Asia Cast for Sunday 4th January
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese police silence victims of contaminated milk scandal;
- French armed forces capture more Somali pirates; and
- The Divine Performing Arts spectacular arrives in Ottawa Canada.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A group of parents whose children fell ill from drinking melamine tainted Chinese milk have been detained by police to [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 2nd January
In this Bulletin…
- Sanlu executive pleads guilty in Chinese poison milk trial;
- Taiwan holds record-breaking celebration of traditional Chinese calligraphy; and
- Burmese authorities give hope to North Korean refugees.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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One of the Sanlu Group executives on trial over China’s tainted milk scandal could face execution after pleaded guilty to [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 1st January
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese executives on trial over poisoned milk scandal;
- Joblessness could affect China’s social stability in 2009; and
- Thailand’s political crisis set to continue.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The chairwoman of the now bankrupt Sanlu Group has gone on on trial over the Chinese tainted milk scandal known to have [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 30th December
In this bulletin …
- Still no compensation for Chinese poison milk-powder babies;
- Former Taiwanese president back in jail; and
- World’s largest dinosaur fossil site discovered in China
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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A Beijing lawyer representing families affected by China’s recent poison milk powder scandal, Xu Zhiyong, has criticised the legal process for lacking [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 23rd December
In this Bulletin…
- US$4 billion Indo-China trade deals signed;
- Brother of former Korean president indicted for bribery; and
- Iraqi shoe thrower to be tried on New Year’s Eve
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A number of retired teachers from Yenchen City, Jiangsu Province, were beaten by officials in the provincial capital Nanjing after going [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 20th December
In this Bulletin…
- Calls for NTDTV broadcasts to be resumed in China:
- Ban placed on Hong Kong lawmakers by Macau; and
- Guantanamo Bay prison shutdown plans to be created.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A number of Chinese Communist officials from Anhui province who were reprimanded and stood down in 2004 over poor quality [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 18th December
In this Bulletin…
- Tuberculosis China’s deadliest killer disease;
- North Korea to keep border with South closed; and
- Report reveals wealth of new species discovered in Southeast Asia.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Tuberculosis has become an increasing threat to people’s health in China. There are currently over half a billion cases in China; [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 17th December
In this Bulletin…
- Olympic promises come to nothing as Chinese regime blocks foreign media websites once again;
- Outbreak of deadly H5N1 bird flu confirmed in India; and
- Australian environmentalists lament government’s back-down on climate change.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Overseas media websites made available in China shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 14th December
In this Bulletin…
- Mugabe blames UK for cholera;
- Chinese officials abducting complainers; and
- Pirates caught in Gulf of Aden
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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December 10 was International Human Rights Day, the 60th anniversary of the publication of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
It has become a common sight for thousands of people [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 13th December
In this Bulletin…
- North Asia’s big three economies unite to fight the global financial crisis
- Thousands gather across Australia to protest internet censorship; and
- EU leaders agree on economic stimulus and environmental targets
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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200 villagers have been arrested, and more than 50 injured in a mass unrest involving over [...]
