News
Corruption
Deans Accused of Embezzling
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a7ef6ec25c2f0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Officials Punished over Land Scandal
Shanghai Daily, April 29, 2009
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200904/20090429/article_399326.htm
Environment
China Energy Efficiency Improves in Q1: Govt
Agence France-Presse (available at YahooNews), April 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090429/sc_afp/chinaenergyenvironment
Government
New Rule to Punish Officials who Give Fake Statistical Data
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=744f6ec25c2f0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Hong Kong
6 Democrats Allowed on Guangdong Delegation
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0
a0/?vgnextoid=bb3b6ec25c2f0210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD
Labor
青海氯氣泄漏23工人中毒 (Chlorine Leak Poisons 23 in Qinghai)
Ming Pao, April 30, 2009
http://www.mpinews.com/htm/INews/20090430/ca40841a.htm
Law
Senior Leader Stresses Justice in Chinese Courts
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/30/content_11284032.htm
云南：刑事审判将新增控辩双方“量刑辩论”环节 (Yunnan Adds Limitations to Debate over Sentencing in Criminal Trials)
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-04/30/content_11287151.htm
Police
贵州：“三类”案件致人死亡 县公安局长撤职 (New Guizhou Law Punishes Public Security Officials for "Three Kinds of Deadly Behavior”)
Xinhuanet, April 30, 2009
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2009-04/30/content_11287140.htm
Population
Forced Abortions Shake Up China Wombs-for-Rent Industry
Reuters (available at YahooNews), April 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090430/hl_nm/us_china_surrogacy
Protests and Petitions
海南乐东佛罗镇发生一起群体冲突 事态已平息 (Nearly a Thousand Villagers Clash with Developer in Hainan)
Ming Pao, April 29, 2009
http://news.163.com/09/0429/21/583KSG31000120GU.html
Taiwan
Taiwan to Have Observer Status in UN Health Body
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), April 29, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090430/ap_on_re_as/as_taiwan_china_who