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Asia Cast for the week ending Thursday 23rd December

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
 
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In this bulletin: – Human cost of one political career in China, – Beijing detains Christian legal theorist, – CCP official handed law suit during Taiwan visit, and – India cautioned over development targets. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Dozens of people in a region of Yunan Province have been seized and [...]

Special Freedom House interview edition of Asia Cast

Posted by Trevor Piper on Thursday, December 16th, 2010
 
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SOH’s Trevor Piper recently spoke to Sarah Cook, Asia Research Analyst and Assistant Editor at Freedom House, about the organisation’s newly launched China Media Bulletin. Freedom House is an independent watchdog organisation that supports the expansion of freedom around the world. Freedom House supports democratic change, monitors freedom, and advocates for democracy and human rights. [...]

Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 10th December (Human Rights Day)

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Friday, December 10th, 2010
 
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In this bulletin: – Thousands protest land seizures in Southern China, – Asian Games highlights Chinese sports’ elitist nature, – Japanese jets scrambled after Russian planes enter airspace, and – Indonesia arrests top terror suspect. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Thousands of protesters recently gathered for days outside local government offices in [...]

Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 15th October

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, October 16th, 2010
 
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In this bulletin: – Beijing censors ‘end censorship’ call from former CCP figures, – Hong Kong air pollution more deadly than SARS, – Windows Phone 7 launched in Asia, and – Commonwealth Games come to grand finale in India. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** NTDTV-A group of former senior Chinese Communist Party [...]

Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 8th October

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, October 9th, 2010
 
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In this bulletin: – Jailed Chinese activist wins Nobel Peace Prize, – Public pressure secures release of sex trade expose writer, – Tokyo and Beijing agree to talk, and – Flooding continues across.Asia. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-An imprisoned Chinese activist and writer has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. [...]

Asia Cast for the week ending Thursday 26th August

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Thursday, August 26th, 2010
 
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In this bulletin: – Report says thousands could have been saved from China floods, – Hong Kong mourns Philippine hostage victims, – Taiwan keeps old tradition honouring the dead alive, and – Mother Teresa honoured. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-This year

Asia Cast for Thursday 24th June

Posted by chris on Thursday, June 24th, 2010

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Asia Cast for Tuesday 8th June

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
 
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Asia Cast for Saturday 15th May

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, May 15th, 2010
 
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Asia Cast for Thursday 13th May

Posted by chris on Thursday, May 13th, 2010
 
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