We have an update for you now on that Chinese case involving the detention of a high government official.  As far as we know, Bo Xi Lai remains in custody for what China’s official media calls “serious discipline violations.” His wife is charged with murder. And now the investigation is spreading. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

This morning marks the opening media day of the Beijing Motor Show. Automobile executives from all over the world are in China this week—and many are announcing new plans for the Chinese market. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Earlier this week, two Hawaii utilities made a top ten industry ranking in solar power. While the use of solar power in Hawaii is spreading, elsewhere in the world it’s exploding. The latest example comes this week from India. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

One of the most famous political dissidents in the world has plans to leave her country for the first time in 24 years. It’s the latest development in a series of reforms in Myanmar. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

It’s been a little more than a week since the last dramatic development in the case of Bo Xi Lai. He’s the former communist party official in China who’s been stripped of his posts as part of a political scandal involving allegations of corruption and even murder. HPR’s Bill Dorman has an update in today’s Asia Minute.