Stories about East Asia from June, 2007
Taiwan: Fifth Day Festival
(photo courtesy of judie) Fifth Day Festival is another name for the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Festival because it is May fifth in the lunar calendar (June 19th this...
Central Asia: China's Soft Power
At Registan.net, Joshua Foust examines how Central Asia might be impacted by China's soft power.
Cambodia: Eat and Sleep
Antidote to Burnout introduces an unique restaurant concept that he encountered in Cambodia.
Serbia: A Special Case of Blog Plagiarism
Does a Creative Commons License help protect your blog from plagiarism? Is it a crime if a person from China copies your blog to overcome the so-called Great Firewall of...
Philippines: Manila's Lopez Museum
Torn and frayed in Manila urges readers to visit the Lopez Museum in Manila. The blogger considers the museum one of the well kept secrets in Manila.
Indonesia: Jakarta, Top Blogging City
Enda points to a Businessweek article and says Jakarta is on par with Beijing and Mumbai when it comes to blogging.
Indonesia: Remembering The Asian Crisis
IndCoup remembers the Asian financial crisis of 1997 and compares it to the current economical environment.
Malaysia: China's Intention
The South East Asian Archeology blogs is not convinced of China's intention to back Malaysia to form an Asian organization similar to UNESCO.
Singapore: The best word
When you really mean you are sorry, according to Estee, its the best thing on earth.
Hong Kong: Political painting
Imagethief picked up a political painting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 1997 hand-over of sovereignty and compared it with some other propaganda paintings: In the segment I can...
Hong Kong: Migrant workers support pier preservation
Hoidick from inmediahk.net reported on a survey on migrant workers’ opinion towards public space at Central, especially near the city hall and Queen's pier: Given that Queen’s Pier (and also...
China: Government funded speculation
Chong from interlocals.net translated a commentary from Hong Kong Economic Journal on the government funded stock and real-estate market via illegal loan.
Japan: Chlorophyll cleansing at Osaka
Osaka is listed number 1 City with the least amount of greenery. Englishman has a post on the situation: Parks are banned, as are grass tennis courts. People nurture plants...
Japan: Poor = Creativity?
Neomarxisme argued against the inverse-relation between economic growth and culture.
India: A Tamil Film in Malaysia and a Riot
The Culture and Politics of Tamil Cinema on the near riot caused by the release of a film starring Rajnikanth. “Rioting probably has become yet another ritual for the subaltern...
How to avoid prison in Korea
How to avoid prison in Korea. A blogger introduces Korean vocabulary useful for avoiding Korean prison through an English learning textbook.
I just wanted some stew
I just wanted some stew. A blogger shows how in a Korean restaurant even when you order one thing, you get a lot of dishes.
Creative Shopping Bags
Creative Shopping Bags. Simple bags can make you laugh. [ko]
China: Pollution in Shanxi
Among the 10 most polluted cities within China, the top three were at Shanxi province. As Zuo Ai Chong pointed out, pollution in China is always related with politics, Shanxi's...
China: Poster: I'll Be Watching You
Wang Xiao feng is producing a video movie called “I'll be watching you” or “Where are you” or literal translation “Women hiding everywhere” (十面埋婦). He called for help in his...
China: Nobody Said Media-whoring Is Easy
Will from imagethief gave some PR advice to Zoula (the so-called first citizen reporter in China) how to pick up topics and continue his citizen journalist work.
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