Stories from 16 October 2006
China: incestuous ad?
Joel Martinsen in DANWEI puts together some discussions about a recent skin-care adverstisment with the actress’ son saying that he wants to marry his mother when he gets old. It...
China: shooting in Tibet
The opposite end of China puts together some Youtube videos on the recent shooting of Tibetian refugees at the Nepal border by the China PLA.
China: piracy as microsoft marketing
Diligence China points out that when local software China Star sells at 10RMB while Microsoft Window sells at 500RMB, without piracy, Microsoft won't have a market share like today: Imagine...
China: translation for Olympic
In order to prepare for the Olympic, the Beijing city has to double check its English signposts and other instructions. Sohoxiaobao has posted some translation jokes(zh): “folk culture village” is...
China: wikipedia access chart
Andrew Lih shows the distribution of wikipedia's access in China in a chart form.
South Korea: independent journalists intimidated
Days in Daechuri has the latest update on the anti US military base in Pyongtaek, independent journalists were intimidated by local thugs.
Guadeloupe: Celebrating the Nation
Flying in the face of Guadeloupe's status as a French Overseas Department, Convention pour une Guadeloupe Nouvelle writes (Fr): “A nation must live its past in order to be inspired...
Barbados: Environment Minister to address conference
Barbados Free Press is optimistic about the Barbados Environment Minister's attendance at a UN conference in China.
Guadeloupe, Trinidad: Young Rotarian Conference
Guadeloupe Attitude writes (Fr): “Patrick Verdol, Livio Lison and Bella Mado are the 3 Guadeloupeans chosen by the seven Guadeloupean Rotary Clubs to participate in the 2006 RYLA of District...
Guyana: Walk along the sea
Guyana-Gyal walks down to the sea — “just to see what I could see” — and has an encounter with Guyanese music star Eddie Grant that makes her ponder the...
Senegal: Head of Senelec Resigned
Le Blog Politique du Senegal believes (Fr) that the head of national electricity company Senelec was asked to resign because President Wade needs a scapegoat for failing to fulfill his...
Colombia: Drinking Coca Sek
Adam Isaacson of the Center for International Policy recently sampled the coca-based energy drink called Coca Sek, which is produced by an indigenous community in Colombia. Even though the legal...
Africa: a guide to opportunities in African stock markets
Kenyan Pundit posts a link to a guide to profitable opportunities in African stock markets.
Ecuador: Post-Election Analysis
Boz lays out five points regarding yesterday's Presidential elections in Ecuador. Among other things, he predicts a Rafael Correa second-round victory. In addition, Jaime Izurieta of Cambiemos Ecuador [ES] admits...
Kyrgyzstan: Monuments for Mobsters
Yulia discusses the criteria for having a monument built of someone in Kyrgyzstan in light of the news that authorities in Balykchy plan to build a monument to a slain...
Peru: An Ex-President Dies
Libardo Buitrago [ES] writes about the news of the death of ex-President Valentín Paniagua, who died earlier today. The Peruvian president took the helms of the government after the sudden...
Armenia: No Visa
Notes From Hareinik reports on what it calls “corruption…in play” possibly leading to the denial of visas to those behind Yerevan's popular New Delhi restaraunt.
Argentina: Unsafe Highways
Good Airs is shocked at the number of highway fatalities in Argentina. A recent accident claimed the lives of 12, including 10 school children. The driver and his passenger were...
Armenia: Genocide Roundup
Onnik Krikorian rounds up posts on the Armenian genocide from across the blogosphere.
East Africa: is the East African Union a joke?
Rants, Raves, and Reviews asks whether the East Africa Federation is an April 1st joke, “Why bother with a political union between countries when Kenya & Uganda have massive internal...
Kazakhstan: Adoption Blogs
KZBlog takes a look at Kazakhstan adoption blogs, a significant sub-section of the English language Kazakh blogosphere.
