Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 23rd September
In this bulletin: – Rights lawyer undeterred despite torture, – Beijing’s paid internet commentator training accidentally revealed, – Japanese protesters seek nuclear free world, and – India researchers hope discoveries spark conservation. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong recently broke his silence about what he suffered during [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 19th August
In this bulletin: – Beijing mounts new Xinjiang crackdown, – Report highlights land reform burden, – An unlikely education in Taiwan, and – Smartphone patent battle. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** NTD-The Chinese regime has started August 11, another hard-line security crackdown on ethnic violence in the western region of Xinjiang. On [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 12th August
In this bulletin: – Facing restrictions Chinese journalists blog news instead, – Movement to quit CCP reaches 100 million participants, – New Tibetan political head sworn in, and – Taiwan’s population rapidly ageing. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-Faced with restrictions on permissible reports, Chinese journalists have turned to Sina.com and other [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 22nd July
In this bulletin: – Beijing executes corrupt former officials, – Greenpeace targets sports brands using polluting Chinese factories, – New book examines Beijing’s policy on Tibet, and – Rare Buddha statue unearthed in Kyrgyzstan. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** ET-Recognizing that its survival is linked to winning the fight against corruption, China’s [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 27th May
In this bulletin: – Ai Weiwei’s family say authorities actions unlawful, – Chinese officials’ secret farms, – Taiwan’s premier urges support for independent broadcaster, and – Thai election hots up. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** The family of outspoken Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei recently told SOH the handling of his [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 29th April
In this bulletin: – Beijing’s lawyer crackdown continues, – Chinese consumers latest food safety worries, – Hong Kong rally for Ai Weiwei, and – Japan marks 25th Chernobyl anniversary. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** A well known Beijing lawyer has been charged with obstructing a witness for a second time just weeks [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 1st April
In this bulletin: – Beijing jails veteran activist once more, – Tibet rues 52 years under Chinese rule, – Fukushima evacuees fear they’ll never return home, and – India’s tiger population grows. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** NTD-The Chinese regime was heavily criticised after sentencing veteran democracy advocate Liu Xianbin to a [...]
Asia Cast for the week ending Friday 18th March
In this bulletin: – Chinese quake victims waiting for aid, – Land seizures and forced demolitions continue unchecked in China, – Japan’s emperor addresses nation, and – US lists top Chinese companies selling counterfeit goods. But first our SOH focus on China. ********************** Residents in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province have said relief efforts in the [...]
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 [...]
