Asia Cast Monday 10th September
The Japanese Prime Minister has vowed to stay on, a day after he hinted he might quit if Japan’s mission in Afghanistan was not extended. Mr Shinzo Abe has faced growing calls for his resignation, but said he was intent on staying to push through his reforms. The opposition is against the mission and could [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 9th September
As the APEC summit drew to a close this weekend, Pacific Rim nations reached tentative agreement on the need “to slow, stop and then reverse” climate change, setting non-binding goals to improve energy use, according to a draft statement Saturday.The draft being considered struck a compromise between rich and developing nations. It set a target [...]
Asia Cast Saturday 8th September
One wedding, no funerals, two injuries and at least nine arrests ¨C the hugely hyped APEC protest rally went off without serious incident.Perhaps the biggest surprise was that one couple chose the Saturday of the APEC leaders retreat to get married at St Mary’s cathedral, near the heart of both the APEC and the protest [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 7th September
In an update to our APEC coverage, the 19th APEC Ministerial Meeting ended on Thursday with the release of a joint statement from the participating ministers.The joint statement covers several themes, which includes promoting prosperity, enhancing human security in the Asia Pacific region, emergency preparedness, climate change, energy security, and also food and other product [...]
Asia Cast Thursday 6th September
On September 3rd, clashes erupted between the Chinese Muslim Hui and ethnic Han in Shandong Province, China. Thousands of people clashed in the streets. Authorities have imposed a media ban of the event. The Hong Kong Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said that the clash occurred in Shimiao Town, Huimin County, Shandong Province [...]
Asia Cast For Wednesday 05th September
As Sydney prepared for the largest security lock-down ahead of the APEC Summit, hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners shed a different kind of light on the nervous CBD.A candlelight vigil, held in the centre of Sydney’s Hyde Park, called for the end of the eight-year persecution of the spiritual practice in China. Falun Gong spokesperson, [...]
Asia Cast Tuesday 4th September
The Global Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a rally and parade in downtown Melbourne in support of the twenty-five million people who have quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.The September first events were intended to urge participants at the APEC summit to bring up the issue of the human [...]
Asia Cast Monday 3rd September
Japan’s Agriculture Minister has resigned only a week after being appointed, in a fresh blow for embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Recently the Agriculture Minister admitted that a private farm group he heads was involved in illegal dealings. He will be replaced, as his successor becomes Japan’s fourth agriculture minister in four months. His resignation [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 2nd September
Two international Sound of Hope Radio reporters are presently in London for five days to tell their stories to the British media and human rights organisations about their involvement in the detention of Falun Gong practitioners at Hong Kong¡¯s airport in August.The two reporters were travelling from Taiwan to Hong Kong to report on the [...]
Asia Cast Saturday 1st September
Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgent¡¯s critics fear could spur more abductions.
