Stories from 8 August 2006
Cuba, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel: Cuba and the Middle East
Blog for Cuba examines what it terms “Cuba's state sanctioned anti-Semitism,” via analyses of headlines from the Cuban news daily, Granma, expressing support for Hezbollah and Hamas, and of the activities, past and present, of Cuban leaders.
Indonesia: Falung Gong in Jakarta
Indonesiamatters talks about a Falun Gong meditation session in Jakarta being broken up by demonstrators. Falung Gong supporters see Chinese hand in the disruption while some of the local traders say that they are just fed up with the group's activities that affects their business.
Vietnam: Street Food
Vietnamese God introduces a street snack from Hanoi. If you don't mind trying street food and you have only 10,000Vnd in your pocket, then this lunch is for you. That's fried tofu with noodles.
Philippines: Visiting Basilan
Filipino travel and heritage blogger Ivan Henares is travelling again.Basilan. “Today, I visited Basilan. Just the mere mention of the name evokes fear among those unfamiliar with the place. Every time I told someone that I was on my way to Basilan, I received a shocked response. Who would want...
Thailand: Thai Dessert
Thai and Lao Food blogger Manivan Larprom has a post on how to prepare Thai Sticky Rice and Mango Dessert.
China: online memorial
An online memorial has been set up for the Chinese UN peacekeeper Lieutenant Colonel Du Zhaoyu, who was killed in Lebanon by an Israeli rocket on July 25 along with three other UN peacekeepers, Jeffery Lyn reports from Virtual China.
China: Media “Schizophrenia”
DANWEIputs up an original article, Media “Schizophrenia” in China, written by David Moser. The article talks about the impact of digital technology on the schizophrenic split within the mediascape.
Taiwan: soya sauce factory
Michael Turton puts up an old article about his visit to a soya sauce factory in Central Taiwan. The vivid depiction tells a lot about the history of development and small business in Taiwan.
China: Xiangyin Massacre
ESWN translates several reports related to a violent incident at Xiangying in Hunan province and asks “Could they possibly be about the same events? So what really happened in Xiangyin?“
China: anger bar
Richard TPD in Peking duck comments on the “creative marketing” of an anger bar in Nanjingthat allows customers to beat up its staffs.
