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Asia Cast for Sunday 20th June

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Sunday, June 20th, 2010
 
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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.
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Hong Kong’s Security Bureau has announced that last month a radioactive leak occurred at a Chinese nuclear power station close to Hong Kong. [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 9th May

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Sunday, May 9th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Legal changes target China’s bloggers;
- Another deadly storm lashes India; and
- Indonesian architects design ‘purification skyscraper’.
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
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A recent amendment to China’s law on state secrets means telecommunications companies and internet service providers [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 6th March

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Taiwan legislator sees danger in joint China oil and gas deal;
- Northern Thailand’s severe drought; and
- Australia’s battle to stabilize oil-leak near Great Barrier Reef.
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
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China’s state-run companies participating in Taiwan’s offshore [...]

Asia Cast for Saturday 27th March

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, March 27th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin …
- China faces diabetes epidemic;
- UN unhappy with Myanmar’s election process; and
- Australian town water making residents ill.
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
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China is facing a diabetes epidemic, with almost one in 10 adults having the [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 25th March

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, March 25th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Shipping containers as homes in China;
- Samsung chief returns after conviction; and
- European Union tells Iran to quit satellite jamming.
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
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As housing prices skyrocket, the use of cargo shipping containers for homes [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 24th March

Posted by Chris Thomas on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Google shuts down Google China search engine;
- Thailand toughens security laws; and
- Destructive storm hits Perth, Australia.
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
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Internet giant Google has shut down its China-based search engine site. Some analysts think it [...]

Asia Cast for Tuesday 23rd March

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Report may find China a currency manipulator;
- Hong Kong air pollution at all-time high; and
- New genetic microchip to assess Australian waters.
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
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China’s Yuan currency is on centre stage globally as a [...]

Asia Cast for Monday 22nd March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, March 22nd, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Is corruption inflating China’s real estate bubble?;
- Sandstorm hits Taiwan; and
- Japan plans nuclear expansion to meet energy needs.
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
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As the Chinese regime’s two major conferences closed on March 14 commentators have [...]

Asia Cast for Friday 19th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Friday, March 19th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin …

- China lashes out at UK human rights report;

- Obama postpones trip to Australia; and

- Fatty foods may affect the brain.

Asia Cast for Monday 15th March

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, March 15th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Food expert exposes food-safety problems in China;
- Over 100,000 chickens culled in Bangladesh bird flu outbreak; and
- Taliban target U.S. NATO forces in recent blast.
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
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Chairman of the Grain Association in Guangshui [...]