In a warning to World Trade Organization protesters not to cause disturbances, the leaders of the Hong Kong Hotels Association said this week that privacy concerns will not be important to security if criminal evidence suggests hotel guests are threatened by demonstrators.

Xinhua reports that Guangdong province will implement a special system to disclose those employers who violate labour laws starting next month, sources with the provincial labour and social security authority said.

Xinhua reports that the election of secretaries of village committee sof the CPC will no longer be an internal affair of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as non-Party people have been allowed to attend CPC's grassroots election.

China's strategy of tapping new oil reserves in some countries, blacklisted by the United States as troublesome, is meeting increasing political resistance from Washington.

Beijing's New Otani Chang Fu Gong hotel has been investigated by city inspectors who have taken action against the hotel for its poor quality mooncakes.

The Natural National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has admonished three scientists for misconduct. NSFC published the name of the men on the foundation's website.

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced the establishment of the Starbucks China Education Project, a US$5 million commitment to support educational programs in China.