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 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 Monday 29th December
In this bulletin …
-Falun Dafa practitioner in China sentenced to 10 years imprisonment;
-Thousands Rally Against New Thai PM; and
-300 Migrants Feared Dead Off Remote Indian Islands.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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According to Shanghai sources, a 41-year-old Falun Gong practitioner from Shanghai, Lanbing, was illegally sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment due to believing [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 27th December
In this Bulletin…
- Indonesian police accused of human rights abuses;
- Australia possible destination for Guantanamo inmates; and
- UK proposes international website ratings system.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Petitioners mourning the death of Yang Jia and Chen Xiao-ming in Shanghai on Christmas eve have been beaten by police.
Dozens of petitioners gathered at Longhua Temple [...]
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 Tuesday 16th December
In this Bulletin…
- South East Asian leaders sign trade deals ahead of delayed ASEAN Summit;
- 26 still missing in Philippine’s ferry capsize; and
- Niger rebels claim kidnap of UN Envoy
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Following the recent outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong, news has surfaced of mass chicken deaths in the cities of Dongtai [...]
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 [...]
