November 29-December 01, 2008

News
Corruption
Officials Buy Invitation Letters for Overseas Tours
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 28, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/28/content_7252223.htm

Death Penalty
Chinese Execute 2 Convicted of Spying
New York Times, November 29, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/world/asia/29china.html

Economic Development
China’s President Cites Threat of Global Slowdown
New York Times, December 01, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/business/worldbusiness/01china.html

Environment
Beijing Claims Early Victory over Air Pollution
Associated Press (via YahooNews), December 01, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081201/ap_on_re_as/as_china_air_pollution

Human Rights Defender - Li Heping (李和平)
维权律师李和平赴欧洲领奖被阻 (Beijing Rights Defense Lawyer Li Heping Prevented from Traveling to Europe to Receive Prize)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/li-11302008165718.html

Related information:
L'avocat Chinois Li Heping Honoré par Ses Pairs Européens (Chinese Lawyer Li Heping Honored by His European Peers)
RTBF, Novebmer 28, 2008
http://www.rtbf.be/info/lavocat-chinois-li-heping-honore-par-ses-pairs-europeens-59958

Human Rights Defender - Ni Yulan (倪玉兰)
维权律师倪玉兰开庭时间推迟 (Rights Defender Ni Yulan's Trial again Postponed)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/rights_lawyer-11282008154804.html

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
Activist's Wife Wins Award for Surveillance Blog
South China Morning Post, December 01, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2e2c74e104ed110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor
China Mine Shaft Death Toll Rises to 18
Reuters, December 01, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4B00RV20081201

Law
最高院司法解释破解申诉难 (SPC Judicial Explanation Expounds on Appeal Difficulty)
The Beijing News, December 01, 2008
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/guonei/2008/12-01/008@014107.htm

Related information:
最高人民法院关于适用《中华人民共和国民事诉讼法》审判监督程序若干问题的解释(Explanation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of the "Civil Procedure Law" on Trial Supervision Procedures)
Supreme People's Court, November 25, 2008
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/fztd/sfjs/2008-12/01/content_1460326.htm

最高法院审判监督庭负责人解读司法解释 (SPC Official Deciphers Judicial Interpretation)
Legal Daily, December 01, 2008
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2008-12/01/content_991266.htm

Politics
CPC Seeks Suggestions for Judicial Reform
Xinhuanet, November 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/28/content_10427906.htm

Protests and Petitions
天安门再有访民撒传单 驻京办外涂鸦抗议 (Petitions Release Flyers in Tiananmen Square and Speak with Reporters on Situation)
Radio Free Asia, December 01, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/fangmin-11282008141605.html

Public Health
China Reports 264,000 HIV Carriers, AIDS Patients
Xinhua (via China Daily), November 30, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-11/30/content_7254311.htm

Related news:
China's Rural Migrants Are New Front in AIDS Fight
Reuters, November 30, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AT0QD20081130

Free Hepatitis Shots in New Health Plans
Shanghai Daily, November 29, 2008
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=382561

Society
Seeking a Passport to a New Life
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 28, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7754179.stm

Taiwan
Taiwan Students Plan December 7 Protest March for Relaxation of Demonstration Rules
Taiwan News, December 01, 2008
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=800863

Tibet
China: Tibetan Youth Organization Bent on Terror
Houston Chronicle, November 29, 2008
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/6137889.html