Corruption (腐败)

中国当局称将在反腐行动中保护举报人 (China to protect whistleblowers exposing corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 28, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/10/141028_china_corruption_whistle_blowers

Chinese Communist Party members urged to abstain from mahjong, other “small thrills”
The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/10/28/chinese-communist-party-members-urged-to-abstain-from-mahjong-other-small-thrills/

Related:
麻将成为中国反腐新目标 (China’s anti-graft campaign targets mahjong)
Financial Times, October 29, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058864

Environment (环境)

Tuna firm's bungled IPO exposes China's flouting of global fishing rules
The Guardian, October 27, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/27/toyo-reizo-shell-companies-fisheries-china-tuna-overfishing-oceans-ipo

China’s trade dominance is bringing more pollution from an unexpected source
Quartz, October 28, 2014
http://qz.com/288251/chinas-trade-dominance-is-bringing-more-pollution-from-an-unexpected-source/

E-waste inferno burning brighter in China's recycling capital
Business Insider, October 28, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-e-waste-inferno-burning-brighter-in-chinas-recycling-capital-2014-10

北京市关停退出375家工业污染企业 (Beijing closes 375 factories for industrial pollution)
People’s Daily, October 29, 2014
http://society.people.com.cn/n/2014/1029/c1008-25933356.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Lawmaker pays price for breaking ranks with Beijing
The New York Times, October 28, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/29/world/asia/james-tien-hong-kong-expulsion.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Hong Kong protests bring crisis of confidence for traditional media
The Guardian, October 29, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/29/hong-kong-protests-confidence-media

Hong Kong tycoons pressed on protests
The Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-tycoons-pressed-to-speak-out-against-protests-1414530830?mod=rss_about_china

Protest marathon to map out umbrella across Hong Kong
Hong Kong Economic Journal, October 29, 2014
http://www.ejinsight.com/20141029-protest-marathon-to-map-out-umbrella-across-hong-kong/

Related:
香港万人撑伞纪念占领运动“满月”(Over 10,000 Hong Kongers hold umbrellas together to mark one month of “Occupy Central”)
Voice of America, October 29, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/celebrated-one-month-occupy-anniversary-20141029/2500258.html

Information Control (信息控制)

全国一类资质新闻网站将正式推行新闻记者证制度 (China launches journalist permit system for approved news websites)
The Beijing News, October 29, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/10/29/339257.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

邯郸300村民抵抗强征与警冲突 村民受伤多人被抓 (300 villagers clash with police over land seizure in Handan, many injured and arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-10282014100329.html

Rule of Law (法治)

Proposed amendment to Criminal Law just another way to restrict us, say Chinese lawyers
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1627055/proposed-amendment-criminal-law-just-another-way-restrict-us-say-chinese

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

拉里•戴蒙德：中国民众对民主的渴望并未消减 (Democracy scholar Larry Diamond: Chinese people’s desire for democracy hasn’t diminished)
The New York Times, October 29, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141029/cc29larrydiamond/