Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

After “cadmium rice,” now “lead” and “arsenic rice”
中国稻米产区重金属污染严重
The New York Times, April 30, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140430/c30soil/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

China party expels ex-Politburo member's associate
Daily Mail, April 29, 2014
www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2615855/China-party-expels-ex-Politburo-members-associate.html

Disasters (灾难)

Food meant for Sichuan quake victims found rotting in storeroom - six years later
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1500617/relief-goods-sichuan-quake-victims-found-rotting-countys-storeroom-six

Environment (环境)

最严格《环保法》该如何执行？(How will the tougher environmental protection law be implemented?)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2014
dw.de/p/1Bqpn

Hukou (户口)

Can hukou reform save Chinese property?
Macrobusiness, April 30, 2014
www.macrobusiness.com.au/2014/04/can-hukou-reform-save-chinese-property/

China city eases property rules, fuelling speculation others may follow
Reuters, April 29, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-china-property-idUSBREA3S04N20140429

State Council urged to halt “illegal” extra permits required to secure hukou for babies
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1500708/lawyers-urge-state-council-halt-illegal-extra-permits-babies-hukou

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activist Xu Wanping freed amid clampdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 30, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27219194

For more information on Xu Wanping, see:
Xu Wanping freed after nine years in prison
许万平服刑9年后获释
Human Rights in China, April 29, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/xu-wanping-freed-after-nine-years-prison
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xu-mo-ping-fu-xing-9nian-hou-huo-shi

June Fourth (六四)

Chinese journalist missing ahead of Tiananmen commemoration
中国记者六四纪念日前夕失踪
The New York Times, April 30, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140430/c30gao/dual/

Related:
六四敏感日前夕高瑜失踪已六日 母子俩疑同遭官方软禁 (Veteran journalist Gao Yu and son believed to be under house arrest ahead of June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/64-04292014102305.html

Tiananmen Square: Chinese police try to silence 25th anniversary
The Telegraph, April 29, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10794880/Tiananmen-Square-Chinese-police-try-to-silence-25th-anniversary.html

Society (社会)

China is hiding how bad income inequality is in the country
Quartz, April 29, 2014
qz.com/204180/china-is-hiding-how-bad-income-inequality-is-in-the-country/

See report:
Income inequality in today’s China
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, April 24, 2014
www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/04/24/1403158111.abstract?sid=3ef61cf9-2820-4854-82ea-a42e17add18d&_ga=1.252535369.1384716248.1396920628

Women（妇女）

Over 27? Unmarried? Female? You'd be on the scrapheap in China
The Telegraph, April 30, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10786321/Leftover-women-Over-27-Unmarried-Female-Youd-be-on-the-scrapheap-in-China.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China's president says Xinjiang is front line on terrorism, hails police
Reuters, April 29, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/29/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBREA3S0BM20140429

Dozens injured as explosion rocks train station in Xinjiang capital Urumqi
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1501108/dozens-injured-explosion-rocks-train-station-xinjiang-capital-urumqi

Vietnam border shoot-out raises Uighur questions
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 29, 2014
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27200562

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Trying to shield endangered animals from China’s appetites
The New York Times, April 28, 2014
sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/trying-to-shield-endangered-animals-from-chinas-appetites/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

AP Survey: China's lending bubble a global threat
Associated Press, April 28, 2014
abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ap-survey-chinas-lending-bubble-global-threat-23500794

Children (儿童)

贵州毕节一教师涉嫌强奸 受害女学生至少12人 (Guizhou teacher accused of sexually assaulting at least 12 girls)
Beijing News, April 29, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/04/29/314980.html

Civil Society (民间社会)

Bill Gates urges China's wealthiest to give to charity
The Guardian, April 28, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/28/bill-gates-china-peoples-daily-wealthy-charity

Death penalty (死刑)

Man gets death for blasts near China party office
The Washington Post, April 28, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/man-gets-death-for-blasts-near-china-party-office/2014/04/28/74d5b1ea-cece-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085_story.html

Environment (环境)

专家：中国仅50%水源合格 水质糟糕程度系国家机密 (Expert: only half of China's water sources meet standards, water quality still classified as state secret)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/nu-04282014124229.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese vice president warns Hong Kong over protests
李源潮明确表示反对“占领中环”
The New York Times, April 28, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140428/c28hongkong/dual/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

林昭忌日前 国保禁谒陵 (Police guard tomb of pro-democracy icon ahead of anniversary of her execution)
Voice of America, April 28, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/linzhao-20140428/1902710.html

Fears after mainland journalist Gao Yu fails to show up at Tiananmen Square event
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1499485/journalist-fails-show-commemoration

Information Control (信息控制)

Fans paint U.S. shows as friendly to the Party
美剧迷调侃中国网络审查
The New York Times, April 29, 2014
cn.tmagazine.com/culture/20140429/t29shows/dual/

Related:
China won’t tune out all U.S. TV shows, executive says
The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/28/china-wont-tune-out-all-u-s-tv-shows-executive-says/?mod=WSJBlog

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

Obama touts Philippine pact amid China concerns
Associated Press, April 28, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-touts-philippine-pact-amid-china-concerns-143501855--politics.html