Asia Cast for the week ending Thursday 26th August
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.
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ET-This year’s summer rains have been a season of devastation and suffering in China. Many rivers have registered record-breaking [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 20th August
In this bulletin:
- Deadly explosion at Chinese firework factory,
- China’s economy becomes world’s second biggest,
- Disease worries in Pakistan, and
- Australian election raises republic issue.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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NTDTV/ET-An explosion at a firecracker factory in Heilongjiang Province killed at least 19 people August 16. Over 150 others were injured in the blast.
The explosion [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 13th August
In this bulletin:
- Mudslides hit northwest China,
- Chinese human rights lawyer honoured,
- Sound of Hope executive detained in Singapore, and
- Report hits out at damaging ‘green energy’ projects.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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ET/NTDTV-Days after the August 7 mudslide in Northwest China’s Gansu Province devastated the area around Zhouqu, Chinese officials reported over a thousand [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 23rd July
In this bulletin:
- Online television to let Chinese see beyond Great Fire Wall,
- Ancient drainage system saves Chinese city as flooding continues,
- Tensions on Korean peninsula dominate ASEAN talks, and
- India and Japan announce new hand-held devices .
But first our SOH focus on China.
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ET-Weather conditions could worsen the impact of a major oil slick off [...]
Asia Cast for week ending Thursday July 8th
In this bulletin:
- One year on from Urumqi ethnic violence,
- Earthquake danger rebuilt in Sichuan,
- Dalai Lama celebrates 75th birthday, and
- New Zealand pursuing Asian trade agreements.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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NTDTV/ET-Security forces in China’s Xinjiang have been on high alert around the July 5 anniversary of the ethnic violence in Urumqi that [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 23rd June
In this Bulletin…
- Fake anti-cancer drugs from China;
- Thailand red-shirts mourn rogue general; and
- Australia’s cyber-crimes increase.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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Counterfeit anti-cancer drugs from China are impacting pharmaceutical companies world-wide, reports The Epoch Times.
They’ve been prevalent in China for many years. Yet, lack of adequate drug regulations is to blame for [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 20th June
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 Thursday 17th June
In this Bulletin…
- New AIDS-like disease appears in China;
- Fruit trees save Indian girls’ lives; and
- Turkish troops enter northern Iraq.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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A new disease resembling AIDS has appeared in China as hundreds report symptoms of immune system failure. However, the patients do not test HIV positive.
The disease is [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 16th June
In this Bulletin…
- Higher pay in China for labourers;
- Indonesia’s 7.1 earthquake; and
- Japan to give billions in low APR loans.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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Soaring prices are causing workers throughout China to go on strike and demand higher pay. Some experts warn the demands are causing many small and medium-size businesses [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 10th June
In this Bulletin…
- Two judges attacked with acid in China;
- Japan supports UN sanctions on Iran; and
- Rights groups says Tribal Pakistan is a Taliban Hell.
But first we have our Shen Yun quote of the day
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Our SOH focus on China is next
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Two judges and four other court officials in southern [...]
