Asia Cast for Wednesday 11th March
In this bulletin … -China’s navy widening its reach; -Angry appellants resist authorities in Beijing; and -Malaysia cuts Bangladeshi visas. ******************** In December 2008, China deployed three of its most sophisticated ships to the Gulf of Aden to escort its merchant ships and support international global security in stopping the piracy in those waters as [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 10th March
In this bulletin … -Anniversary of 1959 Tibetan uprising brings more repression; -One hundred million Chinese struggle with mental illness; and -Hong Kong’s Phoenix TV acts as Chinese regime’s mouthpiece. But first here’s our SOH focus on China ***************************** Fifty years ago today, the autonomous region of China known as Tibet exploded in violence, as [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 9th March
In this bulletin … -Dalai Lama claims last year’s riots staged by police; -Chinese senior officials enjoy massages at public’s expense; and -North Korea’s Kim ‘elected’ to seat. But first here’s our SOH focus on China *********************************** The Dalai Lama has alleged that the riots in March of last year were staged by the CCP [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 8th March
In this Bulletin… – 3.2 million suffering in Anhui Province; – India lifts its ban on Chinese toys; and – North Korea’s threats deemed to be against humanity. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A woman at the local wood field in Luoyuan County has been hit by an official government car [...]
Asia Cast Saturday 7th March
In this bulletin… – Wen Jiabao on internet chatting; – Nuclear mishap in Chinese Hospital; and – Sanctions continue against Zimbabwe. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Zhong Yafang, a patient with thyroid disease, was treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical School. In what seems to be a [...]
Asia Cast Friday 6th March
In this bulletin… – Former Party official calls the Tiananmen Square Massacre a festering wound; – North Korea warns of danger to civilian flights from the South; and – Taiwan establishes drought relief centre. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A former Communist Party official has called for China’s National People’s Congress [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 5th March
In this Bulletin… – Bird flu outbreak in China’s Hubei Province covered up; – Another double-digit increase in China’s military spending; and – Taiwan aims to become a regional ‘creator of peace’. ********************** A recent outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, has led to a mass slaughter of poultry in the [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 4th March
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Asia Cast for Tuesday 3rd March
In this bulletin … -Activists call for release of human rights lawyer; -Mothers of victims of Tiananmen Square massacre call for discussion; and -Protesting monk shot by Chinese police. First, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************************* Gao Zhisheng was one of China’s most highly acclaimed lawyers before his defence of human rights brought the [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 2nd March
In this bulletin … -Reverence for Dalai Lama defies Chinese rule; -Auction sabotaged by China ‘patriot’; and -Manhunt in Bangladesh for mutineers ******************** Years of Chinese government denunciations and decades in exile have not loosened the Dalai Lama’s influence over Tibetans in his homeland, where his banned image remains treasured, as reported by the Epoch [...]
