Environment (环境)

英媒：中国天下第一滩难逃污染命运(UK media: beauty of China’s most popular beach destroyed by pollution)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/10/131003_press_beihai_pollution.shtml

China’s poisoned air prompts economist to devise green tax
Bloomberg, October 3, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-02/china-s-poisoned-air-prompts-woman-to-devise-green-tax.html

China recycling clean-up jolts global industry
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1323546/china-recycling-clean-jolts-global-industry

Information Control (信息控制)

央视街采“不爱国”是什么 市民: 造谣就是不爱国 (Residents say in CCTV interviews: disseminating rumors is “unpatriotic”)
China News Service, October 4, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1004/09/9AB448B700011229.html

Related weibo post:
任志强(Ren Zhiqiang), October 4, 2013
央视九月二十八日到办公室采访我，我说：采访你们也不播。央视小记者说：会播。问：什么是爱国？答：努力批评政府的一切错误，以让这个国家中的人民生活的更好，享有更多的权利和自由。问：怎么证明爱的深度？答：批评的越重，爱的越深。放欲政府滥用权力的，恰恰是最不爱国的行为。结果是没有播出。 CCTV interviewed me in my office on September 28. I said, “Even if you interview me, you wouldn’t broadcast the interview.” The reporter said, “We will.” Q: “What is patriotic?” A: “Making an effort to criticizing every mistake the government makes, so that people in this country can live better, and enjoy more rights and freedom.” Q: “How do you prove the depth of your patriotism?” A: “The heavier the criticism, the deeper the love. To indulge the government in its abuse of power is the most unpatriotic behavior.” This interview was not broadcast. http://weibo.com/1182389073/AcrhLz4ny?mod=weibotime

International Human Rights (国际人权)

中国政府害怕走出"人类的一大步" (International human rights activist: Chinese government is afraid of international human rights norms)
Deutsche Welle, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/1btTKcj

See related video:
Aaron Rhodes: Chinese regime frightened by human rights ideas
China Forbidden News, October 3, 2013
http://bit.ly/1a6zMip

International Relations （国际关系）

英媒：英中关系解冻大量投资涌入英国 (British media: big sums of Chinese investment flood into UK as bilateral relations thaw)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/10/131004_press_uk_china_thaw.shtml

Population (人口)

China couple speak of “forced abortion”
Sky News, October 4, 2013
http://news.sky.com/story/1150016/china-couple-speak-of-forced-abortion

Society (社会)

China's elderly fare well in global report
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1323917/chinas-elderly-fare-well-global-report

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans clash with police over Chinese flag campaign
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/clash-10022013162635.html

Opinion (观点)

Caring for the elderly: does China have it right?
CBS Baltimore, October 3, 2013
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/10/03/caring-for-the-elderly-does-china-have-it-right/

社论：中国在东南亚的外交突围 (Editorial: China’s diplomatic breakthrough in Southeast Asia)
Zaobao.com, October 4, 2013
http://www.zaobao.com.sg/forum/editorial/story20131004-260725

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/