier Huang Ju May Be a Rumor)
Voice of America, July 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-24-voa38.cfm

陈希同保外就医?贪官失势和权争 (Is Chen Xitong's Release Due to Ill Health or Loss in Power Struggle?)
Voice of America, July 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-24-voa31.cfm

Protests and Petitions
县警省人大院内抓访民 (Petitioner Arrested in Sichuan People's Congress Building)
Nanfang Daily, July 25, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/
jwxy/200607250031.asp


一斤瓜两分钱 农妇絕望上吊 (Shanxi Watermelon Farmer Hangs Herself over Bad Sales)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/caa2.htm

东洲难属生活不济 不顾威胁喊冤乞讨 (Families of Jailed Dongzhou Protesters Protest Injustice Despite Threats)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
24/dongzhou/


北京上访村诉冤者惨状 (The Miserable Conditions of Petitioners in Beijing)
Voice of America, July 24, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-24-voa40.cfm

Religion
美国牧师在山西应邀前往讲道被阻 (Chinese Authorities Revoke Consent to US Pastor's Visit to Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
24/zongjiao/


Rural Issues
被征地农民就业培训是否有效?(Is Job Training in Lieu of Compensation an Effective Policy for Victims of Land Grabs?)
Voice of America, July 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-07-25-voa8.cfm

Society
艾滋西瓜谣言拖垮瓜农 (Rumors About "AIDS Watermelon" Ruins Melon Farmers)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060725/caa1.htm