Breaking News-Taxi Drivers forced to pay higher costs due to the Olympics
According to sources, in order to prepare for the Olympic Games, Beijing has tried hard to rectify the city. Taxi drivers exclusively carrying foreign travellers are one of the most affected during the Olympics preparation.
Breaking News-Beijing Residents wait in line overnight in freezing weather for temporary resident permits
Reports on the 28th of February revealed, police stations in regions of Beijing where there is high population of temporary residence, have received an influx of permit applications for temporary residence. Many people lined up overnight in sub-zero temperatures to submit such applications.
Beijing authorities announced on the 22nd of February, all temporary residents of Beijing [...]
Breaking News-Shanghai Residents’ Parade to Protest against Rejected Maglev
On the 27th of February Shanghai Public Security Bureau rejected a parade application by the residents residing along Shanghai Maglev Airport extension line, opposing to the construction of maglev train.
Breaking News-Tiananmen Mothers call for exchange between Chinese authorities and relatives of Tiananmen Massacre victims
The “Tiananmen Mothers” group, founded by survivors of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and relatives of the victims, published another letter on the 27th of February. They called for a direct, peaceful and sincere exchange between the Chinese Communist authorities and the relatives of the dead victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
The issue was first raised [...]
Breaking News-CCP Stop Press Conference for Human Rights
On the morning of February the 28th, a press conference for “Human Rights Situation Announcement” was to be held at East Bridge of Gongyi in Beijing. However, the Communist authorities deployed a large number of police to besiege and intercept the participants, stopping the conference. Several hundreds of people were arrested.
Petitioners from all over China [...]
Edge on China 68 - Headlines from China
Weekly Summary of the real headlines from China.
Asia Cast for Friday 29th February
External Podcast: Visit Asia-Cast.com to listen
In this Bulletin…
- Kenya’s President and Opposition Leader agree on power-sharing deal;
- Former Thai PM returns to Thailand; and
- Nepal’s Government reach agreement with opposition movement.
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After months of violent protest, Kenya’s President and Opposition Leader signed a deal to create a power-sharing government on Thursday.
President Mwai Kibaki and his rival [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 28th February
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In this Bulletin
-Columbian rebels free 4 hostages
-Contaminated water supply affects at least 200,000 people and
-Rice urges Chinese leaders to put pressure on North Korea
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The chief interrogator of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge cried while visiting a prison he commanded and where more than 14,000 people were killed.
Kaing Geuk Eav, also known as [...]
Breaking News - Falun Gong Practitioner Died Due to Persecution
According to Minghui Net’s report on the 27th of February, Falun Gong practitioner Bai Yingjie from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province died due to long-term persecution by the authorities on the 30th of August, 2007. It was learnt that Mr Bai was continually harassed and threatened by the local police station at his home after being [...]
Breaking News - China’s property market encountered a severe winter
After the Chinese New Year, turnover of property markets in China continued to shrink. In Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen property markets, the old and new property prices fell across the board. The Real estate industry said that the impact is due to bank credit tightening policies. Investors cannot handle the pressure from the rising costs [...]
