Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government will unveil political reform package next month, says Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1728358/hong-kong-government-will-present-political-reform-package-next-month

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

人权律师浦志强的案件二次退侦期满 检方要求再延长15天 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang case: prosecutor asks for 15-day extension after re-investigation period is up)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03022015110202.html

Related:
蒲志强案证据不足被法院二度退还或有望重获自由 (Pu Zhiqiang case: release is possible as the court dismissed the case twice because of lack of evidence)
Radio France Internationale, March 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150303-蒲志强案证据不足被法院二度退还或有望重获自由/

Labor (劳工)

China union chief warns of “foreign forces” in labour movement
Financial Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b5c16e4e-c0ac-11e4-876d-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_asia-pacific_china/feed//product#axzz3TI6U7qEu

Law (法律)

Chinese men jailed for raping schoolgirl under tougher underage sex attack laws
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1728311/chinese-men-jailed-raping-schoolgirl-under-tougher-underage-sex-attack

新《环保法》实施两月“按日计罚”罚723万 (Two months since implementation of new Environmental Protection Law, fines amount to $1.2 million)
People’s Daily, March 3, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0303/c1001-26625622.html

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变 性人和两性人)

China’s “homowives” are becoming unlikely champions for gay rights
Quartz, March 2, 2015
http://qz.com/329575/chinas-homowives-are-becoming-unlikely-champions-for-gay-rights/

Population (人口)

人大代表：建议修改完善现行计生政策 (NPC member proposes to revise current family planning policy)
Legal Daily, March 3, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2015-03/03/content_5985271.htm

State Security (国家安全)

去年中国国家安全十大事件占中名列第六 (Occupy Movement is No.6 in China’s top 10 state security issues last year)
Radio France Internationale, March 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150303-去年中国国家安全十大事件占中名列第六/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

伊斯兰国和新疆(1):维族人是否加入伊斯兰国？ (IS and Xinjiang: Are Uyghurs joining IS?)
Voice of America, March 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/isis-uighurs-20150302/2665113.html

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Giant pandas make comeback in China
The Telegraph, March 1, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11443208/Giant-pandas-make-comeback-in-China.html

环保组织中国象牙交易禁令只有象征意义 (Environmental groups say China’s one-year ban on ivory is only symbolical)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xql-02272015100811.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts
Reuters, February 27, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-internet-censorship-idUSKBN0LV16S20150227

袁志偉聘民建聯前總幹事　主責本地政治新聞審稿 (Ex DAB chief committee member employed as local political news editor of Hong Kong’s largest TV broadcaster)
Mingpao, March 2, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins1503021425255204546

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

法国猪肉制品正式进入中国市场 (French pork products officially enter Chinese market)
Radio France Internationale, March 1, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150301-法国猪肉制品正式进入中国市场/

Corruption (腐败)

16 PLA major generals, many of them newly promoted, under investigation for military corruption
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1727199/16-pla-major-generals-many-them-newly-promoted-under-investigation

China jails ex-vice governor 17 years on graft charges
Washington Post, February 27, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-jails-ex-vice-governor-17-years-on-graft-charges/2015/02/27/991bd258-befd-11e4-9dfb-03366e719af8_story.html

China advisory body ousts former top Hu Jintao aid
Reuters, February 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/28/us-china-military-corruption-idUSKBN0LW07A20150228

Culture (文化)

What 270,000 books tell you about China’s changing values
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/03/02/what-270000-books-tell-you-about-chinas-changing-values/?mod=WSJBlog

Environment (环境)

Documentary on air pollution grips China
The Economist, February 28, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/documentary-on-air-pollution-in-china-grips-a-nation/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong arrests after protest against mainland tourists
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-31689188

Related:
反水货? 亦或反中? (Anti-parallel trading, or anti-China?)
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk/48773/fan-shui-huo-yi-huo-fan-zhong

Hong Kong lawmakers hand themselves in to police over protests
Channel News Asia, March 2, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-lawmakers-hand/1688398.html

Beijing “fears blank vote plan for 2017 election will spark crisis”
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1727105/compromise-plan-hong-kong-democracy-leaves-beijing-fearing

Labor (劳工)

中国劳工维权NGO的困境 (The plight of Chinese labor rights NGOs)
Financial Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001060495?page=4

Law (法律)

U.S. tech is worried that China’s antiterror law goes too far
The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/02/28/u-s-tech-is-worried-that-chinas-antiterror-law-goes-too-far/

Draft Chinese law paves way for counter-terror operations abroad
Reuters, February 27, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/us-china-military-idUSKBN0LV0PN20150227

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Xi Jinping’s "four comprehensives" give shape to a crowded agenda
The New York Times, March 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/the-evolution-of-xi-jinpings-four-comprehensives/

China’s congress to focus on economy, corruption and terrorism law
Irish Times, March 2, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-s-congress-to-focus-on-economy-corruption-and-terrorism-law-1.2122215

Women (妇女)

Oh China, this isn't how to solve your “girl problem”
The Telegraph, February 27, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11393782/China-and-gender-abortion-Government-policy-isnt-the-answer.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

清理军中巨贪 背后意义深远？ (Deep meanings behind purgingcorrupt “tigers” in military?)
Deutsche Welles, February 27, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1EihE