Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

苹果删除翻墙软件为哪般？(Why did Apple remove circumvention app from app store?)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cyl-10022013155228.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

全国约200万网络舆情分析师：要做的不是删帖 (Internet “public sentiment analyst” says job is to guide public opinion not censoring posts)
Beijing News, October 3, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1003/c1001-23100331.html

Corruption (腐败)

中国官员阳光财产尚挡在乌云之后 (Asset transparency still blocked by a dark cloud, local gov’t the likely cause)
Deutsche Welle, October 1, 2013
http://bit.ly/1c8sKhR

Xi’s mass line campaign casts a dark shadow over China
The Diplomat, October 2, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/xis-mass-line-campaign-casts-a-dark-shadow-over-china/

Hukou (户口)

南京人社局称“她告错人了” (Court accepts hukou-based employment discrimination case)
Nanjing News, October 3, 2013
http://dz.xdkb.net/html/2013-10/01/content_297606.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

离开纽约大学 陈光诚加盟三机构任学者 (Chen Guangcheng to collaborate with 3 different institutions upon departure from NYU)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131002_us_china_chen.shtml

Related:
Chen vows to fight China “threat” from new platform
Agence France-Presse, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/19VUG2s

In the prison of China – the journey of Dr. Wang Bingzhang (1)
China Change, October 1, 2013
http://chinachange.org/2013/10/01/in-the-prison-of-china-the-journey-of-dr-wang-bingzhang-1/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

湖南村民自焚抗强拆 官员称受其妻教唆 (Hunan villager self-immolates to protest forced demolition, others buy flammable materials and pledge resistance)
Reuters, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-10022013094617.html

Media (媒体)

China’s surprising reaction to the U.S. government shutdown
Tea Leaf Nation, October 1, 2013
http://www.tealeafnation.com/2013/10/chinas-surprising-reaction-to-the-u-s-government-shutdown-2/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Police detain hundreds in Chinese National Day protest
国庆期间多人被捕 郑酋午徐光获释
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2013
EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-10012013105806.html
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-10022013094542.html

Society (社会)

Teachers in China given highest level of public respect
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24381946

Tibet (西藏)

那曲藏人抗议洗脑教育 甘孜藏民集聚活动被阻 (Police crackdown on Tibetans protesting brainwashing disguised as “patriotic education”)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-10022013153052.html

Opinion (观点)

Jerome A. Cohen: For China’s leaders, the Bo Xilai problem has not gone away (SCMP)
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2013
http://usali.org/media-entities/jerome-a-cohen-for-chinas-leaders-the-bo-xilai-problem-has-not-gone-away-scmp/

Environment (环境)

环保部：改善重污染天气 京津冀面临严指标 (Environment Ministry: China’s major cities to set strict targets to improve air pollution)
Xinhua, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23098259.html

China readies air quality warning system for major cities
The Brics Post, October 2, 2013
http://thebricspost.com/china-readies-air-quality-warning-system-for-major-cities/

Freedom of Expression and Privacy (言论自由和隐私)

人大常委会委员吁明确罚则严惩商家非法泄露信息 (Revisions to Consumer Protection Law proposed to protect private information)
Legal Daily, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23097734.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds march on National Day in support of political prisoners
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322327/hundreds-march-national-day-support-political-prisoners

See photo album:
Struggle for Human Rights in China
Human Rights in China, October 1, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152015213631414.1073741830.94042326413&type=1

Hukou (户口)

1800名异地务工人员今年可凭积分入户珠海 (Zhuhai to grant hukou to 1,800 workers from elsewhere based on education level)
Xinhua, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23097113.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese dissident Chen to join conservative U.S. think tank
陈光诚“将加入美国保守派智库”
Reuters (English) October 2, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), October 2, 2013
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/02/uk-china-usa-activist-idUKBRE99100420131002
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131001_us_china_chenguangcheng.shtml

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

China says 1 Syrian injured in shelling at Chinese Embassy in Damascus, condemns attack
Associated Press, October 1, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-says-1-syrian-injured-in-shelling-at-chinese-embassy-in-damascus-condemns-attack/2013/10/01/df2e4de2-2a71-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html

June Fourth (六四)

Critics take advantage as China celebrates a sensitive birthday
当国庆周年纪念撞上敏感数字
Wall Street Journal, October 2, 2013
EN:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131002/rlw103759.asp?source=rss
CH:http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/01/critics-take-advantage-as-china-celebrates-a-sensitive-birthday/

Open Government Information (信息公开)

22省份公开社会抚养费168.8亿 苏粤拒绝公开 (Twenty two provinces release information on one-child policy penalty fees, Jiangsu and Guangdong Refuse)
Beijing News, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23096575.html

拒公开信息 财政部被判重新处理 (Ministry of Finance loses case for using “state secret” as excuse to withhold information from OGI applicant)
Beijing Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1002/c1001-23095293.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中央部门将试点向社会购买服务 明确七个重点领域 (Central gov’t to test “buying services” from society in 7 main areas)
Beijing Youth Daily, October 1, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1001/c1001-23092429.html

See related official documents:
国办关于政府向社会力量购买服务的指导意见(全文)(State Council: Guiding Opinion Regarding Government’s Plan to Purchase Services from Social Forces)
State Council, September 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0930/c1001-23090482-3.html

财政部就《关于政府向社会力量购买服务的指导意见》答问 (Q & A on “Guiding Opinion Regarding Government’s Plan to Purchase Services from Social Forces”)
Ministry of Finance, September 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0930/c1001-23090481.html

Related:
More NGOs to provide govt services
China Daily, August 1, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-08/01/content_16861362.htm