Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Why China could be huge for Facebook, even though it’s banned
Quartz, May 13, 2014
http://qz.com/208811/why-china-could-be-huge-for-facebook-even-though-its-banned/

Corruption (腐败)

Former head of GlaxoSmithKline in China is accused of bribery
The New York Times, May 13, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/business/international/glaxosmithkline-china.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

China puts brass on trial in fight against military corruption
National Public Radio, May 14, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/05/14/310695052/china-puts-brass-on-trial-in-fight-against-military-corruption?sc=17&f=1001&utm_source=iosnewsapp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=app

Education (教育)

School pressure to blame for Chinese youth suicides, official study finds
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1512032/school-pressure-blame-chinese-youth-suicides-official-study-finds

Environment (环境)

China’s South-North Water Diversion Project threatens fish farmers’ livelihoods
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1512254/chinas-south-north-water-diversion-project-threatens-fish-farmers

Hukou (户口)

省会以下城市招聘禁设户籍门槛 (State Council issues directive prohibiting hukou-based discrimination in employment in provincial capitals and other smaller cities)
China Youth Daily, May 14, 2014
http://epaper.ynet.com/html/2014-05/14/content_58164.htm?div=-1

Related:
国务院办公厅关于做好2014年全国普通高等学校毕业生就业创业工作的通知 (State Council General Office's Notice Concerning the Improvement of Work on Employment and Job-Creation for Graduates of Ordinary Universities in 2014)
State Council General Office, May 13, 2014
http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-05/13/content_8802.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

A thorn in the government’s side – China’s human rights advocates
China Law and Policy, May 11, 2014
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2014/05/11/4730/

Information Control (信息控制)

博讯声明回应撰稿人向南夫被刑拘 国际笔会公开信要求释放高瑜 (Boxun responds to arrest of its contributor, PEN International calls for release of Gao Yu)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy1-05132014112431.html

Related:
Chinese police detain contributor to U.S.-based website
北京警方刑拘博讯网撰稿人向南夫
The New York Times, May 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140514/c14police/dual/

北京抓捕博讯记者向南夫，官媒竭力造谣抹黑 (Chinese gov't launches smear campaign after arresting Boxun journalist Xiang Nanfu)
Boxun, May 13,2014
boxun.com/news/gb/china/2014/05/201405131037.shtml#.U3LMDK2Sxkg

China: veteran journalist Gao Yu (f) charged with “leaking state secrets abroad”; fears for safety
PEN International, May 9, 2014
www.pen-international.org/newsitems/china-veteran-journalist-gao-yu-f-charged-with-leaking-state-secrets-abroad-fears-for-safety-3/

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

Vietnamese workers protest at Chinese factories
Associated Press, May 13, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/business/vietnamese-workers-protest-at-chinese-factories/2014/05/13/37da6208-da7d-11e3-a837-8835df6c12c4_story.html

June Fourth (六四)

“六四”前夕网络舆论管控加强 共识网受到攻 (Information control online intensifies ahead of June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy2-05132014114130.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
Human Rights in China, May 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014

纪思道：六四展示的血腥和勇气 (Violence and courage on June Fourth: an interview with Nicholas D. Kristof)
Voice of America, May 13, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/june-4th-kristof-20140513/1913973.html

The invisible, but not forgotten anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Time, May 12, 2014
time.com/95642/tiananmen-square-china-anniversary/

For more information about June Fourth, see:
June Fourth at 25: resisting enforced amnesia, building a just future
纪念六四25周年：抵制强迫失忆，建设公正的未来
Human Rights in China, April 10, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-25-resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-di-zhi-qiang-po-shi-yi-jian

Torture (酷刑)

国际特赦：亚太国家酷刑普遍 中朝最甚 (Amnesty Int'l: torture prevalent in Asia-Pacific, especially in China and North Korea)
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05132014154252.html

See report:
Global crisis on torture exposed by new worldwide campaign
Amnesty International, May 13, 2014
www.amnesty.org/en/news/amnesty-international-global-crisis-torture-exposed-new-worldwide-campaign-2014-05-13

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

A devotion to language proves risky
自筹资金办学校的维族语言学家被中国当局逮捕
The New York Times, May 14, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140514/c14uighur/dual/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

分析：中国反恐能否“内病外治” (Can China tackle domestic terrorism by participating in international counter-terrorism efforts?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140512_china_anti_terror.shtml

Disasters (灾难)

汶川地震六周年官方无纪念活动 遇难学生家长请愿祭奠受阻 (Gov't did not hold commemoration on 6th anniversary of Wenchuan earthquake; victims' families prevented from paying respect at school sites)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-05122014111330.html

Education (教育)

The college entrance exam keeps China’s universities stuck in the past
News China, May 2014 Issue
www.newschinamag.com/magazine/the-college-entrance-exam-keeps-chinas-universities-stuck-in-the-past#id:1671#date:15:41

Environment (环境)

好法律，还须有执行力
The missing teeth of China's new environmental law
Economic Observer, May 5, 2014
CH: www.eeo.com.cn/2014/0505/260098.shtml
EN: www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/the-missing-teeth-of-china-039-s-new-environmental-law/chinese-environment-politics-pollution-enforcement-legislation/c7s15875/#.U3GVQq2Sxkg

Beijing kebab vendors among list of polluters hit with fines
中国治理空气污染，街边烧烤中枪
The New York Times, May 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140513/c13kebab/dual/

Hong Kong (香港)

Study to shed light on sex discrimination: Equal Opportunities Commission
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1510799/study-shed-light-sex-discrimination-equal-opportunities-commission

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

维权领袖贾灵敏刑拘后失踪 十余律师联署愿为其提供帮助 (Leading human rights defender Jia Lingmin missing after being criminally detained in Zhengzhou, dozen lawyers sign up to provide legal assistance)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-05122014120254.html

Activist arrested for planning Tiananmen hunger strike
The Telegraph, May 13, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10826467/Activist-arrested-for-planning-Tiananmen-hunger-strike.html

Chinese activist denied lawyer amid widening clampdown on dissent
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/denied-05122014135307.html

Related:
Defiance
China Change, May 13, 2013
http://chinachange.org/2014/05/12/defiance/

Information Control (信息控制)

“高级记者”境外发文给国家抹黑 (Netizen criminally detained for “spreading rumors” on overseas websites)
Jinghua Times, May 13, 2014
epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2014-05/13/content_88861.htm

Blocked in China, Facebook considers opening an office there anyway
The Wall Street Journal, May 13, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/13/facebook-mulls-china-sales-office/?mod=chinablog

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

Hundreds of Chinese families seek wartime compensation from Japan
Reuters, May 12, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-china-japan-reparations-insight-idUSBREA4B0VO20140512

Migrants (农民工)

China's young migrants like cities, spend more: survey
Reuters, May 12, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-china-economy-migrants-idUSKBN0DS0IX20140512