Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 23rd September
In this bulletin: – Rights lawyer undeterred despite torture, – Beijing’s paid internet commentator training accidentally revealed, – Japanese protesters seek nuclear free world, and – India researchers hope discoveries spark conservation. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong recently broke his silence about what he suffered during [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 16th September
In this bulletin: – Chinese human rights lawyer released, – Greenpeace highlights China’s toxic produce, – South Korea pressured over deportations, and – Asia’s Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-Chinese human rights lawyer Guo Feixiong was released from prison September 13. Although in poor health and weakened by the [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 6th May
In this bulletin: – Protests stall world’s busiest port, – Chinese millionaires moving funds overseas, – Hong Kong media’s self censorship growing, and – Battle-scarred fossil jaw found in Australia But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Shanghai, the world’s busiest port, was recently brought to a near standstill after a strike by truck [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 15th April
In this bulletin: – China’s shady medical blackmarkets, – Vietnamese still held over China shortwave broadcast, – Petitioners rebut claims China improving human rights, and – Australian children’s surprising second language. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** An SOH Chinese reporter recently looked into the shady world of China’s illegal trade in kidneys [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 8th April
In this bulletin: – Petitioners targeted around regime’s latest sensitive day, – Chinese regime pressures Vietnam over SOH broadcast, and – Cherry blossom draws Taiwan crowds. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** According to the latest announcements from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, low levels of radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 25th March
In this bulletin: – Chinese pensioners left empty handed, – Beijing reaffirms rapid nuclear expansion, – People power saves iconic trees, and – Indonesia stifling media freedom. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** As China’s population of senior citizens approaches its peak, analysts warn poor management and corruption has left pension funds in [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 18th March
In this bulletin: – Chinese quake victims waiting for aid, – Land seizures and forced demolitions continue unchecked in China, – Japan’s emperor addresses nation, and – US lists top Chinese companies selling counterfeit goods. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Residents in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province have said relief efforts in the [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 4th February
In this bulletin: – China losing ground as world’s factory, – Chinese bulk buying creates Hong Kong baby formula shortage, – Tibet’s Karmapa Lama reassures followers, and – Chinese Consul shocks New Zealand Councillors. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Police in Beijing recently beat a renowned dissident immediately upon his release from [...]
asia Cast for the week ending Friday 28th January
In this bulletin: – Public speaking helping defend Chinese human rights, – Drought hits China’s northern breadbasket, – Australian and Indonesia battle flooding, and – South Koreans lapping up fortunes with their lattes. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** A retired university professor recently took his views on government corruption and forced land [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 21st January
In this bulletin: – China’s forced demolitions continue unchecked, – Chinese media given its reporting orders, – ASEAN meeting wraps up, and – UN worried by food prices in Asia. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Forced demolitions continue in China with government officials and local police brazenly covering for those involved in [...]
