Asia Cast for Tuesday 10th June
In this Bulletin – Truckers protesting causes havoc on highways; – 55 dolphins’ mysteriously found dead in north-west of Madagascar; and – Explosion of lake diversion rocks underway in Tangjiashan’s Yensai Lake. A man who said he was tired of life went on a stabbing rampage on Sunday in a popular Tokyo shopping district, killing [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 9th June
In this Bulletin… – Gasoline passes $4 a gallon in U.S.; – South Korean escapes after more than 30 year’s captivity by the North; and – China’s communist regime tighten internet controls ahead of Olympics. ********************** The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has passed $4 for the first time [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 08th June
In this Bulletin… – Clinton back Obama; – Pakistan requests UN investigation into Bhutto assassination; and – Cyclone Nargis survivors brace for monsoon season. ******************** Hillary Clinton has officially ended her presidential bid and endorsed Barack Obama, urging her supporters to unite behind his candidacy and help recapture the White House for Democrats in November. [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 7th June
In this Bulletin… – Israeli and Palestinian officials enter negotiations; – Two bomb blasts in Sri Lanka; and – The EU slams Zimbabwe’s ban on aid groups. ******************** According to Palestine’s chief negotiator, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have agreed to start drafting elements of a proposed peace accord. Ahmed Qureia, the veteran negotiator heading the [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 6th June
I’m Denis Wu with Asia cast. In this Bulletin… – UN summit commits to support of farmers in developing countries; – Japan and North Korea to re-open talks; and – Flash floods wreak havoc in the Philippines. ******************** A UN summit on the current global food crisis has concluded that global food production must be [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 05th June
In this Bulletin… – Clinton pledges to support Sen. Barack Obana; – World Environment Day Calls for End to Carbon Addiction; and – Hunan province China hit by tornadoes and hail storms, affecting over 300,000 people. ************************************ On Thursday Sen. Hillary Clinton thanked supporters in an e-mail and made a pledge to help Sen. Barack [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday4th June
In this Bulletin… – US Ship leaves Burma; – Japanese lab reaches International Space Station; and – Hong Kong event marks nineteenth anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre. ********************** The continued refusal of Burma’s government to allow US Naval ships to help victims of Cyclone Nargis has lead to their withdrawal being announced. The US Navy [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 03rd May
In this Bulletin… – Mayor shot dead in Mexico’s drug war; – Iceland, Norway Resume Whale Exports to Japan; and – Millions evacuated from Yensai Lake,China. ********************** Another Mayor in western Mexico has been shot dead, the latest politician to die in Mexico’s drug war, a state Attorney-General’s office said. Gunmen caught up to Mayor [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 2nd June
In this Bulletin… – Car bomb targets Danish embassy in Pakistan; – Australia pulls troops out of Iraq; and – more than 100,000 affected by flooding in Sri Lanka. ********************** A car bomb blast has killed at least six people and injured dozens more near to the Danish embassy in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 01st June
In this Bulletin… – Israel plans ignores restrictions on settlement expansion; – World leaders to discuss food crisis; and – a 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes north of the Philippines. ******************** In what could be seen as a threatening gesture, Israel has announced plans to build hundreds of new homes in an area of the occupied [...]
