http://blogs.radioaustralia.net.au/notebook Each week, a Radio Australia journalist or commentator offers a personal perspective on a major news story or current issue from the Asia Pacific region. Our own correspondents, specialists and invited guests provide the background and recount the personal experiences that go along with covering news and current affairs. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:46:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s election season in Cambodia and the political parties are out on the streets canvassing for votes. Radio Australia's Connect Asia program has been in Phnom Penh, recording stories all week, and Bill Bainbridge brings this week's Notebook from the Cambodian capital. On the surface it’s a great outcome for a country ... http://blogs.radioaustralia.net.au/notebook/?p=26 This weekend, Radio Australia is taking part in a unique regional event, involving broadcasters from across Asia and the Pacific. Deborah Steele, Radio Australia's Chief Editor, highlights "Lights off - Awareness On" - the name of a campaign that aims to promote awareness of climate change and help build empathy with ... http://blogs.radioaustralia.net.au/notebook/?p=25 With one of the fastest growing global economies, and one of its biggest populations, China is a major player in the world. Over the past few years it's spread its influence into many other areas of the world, often in pursuit of access to mineral resources to feed its needs, but ... http://blogs.radioaustralia.net.au/notebook/?p=24 Karon Snowdon reflects on two weeks investigating how China is changing during the one of the most profound periods of economic renaissance the world has seen. The trip was meant to take in Sichuan - the province which was devastated by an 8 magnitude earthquake two days after she arrived ... http://blogs.radioaustralia.net.au/notebook/?p=23