Friday, September 19, 2008

September 19, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Vice President: China Hopes for "Fair, reasonable" Settlement of Boundary Issue with India
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075648.htm

Death Penalty
杨佳案二审辩护律师李劲松赴沪要求见杨佳被拒 (Yang Jia's Lawyer Refused Visit)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yangjia-09182008115042.html

Disasters

Search on for Survivors after New China Mudslide
Reuters, September 19, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSPEK370767._CH_.2400

Death Toll in China Landslide Rises to 260
YahooNews (Asia), September 18, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_re_as/as_china_landslide

Officials Probed for Concealing Mudslide Toll
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 18, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/

Environment
Hebei Turns on the Tap as Drought Grips Beijing
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10075808.htm

Food Security
Has There Been a Cover-up, WHO Asks
Agence France-Presse (available at South China Morning), September 19, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=2e2a7abe0767c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

China Arrests 12 More Suspects in Tainted Milk Scandal
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10073915.htm

China's Cabinet Abolishes Regulation on Inspection Exemptions for Food
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/19/content_10076586.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Li Xige (李喜阁)
艾滋病维权人士李喜阁被软禁在家 (AIDS Activist Li Xige Put Under House Arrest )
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/lixige-09182008163503.html

Law
China Issues Regulation to Clear Labor Contract Law Misunderstanding
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076098.htm

Related News
劳动合同法实施条例公布施行 (Labor Contract Law Articles of Implementation Enacted)
Xinhuanet, September 19, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/legal/2008-09/19/content_10077755.htm

Media
奥运期间开放的海外网站再次被封锁 (Overseas Websites Blocked Again Following Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09182008203322.html

Olympics
Beijing's Volunteer Stations to Remain
China Daily, September 19, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-09/19/content_7039934.htm

Beijing Parks to Cancel Security Check Sept. 21 as Sporting Events End
Xinhuanet, September 18, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/18/content_10076406.htm

Taiwan
U.N. Again Throws Out Taiwan Bid for Recognition
Reuters, September 18, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTP7324920080918?feedType=RSS&feedNa
me=worldNews

Tibet
Tibetan Journalist Detained
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-09182008080119.html