News
Bilateral Ties
中俄09年共探火星 (China and Russia Plan Joint Mission to Mars)
Ming Pao, March 28, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070328/cab1.htm
Environment
Government Offices Criticized on Waste
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZPE27AQZE.html
Power Plants to Cut Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by Two Thirds
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/28/content
_5904612.htm
Provincial Pact Tackles Deserts
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZB5Q6AQZE.html
Government
China to Sack 'Dead Souls' and Other Slackers
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), March 28, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070328/od_afp/chinajob
soffbeat_070328035120
Human Rights Defenders
浙江省中国民主党成员池建伟被判刑3年徒刑 (Member of China Democratic Party Sentenced to 3-Year Imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/27/chi/
Labor
麦当劳肯德基被指在华违规用工 (McDonald and KFC Accused of Breaching Minimum Wage Rules)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-03/28/content_
573246.htm
调查数据显示：公务员招聘歧视遭近七成人指摘 (Nearly 70% of Respondents Complain of Discrimination in Government Recruitment, Survey Shows)
EastDay.com, March 28, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070328/u1a2716165.html
Law
Backing for Citizens' Rights to Sue Officials
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328
_361696.html
Media
戴煌告出版署再遭拒 当局何时才准真“鸣放” (Former Xinhua Journalist Dai Huang Sues GAPP Again over Book Ban)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/27/
shujin/
Olympics
Beijing Launches "Smile" Campaign to Welcome 2008 Olympics
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/28/eng20070328_
361611.html
河北全力保障二００八年奥运会期间北京用水 (Hebei Strives to Ensure Water Supply to Beijing During the Olympics)
Chinesenewsnet.com, March 27, 2007
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews
/Mainland/zxs_2007_901825.shtml
Population
重庆：公务员未婚生育降级或撤职 超生2胎可开除 (Chongqing: Government Officials Would be Demoted or Sacked for Violating Population Rules)
People's Daily, March 28, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5531938.html
Protests and Petitions
上海世博动迁居民集体抗议 (Over 30 villagers Stage Protest Outside Shanghai World Expo Venue Against Evictions)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
27/chaiqian/
两会之后各地访民重新回到北京 (Petitioners Return to Beijing After the Two Sessions)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/03/
27/fangmin/
Society
广州市长称住房已成为政治问题 (Guangzhou Mayor Says Housing Has Become a Political Issue)
Wen Wei Po, March 28, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/03/28/IN0703280
011.htm