Asia Cast Wednesday 20 June
- Prosecutors seek extended sentence for Hyundai chairman – Former Thai PM recalled to Thailand to face charges – Climate change expert warns that wealthy countries must set the example on CO2 emissions. South Korean prosecutors have today sought a six-year jail term for the chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Mong-koo, as he appealed [...]
Asia Cast Monday 18th June
The United States is imposing new export controls on high-tech goods ranging from aircraft to space communication systems that could be used by China¡¯s rapidly expanding military.The new regulation also creates a ¡°trusted customer program¡± that will allow approved companies in China to import certain high-tech goods without having to get an individual license. Military [...]
Asia Cast Tuesday 19 June
- US and EU to provide financial aid to new Palestinian Government – Muslim’s protest Rushdies knighthood – Sudan and Iraq top the list as the world’s most unstable countries. ******************** The United States and the European Union have announced their intention to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the new Palestinian [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 17th June
After the US finalised the release of funds from the Bank of Macau, North Korea has invited UN inspectors back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor.Earlier Saturday, frozen North Korean funds that were thawed as part of a February agreement to get Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program [...]
Asia Cast Saturday 16th June
In the Saturday edition of the New York Times, it was reported that a debate within the U.S. administration over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program has intensified between those favoring a diplomatic solution and those pushing the option of military strikes.Citing senior administration officials and people familiar with the discussions, all of whom [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 15th June
In fighting yesterday Hamas militants captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamists declared the “liberation” of the Gaza Strip.After six days of bloodshed in which more than one hundred gunmen and civilians were killed, Hamas claimed victory over the Palestinians. The fighting brought Palestinians [...]
Asia Cast Thursday 14th June
A strike at India's state-run domestic airline has entered its second day, stranding thousands of passengers. The number of cancelled flights increased as some cabin crew joined twelve thousand ground staff in the stoppage. Baggage handlers, check-in staff and other airline employees are demanding better wages and career prospects. They are angry at a government [...]
Asia Cast Tuesday 12th June
-China accused of Olympics merchandise child labour -Beijing interfering with New York Chinese classical dance competition and -Determined deaf man soars as pilot. Chinese factories are churning out licensed bags, caps and stationery for the 2008 Beijing Olympics using child labour and paying workers less than half the minimum wage. As members of the International [...]
