Food Security

China’s Urbanization Changing Food Supply Chain
China Realtime Report, October 2, 2012
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/10/02/chinas-urbanization-changing-food-supply-chain/

Human Rights Defenders

被指组织唱红歌访民被判劳教一年 (Jiangsu Petitioner Yao Yuling Ordered to 1 Year of Reeducation-Through-Labor for "Gathering a Crowd to Disturb Public Order" by Singing Revolutionary Songs)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_camp-10032012111811.html

For a related video of one of the revolutionary song gatherings with Yao Yuling, see:
姚玉玲长期在北京南站唱红歌近日失踪
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wd-7_a5TQ

Labor

China Turns to Robots as Labour Costs Rise
Financial Times, October 4, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2a804e04-0c95-11e2-a776-00144feabdc0.html

Multilateral

温家宝该不该得联合国“农民”奖章？ (Should Wen Jiabao Have Been Awarded a UN Medal for "Farmers"?)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-10032012144012.html

Related:
Chinese Premier Awarded Top UN Medal for Greatly Increasing Food Production
UN News Centre, October 2, 2012
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43191

Politics

Where Next for China as the New Generation of Leaders Take Power?
The Observer, September 29, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/29/china-18th-communist-party-congress-xi-jinping

Protests and Petitions

连州村民堵路再有50人被拘留 (Another 50 Villagers Taken into Custody for Blocking Traffic in Lianzhou, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/villagers_arrested-10032012091342.html

Related:
黃金周不平靜 農民討地堵景區路 (Golden Week Not Tranquil as Villagers Block Traffic, Calling for Gov't to "Return Their Land")
World Journal, October 3, 2012
http://www.worldjournal.com/view/aChinanews/20346542/article-黃金周不平靜-農民討地堵景區路-

Public Health

广东正抓紧制定禁烟条例 争取2013年进入省人大立法计划 (Guangdong Planning Anti-Smoking Regulations for Consideration in 2013)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 4, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/a5/2a50e9c2d6b89b95/Blog/ab0/bed233.html