Thu, Jun 22, 2006 -- 6:30 PM

Pacific Time 2006-06-22
North Korean Skullduggery -- Washington and Seoul disagree about the extent of Pyongyang's drug-selling and money counterfeiting operations. New policies in China reduce the number of babies available for foreign adoption. And Canada's prime minister apologizes to Chinese Canadians for past discrimination.

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Host: Sydnie Kohara

North Korea Conterfeiting
Seoul police made their biggest bust ever in confiscating fake U.S. Dollars after a man was reported to the police trying to change over $140,000. Later, the counterfeit bills were identified as "super notes" -- so meticulously copied that were nearly indistinguishable to the naked eye. The U.S. believes there is evidence tracing the conterfeit money to North Korea, and recently officials from the U.S. Treasury visited Seoul.

Music Bridge #1
"Rubber Band" by Kazutoki Umezu, from "First Deserter" (Knitting Factory 214)

New Faces on Chinese TV News
The big network newscasts in the U.S. -- and just about everywhere else -- are losing audience. So there's a scramble to find a new, magic formula. Networks are re-thinking the kind of news they present, and the style and presentation they use. Some familiar faces and voices are disappearing. Even in China.

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"Andante from Violin Sonata No 2" by J. S. Bach, performed by Dan Yu, from "The Nightingale" (Egan Records 0005)

Hawaiian School Defends Racial Admissions Policy
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard arguments over whether Hawaii's privately funded Kamehameha Schools should be forced to admit non-Hawaiians. The schools were set up by a bequest from the last member of Hawaii's royal dynasty to educate her people. A Caucasian student sued after being turned down for admission.

An Official Apology for Chinese Canadians
In 1865, Canada applied a tax on every Chinese who wanted to immigrate. The tax was just one of a series of immigration laws against Chinese passed by successive Canadian governments. Recently, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized to its one million ethnic Chinese citizens.

Commentary: History Repeats Itself
As Canada apologizes for its past exclusionary practices against Chinese immigrants, commentator Vincent Pan sees history repeating itself in the U.S.'s treatment of Latin American immigrants.

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Music Bridge #3
"Are You Down With It" by the Handsome Boy Modeling School, from "White People" (Atlantic/Elektra 62988)

Fewer Chinese Babies Available for Adoption
One poll suggests that one in four Americans knows someone who has adopted a Chinese child. No wonder TV shows like "Sex and the City" and "The Simpsons" have even taken on the issue. But this year, U.S. adoption agencies are reporting a downturn in the number of Chinese babies available to prospective families.

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"Heartbeat" by Jake Shimabukuro, from "Walking Down Rainhill" (Hitchhike 1103)