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Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 13th August

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, August 14th, 2010
 
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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

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, July 31st, 2010
 
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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 the week ending Friday 23rd July

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, July 24th, 2010
 
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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 the week ending Thursday July 15th

Posted by Daniel Teng on Friday, July 16th, 2010
 
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In this bulletin:
- Google remains in China,
- Floods devastate China’s south,
- Bribery scandal inside Taiwan’s High Court, and
- Fiji expels another Australian diplomat.
But first our SOH focus on China.
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ET-It looks like Internet giant Google will remain in China. State-run media confirmed July 11 the Chinese authorities had approved the renewal of Google’s operating license.
In March, [...]

Asia Cast for week ending Thursday July 8th

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Thursday, July 8th, 2010
 
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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 Thursday 24th June

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, June 24th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- China’s difficulty censoring microblogs;
- Whaling negotiations break down; and
- Australia’s new prime minister.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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Monitoring and censoring content on China’s internet can be a real headache, reports The Epoch Times.
Chief Editor of Chinese online media giant Sina says that posts on their website can reach tens [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 23rd June

Posted by Chris Thomas on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

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 Tuesday 22nd June

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Newest deadly mine explosion in China;
- Japan sets new fiscal goals; and
- The UN appeals for Kyrgyzstani displaced.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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At least 47 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in Henan Province, China on Monday. According to state-run media, there were 26 survivors, of which [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 20th June

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Sunday, June 20th, 2010
 
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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

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, June 17th, 2010

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 [...]