Archive for March, 2009

Asia Cast Saturday 21st March

Posted by deniswu on Saturday, March 21st, 2009
 
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In this bulletin … -Former China intelligence officer talks out about CCP; -Sentry in Chongqing killed and weapon stolen; and -North Korea restores military hotline. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ******************** Mr. Fengzhi Li, a former Chinese Intelligence Officer of the Ministry of State Security, became the first person who has worked [...]

Asia Cast Friday 20th March

Posted by daniel on Friday, March 20th, 2009
 
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In this Bulletin… – Beijing steps-up naval patrols in South China Sea; – Commemorative military parade comes under fire from critics; and – ‘Alliance of Chinese People Suffering from Injustice’ hold inaugural conference in Hong Kong. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China is planning to expand naval operations in the South [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 19th March

Posted by chris on Thursday, March 19th, 2009
 
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In this Bulletin… – Eight million Chinese die from unnatural causes every year; – Authorities told survivors of Sichuan Earthquake toxic water was safe; and – US confirms stance on Taiwan-China relations. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** It has been confirmed that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been taken [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 18th March

Posted by gracemann on Thursday, March 19th, 2009
 
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In this Bulletin… – Economic rescue package leading China towards overproduction; – Taiwan tries to site new nuclear waste dump; and – US slashes red tape to keep renewable energy targets in sight. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China *********************** It is reported that the CEO of one of China’s largest property development [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 17th March

Posted by michaelanderson on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin … – China frees cyber dissident; – Record breaking absences in Chinese congress; and – Strong quake between Philippines, Indonesia. But first here’s our SOH focus on China ******************** Yang Zili, jailed by the Chinese Communist Regime for eight years on the charge of “subverting the state” has been released form prison [...]

Asia Cast for Monday 16th March

Posted by gracemann on Monday, March 16th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin … -Economy can no longer hide problems in China; -South Koreans flock home after border reopens; and -Japanese battle bots invade science centre. *********************************** Chinese authorities are attempting to talk up their economic strength to the West, but the talk rings hollow in China where unemployment is rising and dissatisfaction with the [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 15th March

Posted by jasonwegener on Sunday, March 15th, 2009

In this Bulletin – Chinese spy quits the CCP; – Earthquakes continuing in Sichuan; and – Musharraf calls for attitude change. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Mr Li Fengzhi. an officer of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), announced his withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday, joining over 50 [...]

Asia Cast for Saturday 14th March

Posted by Trevor Piper on Saturday, March 14th, 2009

In this Bulletin… – Tibet locked-down on anniversary of deadly suppression; – Chinese regime’s efforts to demonise Falun Gong have reverse effect; and – Australian chemical spill worse than originally thought. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Today marks a year since China’s security forces mounted a deadly crackdown on protesters in [...]

Asia Cast Friday 13th March

Posted by daniel on Friday, March 13th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin… – China’s trade falls steeply; – Taiwan says China should not block its international relations; and – Protesters take to Pakistan’s streets in planned four-day march. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A military surgeon who exposed the 2003 cover-up of SARS in China and called for the communist [...]

Asia Cast Thursday 12th March

Posted by chris on Thursday, March 12th, 2009
 
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In this Bulletin… – Tensions strain US-China diplomacy; – Hong Kong government appears in the High Court over visa blacklist ; and – Climate change event hopes to attract a billion participants.. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The US government has helped to rescue the family of famous Chinese human rights [...]