Thursday, April 12, 2007

April 12, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
河南柘城县300多艾滋病人到郑州上访 (300 Henan HIV/AIDS Carriers Petition Zhengzhou Government for Treatment and Medicine)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/aids/

Over 300 people infected with HIV/AIDS from Checheng County, Henan reportedly petitioned the Chengzhou government yesterday over insufficient supply of medicine they are receiving from the government. They also complained about the poor quality of the medicine. Most of the petitioners were infected with the HIV virus after they donated blood in government-backed blood collecting stations in the 1990s.


News
Children
官方审计揭示丽江孤儿学校百万捐款去向不明 (National Audit Exposes Corruption Scandal at Yunnan Orphanage)
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2760061.html

China's Biggest SOS Children's Village Takes Shape in Beijing
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5963411.htm


Corporate Social Accountability
胡润榜单显示:中国企业逐渐承担社会责任 (Report Shows Chinese Enterprises Have Gradually Become More Socially Responsible
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2759257.html

Environment
China Imposes Nationwide Grazing Ban to Restore Grassland
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5962137.htm


June 4th
资深民运人士陈子明访港 (June 4th Activist Chen Ziming Visits Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/chen/


Labor
肯德基麦当劳到底是否违法用工 (Did KFC and McDonald's Violate Employment Rules?)
China Youth Daily, April 12, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/12/content_
1730796.htm


广东对教师外表诸多要求被批歧视 (Guangdong Government Criticized for Appearance-based Discrimination in Hiring Teachers)
Voice of America, April 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-11-voa29.cfm

Law
最高人民法院要求:疑难复杂案件法院院长要亲自审理 (Supreme People's Court Issues Opinion Requiring Senior Judges to Handle Complex Cases)
People's Daily, April 12, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5602637.html

Media
中国政府近日封锁多个法国网站 (Chinese Government Blocks Several French Websites)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/11/china
_internet_freedom/


China Cracks Down on Online IDs
Financial Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f9f7060-e6bf-11db-9034-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-
4c86-11da-89df-0000779
e2340,_i_rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-


Olympics
Fixing Beijing's Signs an Olympic-sized Task
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZDPDXMB0F.html

Politics
Why Fast-changing China Is Turning Back to Confucius
Financial Times, April 12, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f9d40450-e84e-11db-b2c3-000
b5df10621.html


Public Health
Death Toll of Infectious Diseases Rises 42% in March
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5959899.htm


Scholar Says Bad Policies at Root of HIV Problems
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAMFXMB0F.html