Asia Cast for Tuesday 21st July
In this Bulletin… – Calls to free jailed bloggers; – Chinese spies in Germany uncovered; and – North Korea said to be no threat to U.S. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith is hoping to discuss the detention of Australian mining executive, Stern Hu, with his Chinese [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 20th July
In this Bulletin … – Wife of missing human rights lawyers speaks out for Falun Gong; – Veteran Chinese reporter publicly withdraws from the CCP; and – Clinton meets top Indian leaders. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Geng He, wife of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, spoke out for [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 19th July
In this Bulletin … – Events held worldwide commemorating 10 years of persecution of Falun Gong; – Man dies after contracting swine flu; and – Fugitive linked to Jakarta blasts. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Events are being held around the world to commemorate the 10 years of brutal persecution against [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 18th July
In this Bulletin… – China to fight EU at WTO over increased duties; – India Moon probe encounters difficulties; and – Nepalese child soldiers being freed. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China is challenging the World Trade Organisation’s anti-dumping duties on Chinese-made screws and bolts imposed by the European Union (EU) [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 17th July
In this Bulletin… – Engineer guilty of giving shuttle secrets to China; – U.N. & U.S. thwarting North Korea’s illicit weapons trade; and – Turkmenistan’s ambitious desert sea project. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Chinese-born Boeing engineer, Dongfan Chung has been found guilty of giving space shuttle technology secrets to China. [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 16th July
In this Bulletin… – Political pressure stops Chinese law firms defending people’s rights; – Opposition casts doubt on Myanmar’s prisoner amnesty ; and – Backpacker lost in Australian outback found alive. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Chinese authorities are forcing many of the law firms behind China’s emerging civil rights movement [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 15th July
In this Bulletin… – Employment rate of college students in China disputed; – Darjeeling tea and tourism hit hard; and – Scores killed in Iran plane crash. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China’s Ministry of Education is claiming that this year’s employment rate among college students has reached 68 percent growing [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 14th July
In this Bulletin… – China and Rio Tinto clash; – Japan protests Uighur violence; and – New EU-South Korea trade pact. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** In Guizhou Province, rescuers have located three miners that were trapped underground in the Xinqiao coal mine. The three miners, all in their mid-30s, had [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 13th July
In this Bulletin … – Compensation figure reveals much higher death toll in Xinjiang uprising; – North Korean leader has cancer; and – Third body found near Papua mine. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The Chinese regime recently announced special compensation plus funeral fees totalling 100 million Yuan (US$14,634) for “the [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 12th July
In this Bulletin … – Blue Dam internet filtering software expected to surpass Green Dam; – Metro bridge collapses in Delhi; and – Teams probe Australian’s murder in Papua. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Despite the controversy around the Green Dam Internet filtering software, the Shanghai Andatong Information Safety Technology Company [...]
