Top headline: 30 sentenced to jail for Tibetan riot.
Three of them, including a monk, were sentenced for life. The article also says that a police captain was shot dead during the riot.
The main photo shows the night view of Qianmen Gate, which is currently being renovated and restored. The work is not yet complete but the gate will be open to the public during the May Day holiday. The renovation work resume after May 3.
Also:
- A magnitude 2.4 earthquake shook Haidian district at about 10:20 last night. The newspaper says that some residents felt a slight rocking motion.
- Identities of 26 victims of the April 28 train accident were confirmed.
- The Olympic Torch is going to arrive in Hong Kong today.
- Entry fee to China’s tourist sites will not increase before the end of the year.
On the inside pages:
- A Hong Kong-based NGO called Student and Scholars Against Corporate Misbehavior released a report accusing Nine Dragons Paper, a Hong Kong listed Mainland company of exploitation and violation of labor law and urged international investors stop buying its stock.
In response, Zhang Yin, the chairman of the company said the organization statements were politically-motivated. “It was about the Olympic Games.” She also pointed out that the NGO is funded by Europeans.
- The website of Carrefour is back 12 days after it was hacked.