Stories about Ideas from March, 2006
South Korea: The Confucian ideal
The Asia Pages writes a long analysis of the usefulness of Confucian values in modern East Asian societies, noting strong biases in favor of males and older people, and wondering...
Russia: Moscow Subway in 2100
LJ user Petya Favorov reproduces a map of the Moscow subway that shows what it might look like by the year 2100. Some commenters (RUS) agree that it is more...
Bloggers & Nuclear Case
Report on Iranian nuclear programme sent to United Nations Security Council by IAEA. Bloggers have a lot to share about this very important event. Abtahi, former Vice President, (Persian) says...
Iran: Google & Nowrouz
Thanks to Salman's blog, first blog in Persian in history, I discovered a site which tries to promote Iranian New Year, Nowrouz, on Google. People are invited to send following...
China: God or Darwin?
Bingfeng Teahouse cites a recent on-line poll on Sina (ZH) which showed around 35 percent of respondents saying that they believed in a form of universal intelligence as the architect...
Afghan Whispers: Justice, Discrimination & Poor Animals
Afghan Warrior is upset that a former intelligence chief during communist period was condemned but others who have done worse holding responsibilities in government. The blogger says “It's so sad...
South Korea: The realm of the Mothers
The Asia Pages relates a long and intense debate about parental sacrifice and obligation with a Korean man on-line. In the end, she is told, she doesn't understand because she's...
Interview with Nasrin Alavi
There are about 75000 blogs in Persian in world and their numbers are growing fast. We are Iran, written by Nasrin Alavi and published in English and German. It is...
Iran: Street & Nuclear
View from Iran, an Iran based blogger, talks about Iranian public opinion about nuclear issues. Blogger says “Why do Iranians mistrust everything the government tells them, but trust their spin...
A plea against the 26 province parcelling of the DRC
At UDPS Liege [blog of the Liege, Belgium chapter of a DRC opposition party] blogger Kayembe Tshipamba Jean P. opposes (FR) the parceling of the DRC in 26 provinces, deplores...
Philippines: A New Voice
On Feb. 27, in the wake of demonstrations calling for the overthrow Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino blogger Bong Austero wrote a post called an “Open Letter to Our...
Iran: Channel4 Blogging
Shahram Kholdi, UK based blogger, talks about UK Channel4 journalist's blog about Iran & from Iran. Jon Snow is heading Channel 4 team in Iran and they are posting interesting...
China: Boom or bust
AsiaPundit is in Beijing to cover the National People's Congress, and is writing about a myriad issues which are exercising delegates’ minds, including gay marriage, edible toothpicks, and a call...
Hong Kong: Who killed Dai Fei?
Glutter takes a deep breath and dives in to embrace a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in that fateful car chase in Paris. “You will...
