August 12, 2010

News
Corruption
建设国土规划部门不正之风仍居腐败首位 (Gov't Survey: Construction and Land Planning Agencies the Most Corrupt)
Guangzhou Daily, August 09, 2010
http://news.dayoo.com/news/201008/09/85080_13540870.htm

Death Penalty
China Sentences to Death Two Leaders of Prostitution Ring
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/wl_asia_afp/chinacrimecorruptiontrialsentence

Environment
Leading IT Firms 'Silent' on Pollution
China Daily, August 12, 2010
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-08/12/content_11141308.htm

Food Security
湖北衛生廳會診認為三女嬰不一定性早熟 (Hubei Health Department Examination: Three Infants Not Necessarily Undergoing Premature Development)
Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Co. Ltd, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/18/jnon.html

Related news:
China's Health Ministry Orders Probe into Milk Powder Hormone Claims
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2010
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/10/c_13438812.htm

Human Rights Defender – Zhou Li (周莉)
周莉获释呼吁关注同案孙礼静 (Beijing Activist Zhou Li Released from Prison, Calls for More Attention for Imprisoned Activist Sun Lijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhouli-08112010100126.html

Human Rights Defenders
China Using Detention to Silence Dissent
Voice of America, August 11, 2010
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/China-Increasingly-Using-Prison-Sentences-and-Detention-to-Silence-Dissent-100442599.html

Labor
Guangdong Debate on Illegal Labour Heats Up
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=59f0c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

四川煤礦氣體爆炸9人喪生 (9 Dead in Sichuan Mine Explosion)
Sing Tao Daily, August 12, 2010
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/100812/3/jndl.html

Land Policy
China Starts Biggest Relocation since 3 Gorges
Associated Press, August 12, 2010
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iV1j8aGpJdjOfeiaVvC04bWU-ohQD9HHPSUO0

Media
新闻出版总署署长:真实报道不应作为诽谤证据 (Xinhua Head: Accurate Reports Should Not Be Evidence for Slander)
People's Daily, August 12, 2010
http://news.163.com/10/0812/09/6DSHT85F0001124J.html

Police
Interrogations to Be Videotaped
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2010
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a11c1ffc916a210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

"打错门"受害人陈玉莲不满警方处理方式 (Official's Wife Beaten after Being Mistaken for Petitioner Unhappy with Police's Handling of Incident)
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2010
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5890411,00.html

Public Health
Chinese Hospitals Are Battlegrounds of Discontent
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12hospital.html

Religion
2010年《宗教蓝皮书》发布：我国宗教健康有序发展 (CASS Announces 2010 Report on China's Religions)
Guangming Daily, August 11, 2010
http://www.gmw.cn/content/2010-08/11/content_1211433.htm

大连医学教授因法轮功被关进“洗脑班” (Dalian Professor Sent to Brainwashing Class Due to Practising Falun Gong)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xinao-08112010162715.html

Tibet
Tibetan Writer’s Intellectual Journey Leads to Trial
New York Times, August 11, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/world/asia/12tibet.html

XUAR
Uyghur Evictee Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2010
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/farmer-08092010142338.html