24 July 2006

Stories from 24 July 2006

China: Chen on trial

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guang-cheng is on trial today (July 25). Nickwong anticipates that the result won't be good (zh).

25 July 2006

China: disappearing

Jeremy Goldkorn from Danwei writes about the disappearing of Beijing and Shanghai because of urban renewal.

25 July 2006

Hong Kong:

Yeahayeah blogs about the demonstration against Israelis bombing in Lebanon in Hong Kong (zh).

25 July 2006

Hong Kong: goodbye Suzie Wong

The romance of Suzie Wong takes place in Hong Kong, an classic scence is in Star ferry pier, Central. Hong Kong government is now planning to demolish the pier. Diumanpark...

25 July 2006

Hong Kong: learning from parent

ESWN translates a blogpost from learned friend on how children are being influenced by their parent in racial stereotype. “To the parents of the children — how do you teach...

25 July 2006

Gripes with Footballer Lilian Thuram

Of Lilian Thuram, a French football player of Guadeloupean origin, France-based Senegalese blogger says (Fr): “Wanting desperately to become a Martin Luther King-style defender of the Black cause, Thuram seems...

25 July 2006

Latin America: Mercorsur Summit

The Mercosur summit ended with Hugo and Fidel stealing the limelight says Erwin Cifuentes. Greg Weeks sorts out the implications of Venezuela's new membership in the trade bloc. Finally, Ricardo...

25 July 2006

Georgia: Soap Acting

For those who have always wanted to know what acting in a Georgian soap opera is like, Breed describes his experience.

24 July 2006

Armenia: Vardavar

Both Nessuna and Jeremy express their dislike of Vardavar, a holiday celebrated in part by throwing water on complete strangers.

24 July 2006

Zimbabwe: Big Brother plan

The Bearded Man commens on an article in the Washington Post about plans being mooted by the Zimbabwean government to monitor e-mail and other electronic communication. He writes: “It would...

24 July 2006

South Africa: Eastern Cape Paper

Farrel Lifson of politics.za comments on a forthcoming position paper from the Eastern Cape provincial division of the African National Congress (ANC), which will say that the South African government...

24 July 2006

African countries need technocrats

Africa Unchained points to a passage in George Ayittey's book by the same name, which runs: “We need TECHNOCRATS to fix our broken, dysfunctional institutions. REPAIRMEN or plumbers who will...

24 July 2006

Kenya: Job loss

“It's odd to quit a job,” writes Kenyan Musings, who just quit hers. “People think you are nuts…but it gets to the point where if you allow yourself to be...

24 July 2006

India: Naxals in Central India

The terror of Naxal forces in Central IndiaI at Indian Muslims. “Vast areas of Chhattisgarh are now controlled by Naxals (termed Naxal because of Naxalbari village in West Bengal where...

24 July 2006