Technology (科技)

Smartphones in China: taking a bite out of Apple
The Economist, September 14, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/business/21586344-xiaomi-often-described-chinas-answer-apple-actually-quite-different-taking-bite-out

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆鄯善暴力恐怖案一审宣判 三人被判死刑 (Three sentenced to death for terrorism in Xinjiang)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130912_china_xinjiang_sentence.shtml

Related:
China sentences 3 to death over Xinjiang unrest: Xinhua
Agence France-Presse, September 12, 2013
http://bit.ly/1g7TaO7

Opinion (观点)

中国大学：一家汉族、城市、富人、男性俱乐部？ (Are Chinese universities a club for male, rich, and urban Han Chinese?)
CN Politics, September 13, 2013
http://cnpolitics.org/2013/09/universities-in-china/

用国家形象包装网络文字狱，越包装越脏 (National image should not be basis for criminalizing “rumors”)
墙外墙, September 13, 2013
http://www.letscorp.net/archives/54861

Children (儿童)

深圳数十小学生每日爬陡坡上学(Dozens of Shenzhen pupils must climb 80-degree hill to attend school)
Jing Bao, September 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2013-09-12/173428200802.shtml

China's young people at increasing risk of suicide
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suicide-09112013114030.html

Corruption (腐败)

天津燃气集团董事长被曝接受调查 疑涉中石油案 (Tianjin Gas Group chairman under Party investigation in relation to ChinaPetro case)
21st Century Business Herald, September 12, 2013
http://biz.21cbh.com/2013/9-12/yMNDE3Xzc1OTMyMg.html

Related:
Two more senior executives investigated in Zhou Yongkang corruption probe
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1308791/two-more-senior-executives-investigated-zhou-yongkang-corruption

富豪榜背后的权力阴影 (The shadow of power behind wealth ranking)
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19g51

Shell's $13 billion China refinery project shelved: paper
Reuters, September 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-china-refinery-idUSBRE98A03P20130911

揭秘全运会利益链：金牌内定裁判成主角(National Games exposed: gold medalists decided before competition, referees are reduced to puppets)
Xinmin Weekly, September 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-09-12/173928200808.shtml

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

高校建立网络红客监视学生引起舆论关注 (Parents and students complain about university Internet surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-09112013145204.html

See original article
网络红客：我们是学校的眼睛，学生的嘴巴 (University Internet monitors: “we are the eyes of the school and the mouth of students”)
21CCom.net, September 6, 2013
http://www.21ccom.net/articles/zgyj/gqmq/article_2013090691412.html

Education (教育)

教育部前发言人呼吁中高考取消英语科目 (Former spokesperson of Education Ministry calls to cancel English classes to increase Chinese lessons)
Beijing News, September 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0912/c1001-22892637.html

Environment (环境)

国务院：将对环评不达标项目断电断水 (State Council: cut electricity and water of companies that cannot reach environmental benchmarks)
The People’s Daily, September 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0912/c1001-22897647.html

Related:
国务院发大气污染防治计划:力争五年消除重污染天气 (State Council aims to eliminate heavily polluted weather in five years)
The People’s Daily, September 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0912/c1001-22896581.html

Information Control (信息控制)

知名网友边民被拘 曾在躲猫猫事件中表现突出 (Famous netizen detained for Internet rumor)
Changjiang Daily, September 12, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0912/10/98IIRG2000011229.html

大V近黄昏？(Are the “Big Vs” losing influence?)
Southern Weekly, September 12, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/94222

At Sina Weibo's censorship hub, China's Little Brothers cleanse online chatter
Reuters, September 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/net-us-china-internet-idUSBRE98A18Z20130911

Sheryl Sandberg’s meeting with Beijing: what it means
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/11/dont-get-too-excited-by-facebooks-sheryl-sandberg-china-visit/

International Human Rights 国际人权

北京人权论坛开幕:建设可持续的人权发展环境 (Beijing human rights forum opens, calls to build a sustainable environment for human rights development)
Xinhua, September 12, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-09/4351679.html

International Relations (国际关系)

中华人民共和国和吉尔吉斯共和国关于建立战略伙伴关系的联合宣言 (PRC and Kyrgyz Republic issue joint declaration to build a strategic relationship)
The People’s Daily, September 12, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0912/c1024-22894450.html

China cool on French U.N. proposal for Syria weapons
Reuters, September 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-syria-crisis-china-idUSBRE98A0F420130911

Society (社会)

Southeast Asia is becoming China’s version of Florida for retirees
Quartz, September 11, 2013
http://qz.com/123173/southeast-asia-is-becoming-chinas-version-of-florida-for-retirees/

The Chinese billionaires who got poorer
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/11/the-chinese-billionaires-who-got-poorer/

Technology (科技）

China underwhelmed after first Apple event
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/11/china-feels-jilted-after-first-apple-launch-event/

Opinion （ 观点）

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: China’s NATO?
The Diplomat, September 11, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-chinas-nato/

Amid scandals, can China’s new organ transplant system work?
China File, September 11, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/amid-scandals-can-china-s-new-organ-transplant-system-work

人民日报:网络在某种程度上绑架了现实社会 (People’s Daily: the Internet has kidnapped real society to some extent)
The People’s Daily, August 28, 2013
http://js.people.com.cn/html/2013/08/29/252272.html

Children (儿童)

Migrant worker set off blast at Guilin school after child rejected
桂林小学爆炸案疑因农民工子女入学遭拒
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1307945/migrant-worker-set-explosion-guilin-school-after-child-rejected
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12490/gui-lin-xiao-xue-bao-zha-yi-yin-nong-min-gong-zi-nu-ru-xue-zao-ju

医生在坟场性侵14岁少女 事后逼其服避孕药 (Doctor rapes girl in cemetery, then forces her to take contraceptive pills)
China News, September 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/p/2013-09-11/101228188371.shtml

Chinese boy whose eyes were gouged out by attacker receives implants from Hong Kong eye doctor
Associated Press, September 10, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-boy-whose-eyes-were-gouged-out-by-attacker-is-getting-implants-from-hk-eye-doctor/2013/09/10/ec2e679c-19ec-11e3-80ac-96205cacb45a_story.html

Consumer Product Safety ( 消费品安全)

工商总局曝光20起违法医药广告典型案件 (State commerce office exposes 20 illegal advertisements for medical products)
Xinhua, September 11, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-11/125928189284.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Former top China rail official on trial for bribery
Agence France-Presse, September 10, 2013
http://bit.ly/13JGo67

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

记者调查广州太和镇违建 在政府和医院两遭暴打 （Reporters investigating government’s illegal construction beaten severely）
Jinyang Net, September 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0911/04/98FC98UP0001124J.html

Hong Kong (香港)

张德江讲话重在挺梁振英、挺法治、挺警队 （NPC head meets with representative from Hong Kong’s Disciplinary Forces in Beijing）
Takung Pao, September 10, 2013
http://news.takungpao.com/hkol/politics/2013-09/1894679.html

Human Rights Defenders ( 人权卫士）

Chinese dissident’s release “no sign” of easing internet controls
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/shi-tao-09092013182032.html

Chen's brother denied Internet access amid war on “rumor”
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/access-09102013102331.html