Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 1st April
In this bulletin: – Beijing jails veteran activist once more, – Tibet rues 52 years under Chinese rule, – Fukushima evacuees fear they’ll never return home, and – India’s tiger population grows. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** NTD-The Chinese regime was heavily criticised after sentencing veteran democracy advocate Liu Xianbin to a [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 25th March
In this bulletin: – Chinese pensioners left empty handed, – Beijing reaffirms rapid nuclear expansion, – People power saves iconic trees, and – Indonesia stifling media freedom. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** As China’s population of senior citizens approaches its peak, analysts warn poor management and corruption has left pension funds in [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 18th March
In this bulletin: – Chinese quake victims waiting for aid, – Land seizures and forced demolitions continue unchecked in China, – Japan’s emperor addresses nation, and – US lists top Chinese companies selling counterfeit goods. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Residents in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province have said relief efforts in the [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Thursday 3rd March
In this bulletin: – China’s environmental problems climb political agenda, – Chinese regime slammed for mistreating foreign journalist, – Hong Kong warnings over counterfeit wines, and – New Tibetan government in exile to be elected. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** As northern China continues to experience severe drought experts in rural development [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 25th February
In this bulletin: – Chinese regime tightens dissident crackdown, – Beijing launches state-run search engine , – Hong Kong support for China human rights alliance, and – Asia-Pacific nations evacuate thousands from Libya. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** NTD-The Chinese regime has apparently started another crack down on dissidents around the country. [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 18th February
In this bulletin: – Beijing worried by middle-east protests, – Voice of America’s China service faces chop, – Chinese parents play matchmaker, and – Singapore Asia’s greenest metropolis. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-China’s official state-run media and portal websites all recently reported on the resignation of Egyptian president Mubarak. However, there [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 4th February
In this bulletin: – China losing ground as world’s factory, – Chinese bulk buying creates Hong Kong baby formula shortage, – Tibet’s Karmapa Lama reassures followers, and – Chinese Consul shocks New Zealand Councillors. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Police in Beijing recently beat a renowned dissident immediately upon his release from [...]
asia Cast for the week ending Friday 28th January
In this bulletin: – Public speaking helping defend Chinese human rights, – Drought hits China’s northern breadbasket, – Australian and Indonesia battle flooding, and – South Koreans lapping up fortunes with their lattes. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** A retired university professor recently took his views on government corruption and forced land [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 21st January
In this bulletin: – China’s forced demolitions continue unchecked, – Chinese media given its reporting orders, – ASEAN meeting wraps up, and – UN worried by food prices in Asia. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Forced demolitions continue in China with government officials and local police brazenly covering for those involved in [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 14th January
In this bulletin: – River diversion won’t solve Beijing’s water shortage, – Torture of Chinese human rights lawyer documented, – North Korea re-opens hotline to the South, and – Thousands across Asia-Pacific affected by flooding. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** According to a former environmental protection worker a major project to divert [...]
