Corruption
Zhejiang Official Faces Graft Charges
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9f6afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Economic Development
Rapid Growth Has Benefited Officials Most, Survey Finds
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=115afc522e65c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Environment
Beijing Olympic Car Ban 'Will Not Be Made Permanent'
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 14, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZwzS20dwX9-yPE5C68nk1lUbzQg
北京公務車每周停駛一天 (Beijing to Take New Energy Conservation Measures -- No Elevators in 3 Story Buildings or Fewer; Public Vehicles to Run only 6 Days a Week)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2008
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20080915/cad1.htm
Food Security
China Detains 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants
New York Times, September 15, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/business/worldbusiness/15milk.html
Human Rights Defender - Zhao Yan (赵岩)
赵岩北京采访再被羁押 失踪多日报警后方获释 (Zhao Yan Taken into Custody after Interviewing Petitioner in Beijing; Released Friday Evening)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhaoyan-09122008103436.html
Labor
7 Dead, 3 Missing in Central China Coal Mine Cave-in
Xinhua (via China Daily), September 14, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/14/content_7026429.htm
Governor Quits; Slush Toll Hits 254
China Daily, September 15, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-09/15/content_7027636.htm
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Outgoing Governor Has Come back from Political Dead before
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=256ee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Migrant Workers
A Life of Coal for Chinese Migrant Worker
Agence-France Presse (via Google), September 15, 2008 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jpieQoUeM857Fr5v7pZ-9oNNcTTg
Olympics
Olympics Cloud Analysis of China Data
Financial Times, September 12, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b682ba5e-8071-11dd-99a9-000077b07658.html
Politics Officials Linked to Party's Youth Faction Benefit in Reshuffle South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008 http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=13bee9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Poverty
More Centers Planned for Homeless Children
Xinhua (via Shanghai Daily)
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=373689
Protest and Petitions
Paralympics Protest Bids Surge
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-09122008055529.html
奥运申请示威被抓的访民童国菁获释 关注组批评当局所谓京奥示威形同虚设 (Petitioner who Applied to Protest during Olympics Released)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ao-09122008084605.html
湖南农民上访抗议村党官贿选 (Hunan Villagers Petition in Protest against Village Election Bribery)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hu-09142008182105.html
申请请愿示威的广西访民黄柳红被关押 (Guangxi Petitioners Apply for Protest during Special Olympics, Detained)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shen-09142008182552.html
Public Health
Centre to Train Dogs for Deaf despite Public Transport Ban
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=9cdde9397b16c110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
XUAR
China Says West Is Inciting Unrest in Xinjiang
Reuters, September 12, 2008
https://owa016.msoutlookonline.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=f386d5e21ec04c358f5bb7e987417c91&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.reuters.com%2farticle%2fworldNews%2fidUSPEK13705720080912