Wednesday, April 26, 2006

April 26, 2006

News

Children
广东东莞十多名儿童失踪 (More than 10 Children Now Missing in Guangdong)
Chinesenewsnet.com, April 26, 2006
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/Mainland/
cna_2006_04_25_
22_00_16_705.html

Corruption / Law
China Moves to Stem Rampant Money Laundering
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/chinafinancecrime
_060425061935;
_ylt=At0cp_p6GhbHZJ5tGFCzoXZPzWQA;_ylu=X3oD
MTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPU


Corruption
最高检:严惩公务员利用审批等权力索贿受贿 (Supreme People's Procuratorate to Punish Own Officials for Accepting Bribes)
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-04/26/content_4474675.htm

Education/ Rural Issues
Government Funds 900m USD for Rural Students' Tuition
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/26/content_4476170.htm

Gender / Law
Lawmakers Resume Debate on Sex Identification
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473788.htm

Government / Public Health
Health Ministry Warns Against Cover Ups in Pneumonia Report
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4474051.htm

Labor
Government Moves to Curb Workplace Accidents
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473923.htm

Land Policy
央视迁址爆征地冲突 (Residents Unhappy with Inadequate Compensation for Resettlement Caused by Construction of CCTV Building)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060426/caa1h.htm
中国晋江强征土地修电站 (Residents Forced to Relocate to Build Power Station in Jinjiang, Fujian Province)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/tudi/

Law
瞒报谎报安全事故 最高可能获刑7(Draft of Revised Criminal Law Provides for Sentences of Up to 7 Years for Crimes Involving Industrial Accidents)
China Youth Daily, April 26, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-04/26/content_1369586.htm

聚焦刑法修正案(六) (Highlights of the Revised Criminal Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306813.htm

十届全国人大常委会第二十一次会议在京举行 首次审议反洗钱法草案 (NPC’s Standing Committee Proposes Draft of Money Laundering Law)
Legal Daily, April 26, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-04/26/content_306814.htm

Media
中国知名博客作家评说博客自律公约 (Well-Known Bloggers Comment on New Blog Self-Censorship Pledge)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/wangluo/

China Welcomes Foreign Cooperation on Press and Publication
People's Daily, April 25, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200604/25/eng20060425_261079.html

China’s Top Web Sites Pledge Stronger Self-Policing
China National News, April 25, 2006
http://story.chinanationalnews.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/9366300fc9319e9b/id/
1281b05c78fcfe52/


Migrant Workers / Public Health
Health of Migrants Goes Under Microscope
SCMP, April 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ7DKCQ3ME.html

Multilateral / State Security
上海合作组织将举行国防部长会议 (Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to Host Conference of Heads of Ministry of National Defense)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa18.cfm

Politics
中国讨论中国改革走势的闭门会议纪要网上曝光 (Outline of Closed Meeting Held by Government Think-Tank in March Released on the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/gaige/

Protests and Petitions
广西钦州出租客货车司机上访七人被抓 (Seven Guangxi Drivers Detained for Petitioning)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/04/25/che/

Religion / Bilateral Ties
中国称法轮功为反华政治组织 (China Condemns Falun Gong as Anti-China Political Group)
Voice of America, April 26, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-26-voa1.cfm

Religion
China Condemns Falun Gong but Spares U.S. Criticism
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060425/pl_nm/china_usa_hu_dc_1;_
ylt=Agp6o9QfhnO1
qjKwOEzht.tPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mB
HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl


Religion / Police
Falungong Calls on Russia to Denounce 'Organ Trade' in China
AFP (via YahooNews), April 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060425/wl_asia_afp/russiachinafalung
ong_0604251611
35;_ylt=Ap1ouX7GJyEVF29nl6eqGIxPzWQA;_ylu=X3
oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVR


Social Security
China Expands Social Insurance Programs
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/25/content_4473390.htm

Tibet
藏人要求北京当局释放被囚政治犯 (Tibetans March in Delhi to Urge Beijing to Free Panchen Lama)
Voice of America, April 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-04-25-voa30.cfm