Asia Cast for Wednesday 28th January
In this bulletin …
- Thailand changes its tack on refugees;
- Hong Kong residents gloomy about Year of the Ox; and,
- Israeli Defense Force accused of using human shields.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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A Beijing petitioner, whose residence cracked, making it unstable after local government carried out a transformation of low pressure, said the [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 27th January
In this bulletin …
-Sixth confirmed case of deadly avian flu in China;
-European parliament members send strongly worded invitation to Eutelsat; and
-Rio Tinto completes Chinese smelter sale.
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A 29-year-old man from Guizhou province in China has been confirmed to be infected with the H5N1 avian flu.
According to the BBC’s report on the 25th of January, this [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 26th January
In this bulletin …
-Poisonous dumplings given to steel workers as welfare in China;
-Chinese welcome in Year of the Ox; and
-Last Tamil Tiger bastion ‘taken.’
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Mainland China sources state, when the “Chinese poisonous dumplings” incident occurred last year in Japan, it caused a great stir.
Japan Kyodo News Agency reported after the “Tian Yang Food Company” recalled [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 25th January
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese Regime doctors Obama’s inaugural address
- More evidence of the persecution of Falun Gong; and
- Miracle landing on the Hudson River.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Wang Ling, an appellant in Beijing was recently interviewed by Sound of Hope regarding her time spent in jail for merely appealing a greivance at [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 24th January
In this Bulletin…
- Buddhist monks kill each other in dispute over missing receipts;
- India bans import of Chinese toys; and
- Japanese space mission to advance study of climate change.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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It has emerged that two senior Buddhist monks recently killed each other at Taiwan’s ancient Ling Monastery in a dispute [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 23rd January
In this Bulletin…
Two sentenced to death over China’s contaminated milk scandal;
Poultry culled after bird flu found in India; and
European Parliament passes resolution supporting independent broadcaster.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A court in northern China’s Hebei Province has sentenced two men to death for their part in the country’s milk contamination scandal.
Several executives from [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 22nd January
In this Bulletin…
- Contaminated pork is latest foodhealth threat in southern China;
- South Korea orders investigation into deadly blaze; and
- Aid workers abducted in Phillippines “in good health”.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Chinese authorities prevented some mourners from attending a memorial ceremony for Zhao Ziyang, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Zhao [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 21st January
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese experts say more cases of bird flu in humans likely;
- UN Chief calls for Israeli and Palestinian leaders to reach political reconciliation; and
-Obama speech censored in China.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A blind Chinese human rights activist has recently been refused release from prison, despite suffering deteriorating health, according [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 20th January
In this bulletin …
-Brutalities of Yunnan number two labor camp exposed;
-China ‘wants strong links to US’; and
-Senator pressures Thailand to release jailed Australian author.
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Interest conflicts between struggling businesses and 700 million laborers have intensified more than ever, following the wave of global economic recession that is affecting China.
This is posing a crucial test for [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 19th January
In this bulletin
-New death from bird flu in China;
-Asian heart disease gene found; and
-Thailand to tackle migrant claims.
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A 27-year old Chinese woman has died from bird flu in the eastern Shandong Province.
This weekend Ms Zhang passed away after becoming infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. This is the third case of bird [...]
