Archive for the 'social unrest' Category

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 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 week ending Friday July 2nd

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
 
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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 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 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 [...]

Asia Cast for Wednesday 16th June

Posted by Chris Thomas on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Higher pay in China for labourers;
- Indonesia’s 7.1 earthquake; and
- Japan to give billions in low APR loans.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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Soaring prices are causing workers throughout China to go on strike and demand higher pay. Some experts warn the demands are causing many small and medium-size businesses [...]

Asia Cast for Monday 14th June

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, June 14th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Taiwan-China trade agreement progresses;
- Thousands of Uzbecks flee ethnic violence; and
- Japanese asteroid explorer could reveal early universe’s mysteries.
But first we have our SOH focus on China.
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We begin with a story from the SOH Chinese language broadcast team.
With millions of students in China taking their college entrance exams, the pressure is on [...]

Asia Cast for Sunday 13th June

Posted by Rich Crankshaw on Saturday, June 12th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Major floods as snow melts in northwest China;
- Kyrgyzstan appeals for help over ethnic violence; and
- Teenage sailor rescued from Indian Ocean.
Our SOH focus on China is next.
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Severe flooding has affected around 400,000 people in northwest China and left at least two people dead. Melt water from the heaviest snowstorms in six [...]

Asia Cast for Thursday 10th June

Posted by Chris Thomas on Thursday, June 10th, 2010
 
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In this Bulletin…
- Two judges attacked with acid in China;
- Japan supports UN sanctions on Iran; and
- Rights groups says Tribal Pakistan is a Taliban Hell.
But first we have our Shen Yun quote of the day
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Our SOH focus on China is next
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Two judges and four other court officials in southern [...]