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· October, 2005

Stories about East Asia from October, 2005

China: Am I A Journalist

EastSouthWestNorth asks: “Am I a journalist?” His answer: “If I wanted to become a traditional journalist, I would have become one. Instead, I became an independent blogger by my own...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Myanmar: West is Wrong

“What we need is a more serious, thoughtful, creative and most importantly realistic method of assisting the blossoming of democracy” — Burma Watch.com agrees that the West's approach to Burma...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Philippines: Monster Ball

An aswang is an evil, flesh-eating creature in Filipino folklore. They are said to infest particular provinces in the Philippines, one of which is now hosting an aswang festival. Sassy...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Philippines: Technology Salaries

Pinoy.Tech.Blog and its readers react to data about information workers’ salaries in the U.S. with the observation that even technicians make 15-20 times more than a technician would be paid...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
31 October 2005

Japan: Antique Show

Japundit has an article on Nandemo Kantedan, a 10-year-old TV show that, like the popular U.S. series Antiques Roadshow, values people's old junk and makes their wildest dreams come true.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 October 2005

Singapore: Blogger Pleads Guilty

Huichieh Loy of From a Singapore Angle reacts to the conviction of the third local blogger charged for making racist comments. Mr. Wang has information about the other players and...

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 October 2005

Vietnam: In the Soup

On noodlepie‘s suggestion, soup-obsessed No Star Where tries Vietnam's famous noodle soup pho at a pho chain he derided as McPho and is pleasantly surprised.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
28 October 2005

Hong Kong: BitTorrent Conviction

Chan Nai-Ming has the dubious distinction of being the first person convicted in Hong Kong for seeding films for BitTorrent P2P file-sharing. Chatter Garden has thoughts here and here.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
27 October 2005

Philippines: Political Ads

Manila streetwalker Carlos Celdran is stopped short by a set of billboards on a corner — all depicting heirs of famous political families using sex to hawk consumer goods.

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
27 October 2005

South Korea: Historical Amnesia

At The Marmot's Hole, a lively discussion centering around U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's comment that South Korea's move further away from U.S. interests reflects a “historical amnesia.”

Written by Jose Manuel Tesoro
27 October 2005

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