18th Party Congress

China Hauls Away Activists in Congress Crackdown
The Associated Press, November 6, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-hauls-away-activists-congress-crackdown-104519219.html

Related:
十八大前夕数名上海访民被劳教
Reeducation-Through-Labor and Criminal Detention for Shanghai Petitioners on Eve of 18th Party Congress
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6367
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6366

Unwelcome at the Party
The New York Times, November 6, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/opinion/in-china-unwelcome-at-the-party.html

Available in Chinese at Secret China:
王力雄：党开“十八大” 北京不欢迎...
http://www.secretchina.com/news/12/11/06/473624.html

Economic Development

Poll: Wealth Gap Greatest Challenge for China's Growth
Xinhua News Agency, November 6, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-11/06/c_131954706.htm

Hong Kong

60%港人相信港獨無抬頭 71%市民指北京干預增加 (Apple Daily/HKU Survey: 60% HKers Do Not Believe HK Independence Movement Is Rising, 71% Say Beijing Meddling in HK Affairs Has Increased)
Apple Daily, November 7, 2012
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20121107/18059787

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师舒向新再被刑拘 (Rights Defense Lawyer Shu Xiangxin Criminally Detained on Suspicion of "Blackmail")
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest_a-11062012095524.html

Internet

中共首都互联网协会委员会成立 (Communist Party of China Capital Internet Society Committee Established)
Xinhua News Agency, November 6, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2012-11/06/c_113615083.htm

Law

李庄代理龚刚模申诉案
Defense Lawyer Seeks to Clear His Name – and Accuser's
Caixin, November 3, 2012
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2012-11-03/100455849.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-11-06/100456923.html

XUAR

'Targeted' ahead of Congress
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/targeted-11062012130758.html

Death Penalty

湄公河案主犯等4人获死刑 1人死缓1人获刑8年 (Four Death Sentences, Along with 1 Suspended Death and 1 8-yo Prison Sentence, in Case of Murder of Chinese Sailors on Mekong River)
China National Radio, November 6, 2012
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201211/06/t20121106_23822519.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

昆明网吧老板曹海波因言获刑 律师正在考虑提出上诉 (Net Cafe Owner Cao Haibo Sentenced for His Words, Lawyer Mulling Appeal Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-11052012145710.html

Related:
曹海波被判8年 律师指审判程序不对
Online Activist Sentenced to 8 Years for Subversion; Lawyer Raises Procedural Concerns
Human Rights in China, November 5, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6359
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6358

June Fourth

Figures Relating to Tiananmen Protests Resurface before Power Transition
Want China Times, November 6, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121106000094&cid=1501

Labor

广州劳动力市场跌入亚运后最低谷 (Guangzhou's Labor Market Drops to Lowest Point since Asia Games)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 6, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/cb/2cbca44843a86453/Blog/476/5376a7.html

Politics

Xi Climbs to Power Mixing Father’s Capitalism with Mao Communism
Bloomberg, November 5, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/xi-climbs-to-power-mixing-father-s-capitalism-with-mao-communism.html

中国百姓眼中的十八大 (The 18th Party Congress per the Average Chinese)
Deutsche Welle, November 5, 2012
http://www.dw.de/中国百姓眼中的十八大/a-16356630

Rural Issues

China's 'Golden Decade' Brings Some Relief to Rural Poor
The Guardian, November 5, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/05/china-golden-decade-rural-poor

Tibet

Tibetan Filmmaker Held
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/held-11052012125504.html