Asia Cast for Wednesday 10th September
In this Bulletin… – Toxic Chinese milk powder puts fourteen babies in hospital; – The third China-Germany economic summit opens in Hamburg; and – The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is successfully brought online at CERN. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Fourteen babies have been admitted to hospital in Gansu Province after [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 9th September
In this Bulletin… – Death toll set to rise in China’s latest mining accident; – Kim Jong-il’s health questioned as North Korean leader misses nations anniversary parade; and – Huge reclining Buddha found in Afganistan. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** At least 50 people have been killed and hundreds more may [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 8th September
In this Bulletin… – Massive protest continues in China’s Jishou City; – Nepal’s Haliya system now abolished; and – Hurricane Ike devastates the north-eastern shore of Cuba. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The large-scale riot worsens in Jishou City, western of Hunan province, affecting up to 100,000 people. It is learnt [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 07th September
In this Bulletin… -The Chinese Communist Party severely restricts Muslim holy Ramadan activities in Xinjiang; – The Chinese communist regime sends thousands of police to suppress massive conflict in Hunan province; and – 200 people trapped under rubble after a rockslide in Egypt. -But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to Chinese [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 6th September
In this Bulletin… – Suicide ranked as the fifth major cause of death in China; – Blind Chinese human rights lawyer and activist has phone blocked ahead of Paralympics; and – U.N. relief supplies reach hurricane-ravaged Haiti. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The website established by Catholic rights advocate Xing Jingsheng, [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 5th September
In this Bulletin… – Two incidents of large scale unrest reported in China; – Taro Aso formally declares bid for Japan’s presidency; and – Talks on lifting nuclear restrictions on India enter second day. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The committee set up to investigate the Sichuan earthquake has admitted that [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 4th September
In this Bulletin… – Chinese scholars call for Moon Festival to become Freedom of Speech Festival – Tropical Storm Ike strengthens into a hurricane; and – 400,000 year old mammoth skull unearthed. -But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to Radio Free Asia, fourteen scholars from provinces across China, including those from [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 3rd September
In this Bulletin… – Beijing’s pollution returns as residents call for special measures to be kept; – Falun Gong practitioners maintain peaceful protest in New York despite hate propaganda campaign; and – Price of oil falls as Hurricane Gustav proves less destructive than feared. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Mirroring events [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 2nd September
In this Bulletin… – Thai PM declares state of emergency; – New clashes in Uyghur territory; and – New hope in the fight to control global warming. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China. ********************* The recent earthquake in Panzhihua, Sichuan; measured a massive 6.1 on the Richter scale. According to China Seismic Network [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 1st September
In this Bulletin… – A large-scale demonstration took place in Chao yang district of Beijing; – Chinese soldiers enthusiastically quit the Chinese Communist Party during the Olympics; and – At least 150,000 Mexicans dressed in white marched the streets. -But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to Beijing resources, a large-scale mass [...]
