The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

May 6, 2010

News


Disasters
23 Dead, More than 160 Injured in China Tornado
Associated Press, May 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100506/wl_afp/chinaweathertornado


Hong Kong
Beijing Warns against Another Reform Veto
South China Morning Post, May 05, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=82f2e61a4b368210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

'One Country, Two Systems' at Heart of Appeal
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8b7154945e868210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD


Hukou
報道指重慶將啟動戶籍改革 (Chongqing to Start Household Registration System Reform)
Ming Pao, May 06, 2010
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20100506/ca40934i.htm


June Fourth
柏林国际文学节举办六四死难者大型诗歌朗诵活动 (International Literature Festival Berlin to Organize Large-scale Poetry Reading Activities to Commemorate Tiananmen Massacre)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/berlin-05052010122041.html


Media
China Addresses 'Severe Cyber Security Threats'
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/06/content_9814131.htm


North Korea
North Korean Can’t Avoid Sunshine in China Trip
New York Times, May 06, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/world/asia/06beijing.html


Police
Extortion Charge Rocks Police
Shanghai Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=436117&type=National

Related News:

Scam Centered on Bail Money
Global Times, May 06, 2010
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-05/528989.html


Public Health
1 Chinese Baby Born with Syphilis Every Hour
Associated Press, May 06, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100506/ap_on_he_me/as_med_china_syphilis_scourge


Shanghai World Expo
Cutting Out Crime, One Street at a Time
China Daily, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-05/06/content_9814697.htm


Taiwan
Executions May Not Affect EU Visa Program: Hou
China Post, May 06, 2010
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2010/05/06/255287/Executions-may.htm