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 Wednesday 31th December
In this bulletin …
- True scale of China’s poorly constructed schools revealed;
- Chinese lawyers making a stand for human rights; and
- Pakistan’s military leader calls for “peace and security”.
But first here’s our SOH focus on China
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In the aftermath of the devastating Sichuan Earthquake it emerged that there were serious issues with the construction of many [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 24th December
In this Bulletin…
- International writers add their voices to appeal for Chinese activist;
- SOH Radio sues Indonesian government; and
- Human Rights Watch calls for aid agencies to be allowed back into Sri Lanka.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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The 6.5 million university students expected to graduate in China next year face an uncertain future [...]
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 Saturday 13th December
In this Bulletin…
- North Asia’s big three economies unite to fight the global financial crisis
- Thousands gather across Australia to protest internet censorship; and
- EU leaders agree on economic stimulus and environmental targets
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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200 villagers have been arrested, and more than 50 injured in a mass unrest involving over [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 4th December
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese dairy exports down 90 per cent as melamine scandal continues;
- Environmentalist reveals land scandal in Yunan Province; and
- Chinese regime misleads Israeli government into denying press freedom during an open meeting.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Exports of dairy products from China have fallen by over 90 per cent [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 30th November
In this Bulletin…
- Chinese product safety a world concern;
- Political tensions rise in Mumbai; and
- Canada on the verge of snap election
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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Sources in mainland China have reported that over the last two years the shoddy pet food, toys and medicines being produced in China have brought disaster to [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 11th November
In this Bulletin…
- Exodus of workers and companies from Guangzhou
- $10 billion money laundering leads to devaluation of Pakistani rupee; and
- Burmese blogger jailed for 20 years.
But first, here’s our SOH focus on China
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A Shanxi journalist for the Western Times, 42-year-old Dao Xiaojun, became a newsmaker himself when he exposed so-called “sealing mouth fees” paid [...]
