Environment

Relocated Villagers Face Harsh Times
Shanghai Daily, October 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=485145

Hong Kong

Millions of Records Gone in Legco Move
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1813af64b2c13310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender - Wang Lihong (王荔蕻)

Chinese Court Rejects Activist Appeal for Protest
Associated Press, October 20, 2011
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111020/ap_on_re_as/as_china_human_rights

Related information:
Rights Defender Wang Lihong Sentenced to Nine Months
维权人士王荔蕻被判刑9个月
Human Rights in China, September 9, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5568
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5569

Macao

路人见死不救 可被判刑1年 (Passers-by Who Don't Help Someone Dying Can Be Sentenced to 1 Year)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 20, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/9/aa/9aa42b31882ec039/Blog/373/665953.html

Related news:
Chinese Province Debates Law after Hit-and-run Outcry
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15382273

Protests and Petitions

Farmer Sold as Slave to Factory 'over Complaint'
Shanghai Daily, October 20, 2011
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2011/10/20/Farmer%2Bsold%2Bas%2Bslave%2Bto%2Bfactory%2Bover%2Bcomplaint/

Related news:
访民被卖砖窑厂 (Petitioner Sold to Brick Factory)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 19, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/d1/6d19c113404cee55/Blog/587/97d10b.html

河北吴桥回应“访民被卖砖窑厂” (Wuqiao Government Responds to Reports)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 20, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/d1/6d19c113404cee55/Blog/7eb/99a55c.html

Tibet

Sichuan Town Locked Down amid Protests
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=ae18f93e2bc13310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

XUAR

Violence, Protests at Xinjiang School
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/school-10192011125753.html

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