Children (儿童)

人权组织向联合国提交报告 批评中国执行联合国《儿童权利公约》不力 (Human rights group in report to UN, criticizes China’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as “ineffective”)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-09252013145208.html

Related:
China faces tough questions on its protection of children’s rights from UN committee
中国政府面对联合国儿童权利委员会的诘问
Human Rights in China, September 26, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6934
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6935

Corruption (腐败)

Looks good on paper: A flawed system for judging research is leading to academic fraud
The Economist, September 28, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586845-flawed-system-judging-research-leading-academic-fraud-looks-good-paper

Death penalty (死刑)

China court rejects killer's claim to additional murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24294935

Education (教育)

习近平承诺把教育摆在优先发展的战略位置 (Xi Jinping pledges to make education a priority in strategic development)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-09262013142657.html

Related:
Xi reaffirms education top priority
China Daily, September 26, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-09/26/content_16996539.htm

Environment (环境)

China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll
R&D Magazine, September 26, 2013
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/09/china%E2%80%99s-synthetic-natural-gas-plants-will-have-heavy-environmental-toll

Media (媒体)

World Affairs conference on new media wraps up
Kearnyhub, September 26, 2013
http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/world-affairs-conference-on-new-media-wraps-up/article_086d264e-26c9-11e3-8507-0019bb2963f4.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国发布上海自由贸易试验区政策文件 (State Council issues policy document on Shanghai free trade zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_ftz.shtmll

Related:
China unveils details on first free trade zone in Shanghai
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130927/china-unveils-details-first-free-trade-zone-shanghai

官媒：中国不会在网上设“政治租界 (Official media: Shanghai free trade zone will not be a politically free zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_internet.shtml

Population (人口)

Chinese provinces collect billions in family planning fines, lawyer says
去年中国19省征社会抚养费166亿
The New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130927/c27population/dual/

Society (社会)

专家称中国2050年城镇化率将超80% (Experts say urbanization in China will reach 80% by 2050)
Economic Observer, September 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0926/250258.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans appeal to speak for Tibet ahead of China’s UPR
Phayul.com, September 26, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=34041&article=Tibetans+appeal+to+speak+for+Tibet+ahead+of+China%E2%80%99s+UPR&t=1&c=1

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Danone’s Nutricia accused of bribing China doctors
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1318229/danones-nutricia-accused-bribing-china-doctors

Corruption (腐败)

中央巡视组提交报告：中储粮被曝基层腐败高发 (Central inspection teams: corruption prevalent in low-levels of China Grain Reserves)
Jinghua Times, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0926/c1001-23037510.html

中纪委网站20天接15253件举报 涉及贪贿渎职等 (Newly launched Party discipline commission’s website receives 15,253 reports about bribery and dereliction of duty in 20 days)
Beijing Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0925/c70731-23024319.html

Death penalty (死刑)

Street vendor’s execution stokes anger in China
小贩夏俊峰被处死，引发公众愤怒
New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130926/c26vendor/dual/

Related weibo post:
木子老龙, September 26, 2013
张晶捧着夏俊峰的骨灰，几近崩溃。一场悲剧，三条人命，死去的，谁不是社会底层？你们真以为在他们之间，哪一方是鲁提辖，哪一方是镇关西？公民真正应该问的是——到底是谁，设计和维护这作恶的制度，在挑动底层相互砍杀之后，又装模作样出来主持公道？——他们才是真正的凶手！ http://weibo.com/2711511694/AbfHEnbqB

25名律师发表联合声明 抗议夏俊峰被执行死刑 (25 lawyers issue joint statement to protest execution of Xia Junfeng)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09252013143447.html

Environment (环境)

China looks at reducing pollution faster in next five-year plan
Financial Times, September 24, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/425868ce-2529-11e3-9b22-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl#axzz2g0jHa8c7

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京警方延长拘留许志永声援者王功权 (Beijing police extends detention of Wang Gongquan, supporter of Xu Zhiyong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130926_china_activist_investor_detention.shtml

滕彪：选择维权是一种必然 (Teng Biao: Choosing rights defense is a necessity)
Deutsche Welle, September 26, 2013
http://bit.ly/190wbG7

Information Control (信息控制)

从李天一案及夏俊峰案看社会舆论的份量 (Famous cases, Li Tianyi and Xia Junfeng, highlight strength of public opinion)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2013
http://rfi.my/16CD9dC

Internet (互联网)

China's "mini-Hong Kong" eyes Internet access, shrugs off Shanghai threat
Reuters, September 26, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/china-qianhai-idUSL4N0HM2JZ20130926

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

十一前夕京城驱赶外地访民 清场持续至三中全会结束 (Petitioners cleared from capital ahead of national holiday, crackdown to continue until the end of Third Plenary)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-09262013094656.html

Villagers in Sichuan fear scrapped copper plant project will be resumed
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1317843/villagers-sichuan-fear-scrapped-copper-plant-project-will-be-resumed

Society (社会)

北京地区养老院调查：部分入住需要要等166年 (Survey shows some elders need to wait 166 years to enter Beijing nursing home)
China Security Daily, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0926/c1001-23039873.html

China’s elderly need beds, caregivers
Voice of America, September 25, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-elderly-need-beds-caregivers/1756822.html

Tibet (西藏)

Governments must focus on China’s failed policies in Tibet
The Tibet Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3652-governments-must-focus-on-chinas-failed-policies-in-tibet

Tibetan prisoner in failing health following harsh treatment in jail
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-09242013165258.html