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 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 30th July
In this bulletin:
- Floods devastate South Asia,
- Dalian oil clean-up ineffective,
- Thousands rally to keep Cantonese language, and
- Surprise by-election win for South Korean president.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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NTDTV-Chinese state media said Thursday severe flooding in Jilin had washed thousands of chemical storage barrels into the Songhua River. Official reports said 4,000 of [...]
Asia Cast for week ending Friday July 2nd
In this bulletin:
- Deadly mudslides in soutwest China,
- Independent TV station wins appeal over China broadcast,
- New Philippine president inaugurated, and
- Taiwanese protests over trade deal.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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NTDTV-A court in China’s Xinjiang region has sentenced Tibetan businessman and environmentalist, Karma Samdrup, to fifteen years in prison. They’ve charged him with robbing [...]
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 Wednesday 5th May
In this Bulletin…
- China’s multiple school killings covered up;
- Hong Kong’s May Day marches; and
- Two held in Karachi over botched New York bomb attack.
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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Tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 2nd May
In this Bulletin…
- What the Shanghai World Expo means for locals;
- Taiwan criticised over executions; and
- Australia plans cigarette branding ban.
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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The World Expo opened in Shanghai Saturday, with the theme, ‘Better City, Better Life. [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 28th March
In this Bulletin…
- We continue to battle for media freedom;
- Asia-Pacific embraces Earth Hour, but will it help?; and
- Hopes fade for missing South Korean sailors.
But first we have our Shen Yun quote of the day
[audio]
For more information please visit www.shenyunperformingarts.org.
But first disturbing news on the plight of one of SOH’s media partners.
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Indonesian authorities have [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 17th March
In this Bulletin…
- Official statement deepens mystery of Chinese lawyer’s status;
- Chinese reporters told to ignore ‘unusual statements’ by political representatives; and
- Vietnam releases high profile human rights activist .
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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The fate or whereabouts of [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 16th March
In this Bulletin…
- Beijing’s political conferences branded as waste of money;
- Chinese interference with Indonesian media investigated; and
- Pacific battered by cyclones.
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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An award winning Chinese journalist has branded Chinas two most important annual political [...]








