Asia Cast for Tuesday 30th December
External Podcast: Visit Asia-Cast.com to listen A record sized 20 metre hadrosaurus has been unearthed in China. (By Heinrich Harder) In this bulletin … Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2360′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Asia Cast for Monday 29th December
External Podcast: Visit Asia-Cast.com to listen Another Falun Gong practitioner receives harsh prison sentence in Shanghi for living the Falun Gong principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance." (By longtrekhome/Flickr) Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2359′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Tens of thousands affected by Yunnan and Xinjiang earthquakes
A series of earthquakes have struck Southern China since December 19th, and initial figures put the number of victims affected at nearly 100,000 people, with nearly 30,000 needing relocation. A separate earthquake struck on December 28th in Xinjiang, and the extent of the damages is yet to be determined At 2.19am on December 26th, a [...]
Guangdong housing market stagnates, agents suffer
From the end of last year until now, the housing market of Guangdong has stagnated. There are many properties available, but the market remains under huge pressure. Real estate agents have said housing prices would keep dropping for the next one or two years. The agents work 13 hours a day but there is little [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 27th December
External Podcast: Visit Asia-Cast.com to listen A barbwire at a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images) In this Bulletin… Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2356′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Asia Cast for Friday 26th December
External Podcast: Visit Asia-Cast.com to listen Mr Fu Ni (red jacket) attacks Mr Boon Tion Erh in Flushing, New York, on May 20 2008. (Courtesy of The Epoch Times) In this Bulletin… Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2355′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });
Asia Cast for Wednesday 24th December
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Forced demolition in Dongtai with thousands besieged
News on December 22 revealed that developers in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province forcefully dismantled a local public bridge a few days ago by hiring thugs to curb residents from preventing the action, resulting in a number of injuries which triggered a public unrest involving a thousand people. Some residents report that police assisted the assailants on [...]
President of Transitional Government issues orders to military
On December 22, President Wu Fan of the China Transitional Government issued a third decree to Mainland military and armed police forces, requesting the Chinese troops, armed police officers, soldiers and policemen to refuse to open fire to suppress commoners, when receiving superior orders or instructions. If the higher level officials order you personally to [...]
Chinese Communist regime intensifies crackdown on House Churches
With Christmas just around the corner, Chinese Communist officials have pointed their spears at China’s House Churches, with the organiser of the China House Churches Federation, Pastor Zhang Mingxun being abducted on Sunday in Inner Mongolia. Also, gatherings at the Liang-Ren Church in Guangzhou were interrupted by dozens of officials sent by local authorities on [...]
