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
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More than 3,000 farmers from the Changguo County Salt Farms in eastern China’s Ningbo, protested against suppression and injustice on the morning of July 25.
The protests were met [...]
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
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Heavy rains triggered a deadly landslide that killed at least six people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, reports The Epoch Times.
At least 12 others were injured [...]
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
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Once again, brick factories in China were found to be using slave labourers. This time, there are 32 victims-all mentally disabled, reported [...]
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
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In yet another astonishing act of violence, a manager from the Tongua Iron and Steel Group has been beaten to death by protesting workers.
The protest of nearly 30,000 workers [...]
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
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At the end of June, the Chinese regime announced it would delay the requirement that all computers sold in the country carry a specific software [...]
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
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Chinese officials recently lifted the ban on Tibetans’ right to possess and worship the Dali Lama’s photos in the eastern city of Trola, Luhu [...]
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
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Residents from Qixian County, Kaifeng, in Henan Province, are fleeing in panic after an accident at a food processing plant released radioactive emissions [...]
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
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Authorities in China have banned and heavily fined a volunteer lawyer organisation that helps victims of human rights abuses, says The [...]
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
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Following details revealed by The Epoch Times that Beijing’s economic figures don’t add up, it seems that neither do the official employment [...]
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
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Beijing’s Bureau of Justice gave notice to attorneys to be prudent when considering accepting cases related to the Xinjiang uprising, which lawyers say deliberately ruined the rights to [...]
