Asia Cast for Friday 25th June
In this Bulletin … – Heavy rains continue in Southern China; – US citizen to receive harsher sentence from North Korea; and – Raging weather seen on far away planet. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** Heavy rain fell as forecast on China’s southern Jiangxi Province Thursday. The National Meteorological Center [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 24th June
In this Bulletin… – China’s difficulty censoring microblogs; – Whaling negotiations break down; and – Australia’s new prime minister. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** Monitoring and censoring content on China’s internet can be a real headache, reports The Epoch Times. Chief Editor of Chinese online media giant Sina says that [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 23rd June
In this Bulletin… – Fake anti-cancer drugs from China; – Thailand red-shirts mourn rogue general; and – Australia’s cyber-crimes increase. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** Counterfeit anti-cancer drugs from China are impacting pharmaceutical companies world-wide, reports The Epoch Times. They’ve been prevalent in China for many years. Yet, lack of [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 22nd June
In this Bulletin… – Newest deadly mine explosion in China; – Japan sets new fiscal goals; and – The UN appeals for Kyrgyzstani displaced. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** At least 47 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in Henan Province, China on Monday. According to state-run media, [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 21st June
In this Bulletin… – Death toll in Chinese floods close to 150 people; – Chinese security guards overstep mark in New Zealand; and – Australian mining magnate’s plane missing. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** The World Uyghur Congress has said Beijing’s political policies in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region were [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 20th June
In this Bulletin… – Southern China devastated by heavy rains ; – Thousands turn out for annual Dragon Boat Festival; and – Malaysia pressured to review arbitrary detention. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has announced that last month a radioactive leak occurred at a Chinese nuclear [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday June 19th
In this Bulletin … – Landslide in Sichuan may have been triggered by hydro-power plant; – Indian government minister re-examine Bhopal gas disaster and – Activist release Blue Fin Tuna. But first we have our Shen Yun quote of the day. [audio] For more information please visit www.shenyunperformingarts.org. Our SOH focus on China is next [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 18th June
Many apologies to our listeners for missing a few Asia Cast posts over the last week or so. We don’t like to miss a show and we’re working hard to get things back on track. Keep an eye, or ear, out for news on some big changes coming to Asia Cast soon; there’ll be more [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 17th June
In this Bulletin… – New AIDS-like disease appears in China; – Fruit trees save Indian girls’ lives; and – Turkish troops enter northern Iraq. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** A new disease resembling AIDS has appeared in China as hundreds report symptoms of immune system failure. However, the patients do [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 16th June
In this Bulletin… – Higher pay in China for labourers; – Indonesia’s 7.1 earthquake; and – Japan to give billions in low APR loans. But first we have our SOH focus on China. ********************** Soaring prices are causing workers throughout China to go on strike and demand higher pay. Some experts warn the demands are [...]
