Archive for September, 2008

Asia Cast for Saturday 20th September

Posted by Karen Chang on Saturday, September 20th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Chances of nuclear deal with North Korea fading;
- UN wants African aid expanded by $700 million; and
- Georgia and Ukraine seek UN support for NATO accession
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Over 10% of school uniforms in Guangdong province have failed random quality control tests according to a report by the [...]

Asia Cast for Friday 19th September

Posted by Trevor Piper on Friday, September 19th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- China’s contaminated milk scandal spreads;
- Grass roots movement to quit the Chinese Communist Party grows; and
- Oil and financial markets bounce back after shaky week.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Tests confirming that regular milk, as well as baby formula, has been adulterated with industrial chemicals have led to dairy products [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 18th September

Posted by Denis Wu on Thursday, September 18th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Chinese officials hide actual death toll of the dam-breaking accident.
- A hoax report leads Nigeria’s main television station to shut down; and
- A stampede in Indonesia kills 21 people.
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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China resources reported the exact death numbers of the “September 8th” dam-breaking incident in Shanxi Province has [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 17th September

Posted by Trevor Piper on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Dramatic increase in number of babies affected by contaminated Chinese milk powder;
- Massive protest in Jishou City; and
- Global stock markets fall.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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On Monday the vice-director of China’s Health Ministry, Ma Xiaowei, said more than 1,200 infants had been made sick as a result of consuming [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 16th September

Posted by mikewebb on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
– Thousand year old murals found in China;
- Zimbabwe agree a power sharing deal; and,
- Gao Zhisheng’s book published in Germany

 
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China.
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Shanxi sources reported that after a huge dam-break of mine tailings occurred at Xinta Minging Ltd, Linfen City, 254 people [...]

Asia Cast for Monday 15th September

Posted by Denis Wu on Monday, September 15th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Senior Hong Kong media Chief Zhong Guohua died mysteriously in Beijing;
-Thailand’s acting prime minister lifts state of emergency; and
- Government forces accused of burning down three villages in Dafur.
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Mainland China resources reported, a group of discharged soldiers launched a written proposal on the internet, [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 14th September

Posted by Erin Toirkens on Sunday, September 14th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
-Shanxi officials lie about actual death toll caused from mining accident;
-A series of bomb blasts in New Delhi, India, kills 18; and
-Typhoon Sinlaku moves slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan.
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Shanxi resources reported on September 8, the accident of the mine tailings dam-break that happened in [...]

Asia Cast for Saturday 13th September

Posted by Karen Chang on Saturday, September 13th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Chinese communist regime fails to stamp out torture;
- Bolivian talks to end violence; and
- Deadly head-on train collision near Los Angeles
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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AIDS has topped the list of killer infectious diseases in China for three consecutive months, according to the latest report on epidemic disease published by [...]

Asia Cast for Friday 12th September

Posted by Trevor Piper on Friday, September 12th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Chinese regime’s remarks about social security for its disabled population called into question;
- U.S. praises it’s relationship with Vietnam; and
- Stolen uranium recovered in India.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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There is evidence to suggest that the claim made by, Yu Faming, at a Paralympics press conference on Sept. 9, that [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 11th September

Posted by Karen Chang on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
 
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In this Bulletin…
-Falun Gong practitioners illegally detained in Sichuan earthquake stricken prisons;
-Death toll rises after a rock and mudslide in Northern China; and
- A series of major earthquake strike around the world.
-But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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In Northern China, the death toll has risen to 128 after a mud and rock slide on [...]