Asia Cast for Monday 21st December
In this Bulletin… – Swine flu leaves Chinese pig farmers desperate; – Tens of thousands protest Taiwan-China trade agreement; and – Philippines braced for volcanic eruption. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Swine flu is pushing pig farmers in southwest China to the point of collapse. A recent outbreak in Sichuan Province [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 15th December
In this Bulletin… – Eyewitness recounts organ harvesting in China; – China officials would face arrest in Taiwan with proposed law; and – Cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** An eyewitness has recounted in vivid detail the story of a female Falun Gong practitioner in China-a [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 14th December
In this Bulletin… – Warning over Beijing’s rewriting of Taiwan’s history; – Nepal close to landmark human rights trial; and – Diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia set to reignite. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to a Health Bureau official from the Chinese army
Asia Cast for Friday 11th December
In this Bulletin … – Accredited doctors in China on leave to escape H1N1; – Philippines Mayor accused of killings in massacre; and – New southern state to form in India. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Medical students in China have been filling in for accredited doctors who have taken leave [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 24th November
In this Bulletin… – Worries after Chinese expert speaks out over H1N1; – South Korean scientists in bio-plastic breakthrough; and – Reporters Without Borders condemns Philippines murders. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** The announcement by a medical expert that Chinese authorities are deliberately underplaying the number of H1N1 related deaths has [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 22nd November
In this Bulletin… – China not acknowledging H1N1 outbreaks; – Top CCP officials indicted for torture and genocide of Falun Gong; and – Vietnam is stepping up its internet blockade. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Cases of H1N1 have been discovered in many areas in China, and it appears that local [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 9th November
In this Bulletin … – Smelter pollution in Chongqing affecting resident’s health; -South Korea urged to learn lessons from Berlin Wall collapse; and -Rebel shutdown in Indian state. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** According to local residents, toxic waste, rich in sulfur, containing gas compounds in both liquid and solid forms [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 29th October
In this Bulletin… – Pollution hotspots mapped by activists in China; – UN to review security after Afghanistan deaths; and – Sri Lankan asylum seekers remain in limbo. But first, here’s our SOH focus on China ********************** Online activists from Fujian Province have compiled a Google map of the worst-polluted areas in China. Peter Guo [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 28th October
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Asia Cast for Monday 26th October
In this Bulletin … – Half of the population of China does not want H1N1 vaccine; – South Korean cloning scientist convicted; and – Crashes in Afghan kill 14 Americans. ********************** Vaccination against the H1N1 flu has been shunned by more than half of all Chinese because they are unsure about the safety of the [...]
