Asia Cast for Tuesday 1st September
In this Bulletin… – Severe flooding hits central and southwest China; – 40 dead from Cholera in Papua New Guinea; and – Bodies of last Australians missing in Vietnam war repatriated. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by severe flooding across central and southwest [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 31st August
In this bulletin … – Japan’s Hatoyama wins election; – Dalai Lama visits Taiwan storm area; and – Suu Kyi boosts house security. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** An upset citizen from China appealed in front of the Presidential Palace in Taiwan after six years of unsuccessful petitioning to different levels [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 30th August
In this bulletin … – General Motors expands in China; – North Korea frees South Korea fisherman; and – Overloaded boat sinks in Indonesia. ********************** General Motors has signed up to a 2 billion Yuan (US$293 million) joint venture with the Chinese state-owned car maker FAW to make light trucks and vans. The vehicles will [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 29th August
In this Bulletin… -Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Northeast China; -Landmark voting begins in Japan; and -India loses links to moon satellite. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** China’s state-run media is allegedly failing to report an outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in the northeast city of Gongzhuling, [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 28th August
In this Bulletin… – The hefty price of maintaining stability in China; – Teenage Guantanamo Afghani to sue U.S.; and – New dinosaur discovered in Australia. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A Hong Kong based magazine reported that after the May Day holiday in China, the Chinese communist regime appropriated 14.6 [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 27th August
In this Bulletin… – China Airlines profits flying high; – Taiwan says Morakot deadlier than first thought; and – Sri Lankan journalists warn of government atrocities. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The Uyghur American Association has said that family members of Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer still living in the Chinese city [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 26th August
In this Bulletin… -China admits using death row prisoner’s organs; -Former top judge expelled from the Chinese Communist Party; and -Toyota ready to slash production by half a million vehicles. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** With a thriving black market in trafficked organs, China is trying to move away from the [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 25th August
In this Bulletin… – Chinese regime’s media controls revealed; – Sugar shortage hits South Asia; and – Massive truck bomb in Afghanistan leaves dozens dead. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** As the Chinese State Council’s press office was promising more interview opportunities to overseas media, the regime’s Propaganda Ministry was restricting [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 24th August
In this Bulletin… – Pepsi and Coca-Cola on Beijing polluters list; – Trials due over Xinjiang riots; and – Indonesian thieves steal tiger body. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** A report recently released by Beijing’s economic planning department revealed that soft drink giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola were named among the top [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 23rd August
In this Bulletin… – UN official taken into custody in China; – Taiwan mourns for Morakot victims; and – Afghan polling ‘marked by fraud’ But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** In Jianggan District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province a UN official and those accompanying him were taken into police custody. They were [...]
