Asia Cast for Friday 31st July
In this Bulletin… – Thousands of protesting farmers met by armed police; – Vietnamese monastery attacked; and – Bill in India urges free education. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** More than 3,000 farmers from the Changguo County Salt Farms in eastern China’s Ningbo, protested against suppression and injustice on the morning [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 30th July
In this Bulletin… – Deadly landslide strikes struggling Sichuan Province; – Beijing complains as Uighur leader visits Japan; and – Human Rights Watch condemns Sri Lankan government. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Heavy rains triggered a deadly landslide that killed at least six people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, reports The Epoch [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 29th July
In this Bulletin… – Brick factories enslave the mentally disabled in China; – Greenpeace urges China to reduce coal use; and – Saudis rush to prevent Hajj swine flu crisis. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Once again, brick factories in China were found to be using slave labourers. This time, there [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 28th July
In this Bulletin… – More societal chaos in China; – Unfair deportation for Falun Gong practitioners; and – Yahoo’s actions questionable in China But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** In yet another astonishing act of violence, a manager from the Tongua Iron and Steel Group has been beaten to death by protesting [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 27th July
In this Bulletin… – Computer manufacturers in China pre-installing spy ware; – China and US in economic talks; and – North Korea hints at ‘specific’ talks. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** At the end of June, the Chinese regime announced it would delay the requirement that all computers sold in the [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 26th July
In this Bulletin… – Tibetans suspicious of sudden lift of ban on Dalai Lama images; – Lumley setting off on Nepal trip; and – Fallen soldier returned home. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Chinese officials recently lifted the ban on Tibetans’ right to possess and worship the Dali Lama’s photos in [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 25th July
In this Bulletin… – Radiation leak causes panic in Henan Province; – Beijing’s Pacific aid policy short-sighted; and – Death toll from monsoon flooding in India over 400 . But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Residents from Qixian County, Kaifeng, in Henan Province, are fleeing in panic after an accident at a [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 24th July
In this Bulletin… – Beijing continues crackdown on human rights lawyers; – Opposition says Kyrgyzstan elections fraudulent and pulls out; and – U.S. Vice President says Afghan war worth the sacrifice. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Authorities in China have banned and heavily fined a volunteer lawyer organisation that helps victims [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 23rd July
In this Bulletin… – Chinese graduate employment figures inflated; – Uyghur leader warns Western media of Beijing’s deceit; and – Taiwan’s Jade Mountain selected as finalist in natural wonders contest. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Following details revealed by The Epoch Times that Beijing’s economic figures don’t add up, it seems [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 22nd July
In this Bulletin… – Attorneys advised not to handle Uighur cases; – China shuts down more social-network sites; and – Asia’s long solar eclipse. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Beijing’s Bureau of Justice gave notice to attorneys to be prudent when considering accepting cases related to the Xinjiang uprising, which lawyers [...]
