News
Death Penalty
杀人时未发病/自首不足以轻判 湛江杀人局长宣雄判死刑 (Guangdong Court Sentences Former Cadre to Death for Murder)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/200712180610.asp
千万富翁遭活埋 风尘女涉嫌色诱绑架判死缓 (Shanxi Sex Worker Sentenced to Death with a 2-Year Reprieve for Burying Millionaire Alive)
Daynews.com.cn (via Xinhua), December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/18/content_7270810.htm
Environment
China's Environmental Agency Gets Teeth
Wall Street Journal, December 18, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119791498877734281.html
Government
村民为选举欲集体离婚 (Beijing Villagers Divorce En Masse to Gain More Votes in Local Election)
Nanfang City News, December 18, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200712180597.asp
Human Rights Defender - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
维权律师郑恩宠第11次被警方传唤 (Human Rights Lawyer Zheng Enchong Summoned by the Police for the 11th Time Since August)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/zheng/
Human Rights Defenders
陕西三门峡库区农民代表被刑事拘留 (Three Shaanxi Farmers' Representatives Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/nong/
Labor
Firms Warned Against Mass Layoffs
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f0635663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Land Policy
Ruling in Land Dispute Seen as Threat to Art Centre near Capital
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f1535663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
湖北民警指证当局拆迁牟利内幕 贪腐食物链派出所每月收两万 (Hubei Police Officer Reveals Corrupt Relations Between Local Eviction Authorities and Police)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/huangshi/
Law
国有资产法、食品安全法、社会保险法等法律案将首次审议 (Standing Committee of NPC to Examine Draft Law on State-Owned Assets, Food Safety, and Social Insurance for the First Time)
Xinhuanet, December 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-12/17/content_7267683.htm
Migrant Workers
Migrant Workers' Demand for Entertainment Hardly Met
Xinhuanet, December 17, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/17/content_7269233.htm
Olympics
奥运选手可开博客 (IOC's New Resolution Allows Athletes in Beijing Olympics to Blog)
The Beijing News, December 18, 2007
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/olympic/2007/12-18/018@073318.htm
Population
Elderly Care Heavy Burden for Services, Report Finds
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f2435663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Protests and Petitions
长沙城管打人致死数百人聚集谴责 当局压制舆论家属求助无门 (Hunan Urban Management Authorities Beat Man to Death; Internet Discussion Censored)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/changsha/
Religion
基督教商人石维翰被拘留 家庭教会河南分会长遭殴 (Beijing Christian Merchant Detained on "Illegal Business Activity" Charges; Henan Police Beat Family House Church Leader)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/12/17/shi/
Three Gorges
Officials Deny Evictees Returning to Partly Submerged Areas
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9da35663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Villagers' Hopes Drowned in the Three Gorges
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=52335663018e6110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Tibet
Tibet Tourism 'Hits Record High'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7147366.stm