Asia Cast for Sunday 31st May 2009
In this bulletin …
- Flu outbreak damages China’s tourism agency;
- Australia pressed to take Uighurs; and
- Swine flu liner docks in Brisbane.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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Since the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, China’s tourism industry has been hit hard. Many people with international travel plans during the annual Dragon Boat Festival [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 30th May
In this bulletin…
- Former Communist leaders memoirs sell out;
- Pakistan says Swat valley under control;and
- Swine flu confirmed in Vietnam
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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An outcry by a Shanghai resident has uncovered a kidnapping style arrest made by Communist Party officials.
The victim, Shen Peilan, was kidnapped by 8 men in front [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 29th May
In this bulletin…
- Thousands protest corruption in Yinghong;
- Chinese spouses in Taiwan seek equal rights; and
- Alert level raised on North Korea.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Thousands of residents from Yinghong Township in Guangdong Province were protesting corruption within the Chinese communist regime last week.
The protest resulted in clashes between the protestors and [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 28th May
In this bulletin…
- Tortured man told there are no human rights in China;
- Sri Lanka makes some concessions for aid agencies; and
- Death toll from cyclone Aila tops 200.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The stabbing of two Party officials by a karaoke waitress they tried to rape remains a closely watched story in [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 27th May
In this bulletin…
- Beijing protesters gather for Nancy Pelosi visit;
- Tibetans defend sacred mountain from destruction; and
- North Korea threatens attack if ships checked.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Thousands of Chinese protesters gathered in Beijing this week to protest against the communist regime and to urge US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 26th May
In this bulletin…
- Professor speaks out over China’s censorship;
- Media cover-up creates more resentment over police beating; and
- Deadly cyclone causes chaos in India and Bangladesh.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A university professor in China caused quite a stir after openly criticising the Central Propaganda Department’s ideological control and repression of academic and [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 25th May
In this bulletin …
- Stand-off at Tibet gold mine;
- 100 skulls found in India pond; and
- North Korea conducts nuclear tests.
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Hundreds of villagers in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of western China are facing off against armed security forces at the site of a planned gold mine on what the Tibetans consider a sacred mountain.
Tibetans [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 24th May
In this bulletin ..
- Media shut down on Chinese official’s rape case;
- UN Chief in Sri Lanka access plea; and
- Mongolians vote for new president.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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China’s media have been ordered to back off in reporting on a case involving three Chinese Communist Party officials accused of raping a young [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 23rd May
In this bulletin…
- Chinese lawyers unite against torture;
- Former South Korean President commits suicide; and
- American journalist released from Iranian jail.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The torture of two lawyers, Zhang Kai and Li Chunfu, by Chongqing Public Security has infuriated lawyers. On the 16th, nearly 60 legal experts and lawyers collectively held [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 22nd May
In this bulletin…
- Death In China for Man Writing With Crayon;
- Japan has increasing parental abductions; and
- Glory for Gurkha veterans.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The Epoch Times has reported an update on the death of Mr. Fu Ziming, a Falun Gong practitioner from Jianli County in Hebei Province, who was arrested and [...]
