Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

China's Bo calls wife mad after she testifies against him
薄熙来案公开审理进入第二天 薄不承认有关指控
Reuters, August 23, 2013
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-politics-bo-idUSBRE97M00M20130823
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE97M06D20130823

See court transcript:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-23/181328031270.shtml

中国媒体在薄案中扮演何种角色？(What role did the Chinese media play in Bo’s trial?)
Deutsche Welle, August 23, 2013
EN: http://bit.ly/1d9cMp1

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Eli Lilly "deeply concerned" over allegations of bribing doctors in China
The Guardian, August 22, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/22/eli-lilly-corruption-allegations-china

Corruption (腐败)

刘铁男案暴露能源审批利益链：每环都有寻租空间 (Liu Tienan corruption case exposes chain of interests: rent-seeking opportunities in every step)
21 Century Business Herald, August 23, 2013
http://jingji.21cbh.com/2013/8-22/2MNjUxXzc0Nzg2MA.html

Environment (环境)

Millions face arsenic contamination risk in China, study finds
The Guardian, August 22, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/22/china-arsenic-contamination-risk-water

See full report:
New Risk Model Sheds Light on Arsenic Risk in China's Groundwater
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, August 22, 2013
http://www.eawag.ch/medien/bulletin/20130822/index_EN

各地环保数据普遍造假 三部委投400亿元严格控制 (Local government frequently fabricates environmental statistics)
Beijing Economy Net, August 23, 2013
http://www.ce.cn/cysc/ny/gdxw/201308/23/t20130823_1249795.shtml

Health (健康)

Chopped livers: China seeks organ donors to replace a by-product of capital punishment
The Economist, August 24, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21584056-china-seeks-organ-donors-replace-product-capital-punishment-chopped-livers

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国新公民运动发起者许志永被正式逮捕 (Xu Zhiyong, founder of the New Citizens' Movement formally arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/08/130823_xuzhiyong_arrest.shtml

Related:
China arrests activist who campaigned about leaders' wealth
Reuters, August 22, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-dissident-idUSBRE97M08W20130823

曾举报官员的中国记者刘虎被警方带走 (Chinese reporter taken away by police after previously exposing corrupt official)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130823_liuhuarrest.shtml

Open Government Information (信息公开)

广东省人计委拒绝公开社会抚养费征收情况 (Guangdong family planning office refuses to disclose how they collected fees for social support)
Southern Metroplis Daily, August 23, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0823/05/96UI55OL0001124J.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

国务院批准设立中国（上海）自由贸易试验区 (State Council approves to set up pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai)
Xinhua, August 23, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130823/u1a7612928.html

Related:
国务院批准设立上海自由贸易试验区 (Shanghai free trade zone will allow previously regulated areas opportunity to develop)
Southern Weekly, August 23, 2013
http://www.infzm.com/content/93719

Religion (宗教)

Lamb of God: Even in death, a popular pastor makes the authorities nervous
The Economist, August 24, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21584057-even-death-popular-pastor-makes-authorities-nervous-lamb-god

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan mine protesters vow to appeal to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08222013172832.html

Opinion (观点)

公审薄熙来并未切中要害
It’s all about Mao
New York Times, August 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130823/c23wang/dual/

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

当“导演”遇上 “戏霸”薄熙来 (Trial of Bo Xilai: When "actor" outmatches "director")
Deutsche Welle, August 22, 2013
http://bit.ly/1769wpd

See portion of court transcript posted on Weibo:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://e.weibo.com/3708524475/A5W1AyoRX

首日公审结束 薄熙来否认全部受贿指控 (Bo refutes all charges of bribery on first day of trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130822_bo_first_day_concludes.shtml

See portion of court transcript posted on Weibo:
Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, August 22, 2013
http://bit.ly/1d5vnSK

China boss’s fall puts focus on business ally
商人徐明覆灭突显中国政商关系
New York Times, August 22, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130822_bo_first_day_concludes.shtml

China touts “open” Bo Xilai trial but tight media control remains
The Guardian, August 21, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/china-open-bo-xilai-trial

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

温州黑作坊"化妆""整容"霉变熟食 (Wenzhou "black food producer" repackages and sells spoiled, expired food)
Xinhua, August 22, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0822/c70731-22659172.html

Corruption (腐败)

北京77部门公布三公决算 近3成超支 (30% of 77 Beijing gov't bureaus over-spent on trips abroad, vehicles, and hospitality)
Legal Evening News, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-22/152328020064.shtml

China puts corporate sleuths on notice
The Wall Street Journal, August 21, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323980604579026422735845320.html?mod=rss_about_china

Health (健康)

New H7N7 bird flu strain discovered that could pose threat to humans
The Guardian, August 21, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/21/new-h7n7-bird-flu-strain-discovered-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Seeking suffrage, Hong Kong activists plan "Occupy" movement
The New York Times, August 21, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/world/asia/Seeking-Suffrage-Hong-Kong-Activists-Plan-Occupy-Movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Information Control (信息控制)

媒体称网络大V纷纷删帖 与秦火火撇清关系 (Media reports "VIP" Weibo users one after another delete posts related to Qin Huohuo)
Qianjiang Evening News, August 22, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0822/c1001-22652258.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

2013人权蓝皮书发布 首推人权观念调查 (Beijing issues 2013 Human Rights Development Report)
China News Service, August 22, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-08-22/154128020409.shtml

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

When it's made in China and born in America
赴美生二胎
Economic Observer, August 21, 2013
CH:http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0821/248743.shtml
EN:http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/when-it-039-s-made-in-china-and-born-in-america/one-child-policy-china-u.s.-finding-mr.-right/c3s13155/

Society (社会)

Call me obsessive (visual report)
News China, September 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/call-me-obsessive