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Archive for November, 2009

November 30 RFA News Summary

This a summary of stories being carried on Radio Free Asia today November 30, 2009. Please use the links to go directly to the relevant RFA language website to listen to the stories or read original language transcripts. Some items are translated into English and are available on RFA’s English language page. If there are stories [...]

Mekong Diaries: Day 24

Today we are on motorbike. We leave early and head towards the Jinghong dam’s reservoir.

Mekong Diaries: Day 23

We catch our boat costing 640RMB for the four of us about 40 mins and 12 kms downstream to be dropped in a car park where we find out we will wait for 10 mins for a local bus to take us to the next town, where the ‘indigenous tour’ will start. On the tiny [...]

Mekong Diaries: Day 22

So we decide to take a tour, something classy called the Mekong Impressions Boat Tour…

Mekong Diaries: Day 21

Our first night in Jing Hong which on first impressions seems to be all South East Asia and very little China…

Mekong Diaries: Day 20

Leaving YunXian the scenery quickly reverts to the farms and industry…

Radio Free Asia’s Daily Language Service News Summary

This a summary of stories being carried on Radio Free Asia today November 25, 2009. Please use the links to go directly to the relevant RFA language website to listen to the stories or read original language transcripts. Some items are translated into English and are available on RFA’s English language page. If there are stories [...]

Mekong Diaries: Day 19

Leaving Dali well rested…

Mekong Diaries: Day 18

Our travels through Yunnan so far have not revealed much of a connection with the Mekong..

Daily News Summary From RFA Language Services

The following is a summary of stories being broadcast by the RFA language services today November 23.