Asia Cast for Saturday 28th February
In this bulletin…
- Three self-immolate in Beijing;
- Canadian air force intercept Russian bomber; and
- Shanghai to clean public toilets ahead of World Expo.
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China has scored its first deal in more than a decade to launch a private communications satellite for major European operator, Eutelsat Communications.
The move comes 8 months after Eutelsat discontinued transmission of New [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 27th February
In this bulletin…
- Beijing petitioner publicly suicides in protest;
- Israel urges world leaders not to break boycott of Hamas; and,
- US President Obama to announce withdrawal combat forces from Iraq.
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A Shanghai Falun Gong practitioner, Zhou Bin, 43, was illegally sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by Chinese authorities because of his beliefs.
He is now locked up [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 26th February
In this bulletin …
-NGO blames Chinese communists for toxic milk powder cover up;
-Tibetans mark New Year in quiet defiance; and
-US says China’s human rights have ‘worsened’
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A Hong Kong NGO is blaming the Chinese Communist Party for doing little to resolve last year’s toxic milk powder scare. The NGO says authorities have been swift in sentencing [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 25th February
In this bulletin…
- Dissidents regret Clinton’s comments on human rights
- Sri Lanka dismisses truce with rebels; and,
- A new day for China, 50 million quit the Party.
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A young scholar who once had wide influence in Chinese academic circles has resigned his membership to the Communist Party and declared to also quit all mainland official academic [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 24th February
In this bulletin …
- 70 people poisoned by Clenbuterol in China;
- Chinese human rights law firm faces six month closure; and
- Falun Gong practitioner in China reveals her persecution story.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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Another food poisoning case in China was exposed last week, according to the Guangzhou City Food Safety Office, as [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 23rd February
In this bulletin …
- Falun Gong practitioner facing labour camp without trial;
- Hopeful signs for human rights in Asian countries; and
- China’s urban population exceeds 600 million.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Earlier this month a 61-year-old woman was arrested in the Chinese city of Tianjin for distributing fliers about the Chinese Communist [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 22nd February
In this Bulletin…
- Hillary won’t bring up human rights with China;
- Pol Pot torturer begs forgiveness ; and
- Obama slips just a bit.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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With severe droughts racking the landscape of China, citizens are looking at why such a thing can be happening and many individuals are coming forth to [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 21st February 2009
In this bulletin…
- Human rights not a priority on US Secretary of State’s Beijing visit;
- Chinese regime attempts to boycott Divine Performing Arts in Germany; and,
- Australian author returns home after being deported from Thailand.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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A growing number of migrant workers are resorting to begging for food after being [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 20th February 2009
In this bulletin;
- Shanghai police shut down house church;
- Aero India Show impresses Bangalore spectators; and,
- 2009 Oscars lack lustre in the lead up to the awards.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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Thousands of cattle from the Dongxihu region of Hubei province have been slaughtered due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 19th February
In this bulletin …
-Beijing merchants protest over eviction;
-China issues call to crush Tibetan scenarists; and
-China probes further kidney-related infant illness.
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With the economic downturn, some Beijing merchants have asked their landlords to lower their rent. Instead, the landlords evicted them, leading to protests, both violently and peacefully across the country, as reported by NTDTV.
Between 20 to [...]
