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INTERNET: China Issues White Paper on Internet Policy; China's State Council Information Office published a white paper on the country's Internet policy on Tuesday. The document stressed the importance of guaranteeing citizens' freedom of speech on the Internet.; Xinhua News Agency | 2010-06-08

HUKOU: Guangdong to Allow Rural Migrant Workers to Settle in Towns and Counties; Guangdong provincial government issued a document yesterday stating it plans to "guide and encourage" 1.8 million rural migrant workers to settle down in towns throughout the province before the end of 2012. According to the draft document, a points system will be introduced that ranks these internal immigrants in terms of their skills, while also taking into consideration other factors such as vo...; China News Service | 2010-06-08

NEW TRADING SYSTEM: Shenzhen Stock Exchange to Accelerate Introduction of New Trading System; The Shenzhen Stock Exchange is accelerating the design and development of a new trading system so as to prevent risks, improve services and ensure the stable operation of the stock market.; China Financial Information | 2010-06-07

COMMUTE-TO-WORK: Beijing Residents Average a 52 Minute Commute to Work; Beijing residents rank the first on a national list ranking the average length of the home-to-work commute across 50 Chinese cities, according to the 2010 China's New Urbanization Report published by the Chinese Academy of Science.; China News Service | 2010-06-07

ANTI-CORRUPT: A Senior SAFE Official Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Jail; Xu Mangang, former director of the Supervision and Inspection Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, was sentenced to 12 years in jail on June 6, after a Beijing court found him guilty of accepting over 3 million yuan of bribes.; The Beijing Times | 2010-06-07

EXAM: China's College Entrance Exams Begin Today; From June 7, some 9.57 million students will sit China's national college entrance examination for 2010. The Ministry of Education said the average admission rate for those taking the exams will increase 7 percent from a year earlier.; China News Service | 2010-06-07

HUKOU: Government Think Tank Offers Glimpse of Likely Reforms to Hukou System; The central government plans to allow individuals, no matter where they are are registered according to the current hukou or household registration system, to apply for resident permits that will allow them to enjoy equal access to education, basic health care services, employment and also the right to elect local officials, as long as these newly arrived migrants meet "the most basic conditions o...; China Youth Daily | 2010-06-04

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Visa Takes On China UnionPay: The conflict between Visa and China UnionPay has come to a head, with Visa announcing it plans to block use of the CUP settlement channels from Aug 1; Source:The Economic Observer

Central Government Plans to Gradually Adopt Residence Permit System: China's central government recently committed itself to gradually carrying out the reform of the country's residence permit system.; Source:China Central Government

INTERVIEW WITH PASCAL LAMY: Economic Observer Exclusive: Interview with Direct...; We ask Pascal Lamy, the Director-General of the WTO, about the recently-released third Tra...