Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 8th April
In this bulletin: – Petitioners targeted around regime’s latest sensitive day, – Chinese regime pressures Vietnam over SOH broadcast, and – Cherry blossom draws Taiwan crowds. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** According to the latest announcements from China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, low levels of radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have [...]
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 Thursday 10th March
In this bulletin… – China’s legislature holds annual sessions, – One-child policy making Chinese soldiers soft, – Hong Kong upholds judicial independence, and – Rising tourism straining Asia’s heritage sites. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-The equivalent of China’s legislature convened for its annual session Thursday March 3. All the while security [...]
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 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 11th February
In this bulletin: – China’s tainted milk squeezes Hong Kong dry, – Buying restrictions could increase Chinese house prices, – Media entering darkest hour in China, and – Japan, Russia island dispute flares again. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Ever since China’s tainted-milk scandal emerged, mainland parents have been flocking to Hong [...]
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 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 [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Thursday 30th December
In this bulletin: – Beijing refuses UN enforced disappearance convention, – Microblogging aids Chinese journalists fight against censorship, – Taiwan study links wealth and energy consumption, and – South Korea presses urgency for denuclearising the North. But first our SOH Network focus on China. ********************** Dissidents in China have criticised the Chinese regime as a [...]
