October 11-13, 2008

News
Bilateral Ties
China to Regain Control of Half of Heixiazi Island
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7100263.htm

Death Penalty
Police Killer Appeals against Death Penalty
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7099958.htm

Related news:
Rare Protest in China in Support of Police Killer
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 13, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAoKKcww2jxxHmlzuFR-TLNZ82dA

Suspended Death Sentence for Graft
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=fa346090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Disasters
Suicide Sparks Concern for Officials' Mental Health in Quake Zone
China Daily, October 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/10/content_7095885.htm

More than 60,000 Affected in Tibet Quake
Xinhuanet, October 11, 2008
http://rss.xinhuanet.com/newsc/english/2008-10/11/content_10180731.htm

Environment
Beijing Reintroduces Car Rules
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 13, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7666563.stm

China Also Suffers from Indoor Air Pollution
Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-chinaair13-2008oct13,0,4304826.story

Food Security
China's New Liquid Milk 'in Line with' Melamine Limits
China Daily, October 12, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/12/content_7097336.htm

Related news:
China Milk Scandal Companies Apologize
Reuters, October 13, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49C0D020081013

Punishments up to Death for Breaking Dairy Laws
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=c2a36090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Sets Panda Reserve as Priority Sichuan Aid Project
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 12, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hXxbZun3VBPkJ3oj_E9jXaRoxSFA

Human Rights Defender - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕）
China Dissident Zeng Says She Wants to Speak out despite Fear
Agence France-Presse (via Google), October 11, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hO7RZRJlNOVcoEpBu4vcJe_7bFiw

Human Rights Defenders
西藏一名爱滋病工作者被拘捕已超过半年 (Tibetan HIV/AIDS Activist Detained for over Six Months)
Radio Free Asia, October 13, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/tibetan_humanrights-10102008114718.html

Labor
Three Dead, Seven Missing in Coal Mine Accident
Xinhua (via China Daily), October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/13/content_7100100.htm

劳动合同法在实施中问题不少 (Implementation of Labor Contract Law Uneven: Survey)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/contract-10102008100300.html

Politics
Central Committee Member Dismissed
South China Morning Post, October 13, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=32b5bb5dbb1fc110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions
China Residents Mobilise against Chemical Project
Reuters, October 13, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE49C15Y20081013

Despairing Dad Seeks Justice for Dead Children
South China Morning Post, October 12, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3c17847fbdcec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Shenzhen Nightlife Staff Protest at Venue Closures after Club Fire
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d1f26090f97ec110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

顺德数百警察强拆维权窝棚 失地农民一人被捕(视频） (One Guangdong Villager Detained as Hundreds of Security Stand Guard to Allow Dismantling of Shed (with Video))
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shunde-10102008114909.html

Public Health
Teens' Situation Cause for Concern
China Daily, October 13, 2008
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-10/11/content_7096793.htm

Rural Issues
China Announces Land Policy Aimed at Promoting Income Growth in Countryside
New York Times, October 13, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/world/asia/13china.html