Internet

《北京日报》呼吁以实名制治理微博 (Official Paper Calls for Real Names in Microblogs)
Deutsche Welle, October 18, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15468920,00.html

Law

中国动物保护者呼吁立法禁止虐待动物 (Animal Protection Activists Urge for Anti-Cruelty Law)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m1017-aw-10182011095755.html

Police

Petitioners Attacked in Detention
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/attacked-10182011103508.html

Politics

Cultural Development Concerns Realization of Modernization
Xinhua News Agency, October 19, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-10/19/content_13931171.htm

Related information:
迈向社会主义文化强国的伟大进军
People's Daily, October 19, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2011-10-18/202723323675.shtml

A translation is available at:
The Fog of China’s Cultural Reform
China Media Project, October 19, 2011
http://cmp.hku.hk/2011/10/19/16557/

Leaders Admit China’s ‘Cultural Development’ Is Lagging
The Globe and Mail, October 18, 2011
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/leaders-admit-chinas-cultural-development-is-lagging/article2205465/

Taiwan

与“孔子学院”竞争的“台湾书院” (Taiwan Academy Battles against the Confucius Institute)
Radio France Internationale, October 19, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111019-与“孔子学院”竞争的“台湾书院”

Tibet

藏族尼姑自焚后格尔登寺戒备森严 (Temple under Heavy Guard following Nun's Suicide)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 19, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/10/111019_china_aba_tibetan_protest.shtml

Bilateral Ties

‘Fake’ Group Welcomes Chinese Minister
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/fake-10172011193000.html

中挪关系仍受刘晓波获奖影响 (Liu's Peace Prize Still Haunts Sino-Norwegian Relations)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 17, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/10/111017_norway_china_nobel.shtml

Economic Development

Farmers' Joy over Harvest Tempered by Inflation
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=03ae76e2be113310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Hong Kong

Rita Fan Refuses to Apologise over June 4 Comments
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cb6e6161f8213310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

胡佳遭警告 萧瀚被带走 (Hu Jia Warned and Xiao Han Detained by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m1017-hc-10172011162523.html

Labor

重慶煤礦爆炸9死4人被困 (9 Dead, 4 Injured in Chongqing Mine Explosion)
Ming Pao, October 18, 2011
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20111018/ca20842p.htm

Taiwan

Taiwan President Mulls Peace Treaty with China
Voice of America, October 17, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Taiwan-President-Mulls-Peace-Treaty-With-China-131995108.html

Related news:
马英九“和平协议”说法在台引争议 (Uproar after Ma Ying-jeou Mentions "Peace Treaty")
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 18, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/10/111018_taiwan_china_mayingjeou.shtml

Tibet

China Police Shoot Tibetans, Nun Burns to Death: Group
Reuters, October 18, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20111018/wl_nm/us_china_tibetans_protest

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

百流氓 24小時監控 作家訪陳光誠被打 (Writer and Others Hit during Attempt to Visit Chen)
Apple Daily, October 17, 2011
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/template/apple/art_main.php?iss_id=20111017&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=15710277

国际盲人节前声援陈光诚 当局再次释放严打微博信息 (Calls of Solidarity with Chen Guangcheng before International White Cane Safety Day)
Radio Free Asia, October 14, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/cgc-10142011090217.html

See videos of people voicing their solidarity for Chen at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hrichina#grid/user/DFFD2FFA44BCBD58

Translations for some of the videos in the series are available at:
https://plus.google.com/106435663716662310692/posts

Human Rights Defender - Hu Jia (胡佳)

Police Warn China Activist against Speaking Out
Agence France-Presse, October 17, 2011
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/65263

Law

「律師偽證罪是一條惡法」 ("Lawyer's Purgery Provision [Criminal Law art 306] Is Malicious")
Ming Pao, October 17, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2465010/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

北京加强对赵紫阳故居的监视 重点防范上访者、异议人士和外国媒体 (Surveillance over Zhao Ziyang's Former Residence Heightened with Particular Attention toward Petitioners, Dissidents, and Foreign Media)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-10162011172129.html

Labor

中国工人运动的未来将是什么？ (What Will Be the Future of China's Workers' Movement?)
Radio France Internationale, October 16, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20111016-中国工人运动的未来将是什么？

Taiwan

Mainland Bloggers Praise Taiwan's Pursuit of Democracy and Freedom
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=74e31dea24803310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

Another Tibetan Sets Fire to Self over China Rule
New York Times, October 16, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/world/asia/another-tibetan-sets-fire-to-self-over-china-rule.html