Asia Cast for Wednesday 12th November
In this Bulletin… – Cyber attacks on the Obama and McCain presidential campaigns originated in China; – British university expels Asian students over forged application documents; and – Tsunami warning system launched in Indonesia. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China’s Qinghai Province was shaken by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake earlier this [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 11th November
In this Bulletin… – Exodus of workers and companies from Guangzhou – $10 billion money laundering leads to devaluation of Pakistani rupee; and – Burmese blogger jailed for 20 years. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A Shanxi journalist for the Western Times, 42-year-old Dao Xiaojun, became a newsmaker himself when he [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 10th November
In this bulletin … – Stocks Surge After China Stimulus – Tibetans Blamed for Failed Talks and – 25 Killed in Baghdad Double Bombing But first here’s our SOH focus on China… ******************** Free Asia Radio has reported that in the Peal River Delta there has been an increase in the upsurge of factories going [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 9th November
In this Bulletin – Russia confronts the new President; – China’s fast collapse continues; and – Religious leaders unite to combat violence in name of God. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to Mr Li, an employee of a Chinese animal feed company, melamine is regularly added to many different types [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 8th November
In this Bulletin… – Chinese geneticist links melamine to birth defects; – New government elected in New Zealand; and – Chinese Communist official touring Australia served with summons. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Dozens of villagers in Tenzhou City, Shandong Province, were injured, many seriously, on Tuesday November 4 in clashes [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 7th November
In this Bulletin… – Chinese authorities arrest Tibetan monk for appearing in documentary; – Migrant workers pour out of Guangzhou as factories close; and – Bhutan crowns new king. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Up to 4000 students at a university in Guangxi recently protested over expensive fees and charges after [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 5th November
In this Bulletin… – Chinese courts derail legal cases brought against Sanlu over poisoned milk powder; – Tibetans loosing patience with Beijings refusal to enter into meaningful discussion; and – Asian leaders welcome Barak Obama’s presidential victory. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A recent health survey in China has shown that [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 5th November
In this Bulletin… – China’s economy suffering due to inherent problems, not global slowdown; – Bangladesh and Burma in dispute over off-shore oil and gas; and – Obama wins Presidential Election. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China’s current economic woes were caused by inherent problems with the country’s financial and political [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 4th November
In this bulletin… – Historic talks begin between Taiwan and China – Libya, Eastern bloc in energy talks; and – Bomb threats to embassies in Indonesia ahead of bombers’ executions But first, here’s our SOH focus on China… ******************** Continued downpours in China’s southwest province of Yunnan and the resulting mud and rock slides have [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 3rd November
In this bulletin… -Top Chinese Envoy on Taiwan Visit -Prince Visits Rainforest Project and -Aid Convoy Sets on in Democratic Republic of Congo But first, here’s our SOH focus on China… ******************** There has been a large drop in the number of chicken and eggs sales in mainland China since reports surfaced of eggs and [...]
