News
Corruption
Another Arrest at the Ministry of Commerce
Caijing Magazine, September 28, 2008
http://english.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-28/110016811.html
四川省教育厅副厅长汪风雄被“双规” (Deputy General Director of Sichuan Department of Education Wang Fengxiong under "Double Regulation")
Caijing Magazine, September 27, 2008
http://www.caijing.com.cn/2008-09-27/110016485.html
Disasters
13,000 Hit by Chongzuo Flooding
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily), September 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=375408
Death Toll Rises to 29 in North China Landslide
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/28/content_10129690.htm
Environment
Beijing Announces Steps to Fight Smog, Traffic
Agence France-Presse (available at Google News), September 28, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hx1Nn9TGETpvNU1q_4IINiY4r8aw
Water from Hebei Eases Beijing Water Shortage
Xinhuanet, September 28, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-09/28/content_10129788.htm
滬世博行車不限單雙號 (Shanghai Will Not Have Car Restrictions during 2010 World Expo)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080929/caa1.htm
Food Security
China Lawyers Pressed to End Milk Advice
Financial Times, September 28, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af6696d6-8d6f-11dd-83d5-0000779fd18c.html
当局隐瞒患儿肾结石 家长指医院坑人 (Families Blame Hospitals as Authorities Conceal Kidney Stone Cases)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/er-09262008084507.html
Gender
Homosexuals Better off in Taiwan than China
Voice of America, September 27, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-09-27-voa26.cfm
Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Jailed Chinese Dissident's Health Said to Be Poor
Reuters, September 27, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE48Q19W20080927
Human Rights Defenders
Report: Olympic Activist Detained by China Police
Associated Press (via Google), September 27, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hYZA8b9KEdjdVN3D_nIZSpvfhUuQD93EBE600
四川成都异议人士陈道军被警方以“涉嫌煽动分裂国家罪”拘留 (Freelance Writer Chen Daojun Detained on Suspicion of "Inciting Subversion of State Power")
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/chen-09282008172245.html
Migrant Workers
广东将居住证取代暂住证制度 相关条例征求意见 (Guangdong Solicits Opinions on "Regulations on the Administration of the Floating Population"; Residence Permits to Replace Temporary Residence Permits)
Yangcheng Wanbao, September 26, 2008
http://law.southcn.com/fzxw/content/2008-09/26/content_4620591.htm
Protests and Petitions
黑龙江维权者遭判刑一年半 (Heilongjiang Anti-corruption Petitioner Li Shuchun Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wei-09282008171056.html
四川灾民代表杨培群上访被抓后杳无音讯 (Yang Peiqun, Representative of Earthquake Victims, Detained while Petitioning, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinwen-09282008170207.html
武汉访民靳光明获释 (Wuhan Teacher, Detained in July for Refusing to Promise to Not Petition, Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/jinguangming-09262008165028.html
Public Health
Xi'an Hospital Blamed for Death of 8 Infants
China Daily, September 29, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/29/content_7069619.htm
Tibet
Row with Chinese Police near Kirt Monastery Leaves 50 Tibetan Monks Injured
Times Online, September 27, 2008
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4832971.ece
Tibet Police Chief, Deputy Governor Sacked: Agency
Reuters, September 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48Q1C720080927
XUAR
Doubt Arises in Account of an Attack in China
International Herald Tribune, September 29, 2008
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/29/asia/29kashgar.php
China's Muslims Say Ramadan a Time of Repression
Associated Press (via Google), September 28, 2008
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6i0HWPXxzKikXlvFjRTEZwV_RCgD93FOFUO1