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Asia Cast for Monday 9th November

Posted by gracemann on Monday, November 9th, 2009
 
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The Dalai Lama has again visited a region of India close to Tibet which China claims as its own. (By Ted Lipien/Flickr).

In this Bulletin …

- Smelter pollution in Chongqing affecting resident’s health;
-South Korea urged to learn lessons from Berlin Wall collapse; and
-Rebel shutdown in Indian state.

But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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According to local residents, toxic waste, rich in sulfur, containing gas compounds in both liquid and solid forms is being released from the Red Butterfly Strontium Chemical Corporation in central China. This toxic waste is said to be polluting both air and water and harming people’s health.

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