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• Muslims in NW China celebrate annual Corban festival
• China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test
• China voices opposition to Japan's joint military drills
• China Voice: Mental health law can better protect human rights
• Over half of China's provincial areas raise minimum monthly pay
• China dismisses reports about missile test
• Social security payments not changing
• Mental health law can better protect human rights
• China, US to hold joint humanitarian rescue drill
• Celebrity students walk the red carpet
• Tunisian, Chinese writers sign agreement
• China to prevent wage defaults for migrant workers
• China fleet continue patrolling Diaoyu Islands waters
• 255 punished in China's campaign to curb gov't extravagance
• Over half of China's provincial areas raise minium monthly pay
• China to recruit more civil servants with grassroots experience
• China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test
• Agreement signed between Tunisian, Chinese writers to boost partnership
• Heads of Chinese, ASEAN defense universities to meet in Beijing
• China, U.S. to hold joint humanitarian rescue drill

Muslims in NW China celebrate annual Corban festival Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:03 AM PDT Muslims in northwest China celebrated the annual Corban Festival on Thursday.

China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:10 AM PDT Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November.

China voices opposition to Japan's joint military drills Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:10 AM PDT China has voiced stern opposition to Japan's joint military exercise operations with "extraterritorial nations."

China Voice: Mental health law can better protect human rights Posted: 25 Oct 2012 04:15 AM PDT China is mulling a long-awaited law for mental health, a law which is expected to better protect people's rights by prohibiting abuses of compulsory inpatient treatment.

Over half of China's provincial areas raise minimum monthly pay Posted: 25 Oct 2012 04:07 AM PDT Eighteen of the mainland's 31 provincial-level regions raised the minimum monthly wage by an average of 19.4 percent year-on-year by September.

China dismisses reports about missile test Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT Updated: 2012-10-25 18:03 ( Xinhua) BEIJING - Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November. "Such reports did not conform to the fact," Yang said at a regular news briefing on Thursday. Reports said that China will conduct the test targeting satellites with a high orbit altitude, such as reconnaissance satellites and navigation satellites. Reports said the test would be conducted after the U.S. presidential election next month. Related Stories China to set military zones for defense industries 2012-10-17 18:38 China, US militaries hold annual maritime security meeting 2012-10-09 11:27 China's military vows to defend Diaoyu 2012-09-11 17:35 China opposes chemical weapons, military intervention in Syria 2012-09-04 19:30 Chinese UN military observers return from Syria 2012-08-25 20:45

Social security payments not changing Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Thursday denied it plans to adjust social security premiums. "The policies on social security premiums are made by the central government and are strictly implemented nationwide, and they have continuity and stability by nature," ministry spokesman Yin Chengji said at a news conference. The policies are related to both individuals and enterprises' affordability and workers' interests, and they closely connect with the stability of the country's social security system, he said. Yin was responding to some experts' recent opinions that China should tweak its social security system by adjusting social security premiums. Some experts suggest lowering social security premiums because they believe this could help the system cover more people and leave room to boost consumption. Others are calling for higher social security premiums because doing so could help relieve the shortfalls in social security funding. "Those are personal opinions of experts and they are reasonable to some extent, but serious considerations should be made before any policy adjustment is made," Yin said. Yin Weimin, the minister of human resources and social security, confirmed at a news conference in March that 13 provinces had pension-fund shortfalls in 2011, and the fiscal budget had provided subsidies of about 180 billion yuan ($28.8 billion) to offset the shortfalls. China's social security system consists of five types of social insurance: basic endowment, basic medical, unemployment, work injury and maternity. Workers and employers collectively pay workers' endowment insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance, but employers are responsible for employees' work-injury and maternity insurance. For example, every month, workers pay 8 percent of their wages into the fund for endowment insurance, and employers match that with an amount that is equal to 20 percent of the monthly wages they pay employees. The endowment insurance covered the country's 449 million affected residents by the end of September, official figures showed. chenxin1@chinadaily.com.cn

Mental health law can better protect human rights Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT BEIJING - China is mulling a long-awaited law for mental health, a law which is expected to better protect people's rights by prohibiting abuses of compulsory inpatient treatment. The draft law was presented on Tuesday for a third reading at a four-day bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. It includes provisions on ensuring the safety of property belonging to patients with mental disorders, and more importantly, it is expected to eliminate abuses regarding compulsory mental health treatment and protect citizens from undergoing unnecessary treatment or illegal hospitalization. The treatment of mental illness involves dignity and freedom, the basic rights of people, as it often takes extreme measures and restricts personal freedom. It can also undermine the reputation of the people concerned. In his report to the top legislature in October last year, China's health minister, Chen Zhu, admitted that the lack of protocol for compulsory treatment for mentally ill people is one of the major problems in mental health services. Due to the absence of laws and procedures, some healthy people have been treated with unnecessary compulsory therapies for their nonexistent mental illness. Compulsory treatment has sometimes been used as a tool for people who have conflicts with their relatives, or even someone in power. In addition, there are no limits placed on the number of patients that mental hospitals can receive, so they can easily make profits by diagnosing mental illness and receiving healthy people for compulsory treatment, leading to loopholes that can violate people's rights and freedom. A well-known case from 2010 in East China's Shandong province saw a healthy man make a court appeal against a mental hospital and his wife, with whom he had been engaged in domestic conflict, of trying to have him admitted to the hospital for compulsory treatment. The court decision asked the hospital to pay the man 5,000 yuan ($791) in compensation for "violating the citizen's personal freedom". Similar situations can be avoided if the draft law is passed by the top legislature, as it stipulates every mental illness diagnosis should be made by a qualified psychiatrist. Patients can decide to receive the treatment or not on their own volition, and only those who are diagnosed with a severe mental illness and have the potential to harm themselves or others should be sent for compulsory inpatient treatment, the draft says. In addition, it proposes banning any physical exam for diagnosis of mental disorder against people's wills, and stipulates that any violators of the law will bear civil or even criminal liabilities. The draft law shows great progress as it implements the Constitution's spirit of protecting human rights, stressing the patients' autonomy on inpatient treatment.

China, US to hold joint humanitarian rescue drill Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT Updated: 2012-10-25 17:15 ( Xinhua) BEIJING - The armed forces of China and the United States will hold a joint drill on humanitarian rescue and disaster relief in late November in Chengdu of Southwest China's Sichuan province. Spokesman of the Defense Ministry Yang Yujun told a monthly press briefing on Thursday that the two countries' defense departments and armed forces will hold a series of exchange activities before end of the year. According to Yang, US Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and a US military medicine delegation will visit China. A workshop of senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and a navy delegation will also visit the United States. The two countries will hold the 13th defense consultation between defense ministries. A delegation of the US army military band will also visit China from Oct 27 to Nov 5. During the visit, the US band and the PLA band will stage joint performances in Beijing, Nanjing of East China's Jiangsu province and Shanghai, Yang said. "The military relationship between China and the United States maintain a smooth development this year. We are ready to work with the United States to push forward a sound and stable development of bilateral military ties," he said. Related Stories ROK holds anti-terrorism drill at Seoul airport 2012-10-24 15:56 Russian drill reminds world of military muscle 2012-10-22 07:57 Russian nuclear forces complete large-scale drill 2012-10-21 03:01 US, Israel to launch massive air defense drill 2012-10-11 03:20 S. Korea stages drills near disputed islets 2012-09-07 14:50 Mainland, Taiwan agree joint maritime drill 2012-09-03 17:16

Celebrity students walk the red carpet Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT Twenty-six excellent students walk the red carpet as superstars and wave to their teachers and classmates during a school show in the Second Vocational Secondary Specialized School in Licheng district of Jinan city, capital of East China's Shandong province, Oct 23, 2012. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]

Tunisian, Chinese writers sign agreement Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:03 AM PDT Updated: 2012-10-25 16:59 ( Xinhua) TUNIS - A partnership and cooperation agreement between the Tunisian and Chinese writers' unions was signed on Wednesday in Tunis, the official TAP press agency reported on Thursday. The agreement which was signed between the chairman of the Tunisian writers union Mohamed Bedoui and head of the Chinese writers delegation Dong Wen Zheng, aims at strengthening the ties between the two sides, as well as sharing their experiences in the cultural and media sectors, TAP said. Related Stories US asks Tunisia to bring embassy attackers to justice 2012-10-14 02:38 Tunisia allows 25,000 spectators to African CL 2012-10-11 08:48

China to prevent wage defaults for migrant workers Posted: 25 Oct 2012 04:10 AM PDT The government will carry out a campaign to prevent wage defaults for migrant workers from rural areas, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Thursday.

China fleet continue patrolling Diaoyu Islands waters Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:55 AM PDT China's marine surveillance vessels continued routine patrols and law enforcement activities in territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on the East China Sea on Thursday.

255 punished in China's campaign to curb gov't extravagance Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:52 AM PDT A total of 255 people have been punished for misusing motor vehicles during government or Party business since April 2011, official statistics show on Thursday.

Over half of China's provincial areas raise minium monthly pay Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:45 AM PDT Eighteen of the mainland's 31 provincial-level regions raised the minimum monthly wage by an average of 19.4 percent year-on-year by September.

China to recruit more civil servants with grassroots experience Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:44 AM PDT China will recruit more people with grassroots work experience in the upcoming civil servant recruitment, according to a spokesman of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

China dismisses reports about anti-satellite missile test Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:41 AM PDT Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun has dismissed media reports about a planned test launch of an anti-satellite missile in November.

Agreement signed between Tunisian, Chinese writers to boost partnership Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT A partnership and cooperation agreement between the Tunisian and Chinese writers' unions was signed on Wednesday in Tunis, the official TAP press agency reported on Thursday.

Heads of Chinese, ASEAN defense universities to meet in Beijing Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT The 16th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting of the heads of national defense universities and colleges will be held in Beijing from Nov. 4 to Nov.

China, U.S. to hold joint humanitarian rescue drill Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:54 AM PDT The armed forces of China and the United States will hold a joint drill on humanitarian rescue and disaster relief in late November in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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