Archive for April, 2009

Asia Cast for Thursday 30th April

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, April 30th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- North Korea threatens nuclear testing;
- World Health Organisation increases swine flu pandemic alert level; and
- Polish PM says living under communism was far worse than the credit crunch.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A Chinese man has become the first person from China’s securities sector sentenced to death for embezzlement.
Yang Yanming’s [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 29th April

Posted by Vanessa Rios on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…

- CCP Replaces Satellite Dishes in Tibet;
- Report says Southeast Asia will fair badly in global warming crisis; and
- South Korea makes glow in the dark dogs.

But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The Chinese communist regime has replaced 170 satellite dishes in a Tibetan region of southern Gansu Province, leaving residents without [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 28th April

Posted by Trevor Piper on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- New toxic dairy scare in China;
- UN urged to take action on Chinese regime’s genocidal persecution of Falun Gong ; and
- Swine flu confirmed in New Zealand.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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China’s food safety record has been further damaged by yet another dairy scandal following the melamine-tainted milk incident, [...]

Asia Cast for Monday 27th April

Posted by Grace Mann on Monday, April 27th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin …
- Handbook of Beijing city department stirs up public anger;
-Appellants sought by Chinese regime for protesting in Beijing
University; and
-Asia on high alert for flu virus.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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On April 20, a post on Tianya Community Online, ignited heated discussions on Chinese media and blogs. The post disclosed [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 26th April

Posted by Jason Wegener on Sunday, April 26th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin …
-Twenty dead in tourist bus crash;
-Severe sandstorms hit northwest China; and
-North Korea urged back to talks.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Two more people have die due to the injuries they sustained after a crash between a tourist bus and a truck in southwestern China, raising the death toll to 20 [...]

Asia Cast for Saturday 25th April

Posted by Denis Wu on Saturday, April 25th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- CCP orders cover up of Siemens’ bribery;
- Child kidnapping rampant in China; and
- Peaceful second round of elections in India.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The Head of the Communist Regime’s propaganda department, Li Changchun, has ordered all state media to not to report on Chinese involvement of the Siemens bribery [...]

Asia Cast for Friday 24th April

Posted by Daniel Teng on Friday, April 24th, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- Beijing targets poor farmers as new consumers of electronics;
- Chinese cyber spies target NYPD and Pentagon; and
- South Korea’s free trade brawl.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Beijing’s Chamber of Commerce is launching stimulus plans which will divert electronics companies to focus on the rural market instead of the urban or [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 23 April

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- Desperate Chinese parents offer millions for the return of their missing children;
- Taiwanese unemployment reaches record high; and
- US seeks to draw Iran back to nuclear talks.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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China’s state-run media was ordered to keep quiet over miscarriages caused by toxic chemicals among women living in temporary [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 22nd April

Posted by Vanessa Rios on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- Foreign capital withdrawal increases sharply in China;
- World is facing recession; and
- Two Top Sri Lanka Rebel Officials Surrender.

But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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According to the Vice President of China’s Supreme People’s Court, Xi Xiaoming, results in a survey have shown a dramatic increase in court cases which are related [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 21st April

Posted by Trevor Piper on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
 
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In this bulletin…
- Chinese regime covering-up disastrous economy;
- North and South Korea sit down for brief talks; and
- Researchers hoping to find vaccine for dengue fever.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Sound of Hope recently interviewed Cheng Xiaonong, an expert on the Chinese economy and chief editor of Modern China Studies.
Cheng discussed the attempts [...]