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.

Monday, April 08, 2013

Health

媒体揭秘中国癌症人群:每天8550人成为癌症患者 (Chinese Registry Shows New Cancer Case Every Six Minutes)
People's Daily, April 08, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0408/c1001-21051853.html

全国目前共报告24例H7N9禽流感病例 7例死亡 (China Reports Seven Dead in 24 Cases of H7N9 Infection To-date)
Sina, April 08, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-08/183826764581.shtml

Related:
China Orders Poultry Cull after Sixth Death from Bird Flu Never Seen in Humans Before
The Independent, April 05, 2013
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-orders-poultry-cull-after-sixth-death-from-bird-flu-never-seen-in-humans-before-8562279.html

Hundreds of Dead Fish Found Rotting in Shanghai River
The Daily Telegraph (AU), April 08, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9978239/Hundreds-of-dead-fish-found-rotting-in-Shanghai-river.html

Chinese Genome-Sequencer Leads World Autism Research
The Economic Observer, April 08, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0408/242311.shtml