Monday, November 10, 2008

November 10, 2008

News

Bilateral Ties
Hu, Obama Discuss China-US Relations: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinausdiplomacy

Civil Society
China's First Non-Gov't Community Foundation Launched
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327754.htm

Disasters
黑龍江兩火車相撞逾百人傷 (Train Collision in Heilongjiang Injures over 100)
Ming Pao, November 08, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081108/ca61654a.htm

USGS: 6.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Northwest China
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081110/ap_on_re_as/as_china_earthquake

Ravaged Town Rises - On the Same, Quake-Prone Spot
South China Morning Post, November 08, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=3b8975a85e77d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Priority on Polluting Industries in Quake Rebuilding
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=707c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Economic Development
China Unveils Sweeping Plan for Economy
New York Times, November 10, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/world/asia/10china.html

Environment
China Proposes New Climate-Change Body
South China Morning Post, November 09, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=f0a732557cc7d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

環保人士控告溫家寶 (Environmentalist Files Charge against Wen Jiabao)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca72335c.htm

Government
Local-level Cadres Told to Toe Beijing Line
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=55ec6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Law
最高法院对适用修改后的民诉法执行程序作出规定 (Supreme Court Releases Guidelines for Civil Litigation Law)
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2008-11/09/content_10330621.htm

Media
Top Censor in Bid to Clarify Journalists' Conduct Code
South China Morning Post, November 10, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/
?vgnextoid=5e8c6152b228d110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Related News
China Issues Circular to Facilitate Journalists' Interviews
Xinhuanet, November 08, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/08/content_10327320.htm

Multilateral
China’s Prisoner Treatment Scrutinized
New York Times, November 08, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/08/world/asia/08briefs-CHINASPRISON_BRF.html

Police
监狱体制改革将全面实行 监企分开经费列入财政预算 (Prison Reform to Begin Implementation)
Ming Pao, November 10, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2008-11/10/content_10333290.htm

Museum in US to Showcase China's Forced Labour Camps
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jz7MvYluWdvFC3K35LXjQNNNDfYA

海南警員打少女老人被捕 (Policeman Arrested for Beating Child and Senior)
Ming Pao, November 09, 2008
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20081109/ca71656c.htm

Protests and Petitions
China Govt Pays Cash to Placate Rioters: State Media
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 09, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081109/wl_afp/chinaunrestpolice

Public Health
China Issues First Definition of Internet Addiction
Xinhuanet, November 09, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/09/content_10332322.htm

Traditional Medicine Passes WHO Health Checks
Reuters (available at YahooNews), November 07, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081107/hl_nm/us_china_medicine

Taiwan
Safety-Wary China Officials Cancel Taiwan Trips
Reuters, November 10, 2008
http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE4A90ZO20081110

Tibet
China Says No Progress in Talks with Dalai Envoys
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), November 10, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081110/ts_afp/chinatibetdalaidiplomacytalks