Stories from 6 October 2006
China: no more adultery on TV during prime time?
Shang peijin in Shanghaiist reports that the State Administration for Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) is thinking about limiting the number of family dramas involving adultery themes during prime time television hours.
China: internet watermelons
ESWN translates a Beijing Times article about how a watermelon grower skipped the local market and set up an virtual watermelon stand on the Internet instead.
Japan: mid autumn festival
Ryoko in Pingmag shows us how Japanese celebrate their mid autumn festival. David Weber in Japundi also shows us some Japanese style artistic lanterns.
South Korea: foreign actors deported
South Korean immigration authorities have handed down deportation orders for actors David Anselmo and Clinton Morgan, both of whom appeared in blockbuster “The Host,” for violating Article 20 of Korea’s immigration law. Robert Koehler's advice is: next time you engage in activities outside of your visa status in Korea, make...
South Korea, Taiwan and China: Scandal in Beijing
The concert, Scandal in Beijing, by Korean pop star Kangta and Taiwanese singer Vanness Wu at the National People's congress hall last month has irritated some conservative netizen. According to Robert Koehler in Marmot's Hole, the netizens were a bit upset at the government for allowing the artists to turn...