Stories from 14 November 2006
Costa Rica: Creative Commons: Publishing Paradigm?
Costa Rican native Andres Guadamuz examines the nexus of book publishing and Creative Commons.
Ecuador: Bull Fighting and Lassoing
Shirl, a horseback riding guide in Ecuador, describes the differences between bullfighting in Spain and the Ecuadorean Andes and gives an account of a lassoing competition. Complete with photos.
Bolivia: Indigenous Political Participation
Bolivia Rising has translated an article by former Bolivian Minister for Hydrocarbons Andres Soliz Rada in which he articulates a “an indomestiza vision, which, ‘as opposed to traditional nationalism, rescues...
Guatemala: Blog Growth
Javier Aroche notes [ES] that “a few days ago the BlogChapines [ES] directory hit 150 registered blogs, when just four months ago were were only at 100 [ES]. On this...
Mexico: Meaning of Gringo
Lee Iwan meditates on the meaning and many proclaimed etymologies of “gringo.”
Kenya: assassination claims
You Missed This analyzes assassination claims made by two Kenya's leading politicians, “My view is that by making this thing public Raila has halted any such plot, if it existed....
Africa: best blog in english
Black Looks wins user prize for Best Weblog in English, “I Just received an email from Sean Sinico of the BOBS award congratulating me on winning the public’s choice award...
South Korea: Migrant Worker Television Korea
Jamie introduces the English verison of Migrant worker television Korea (MWTK), which has multilingual internet broadcast.
South Korea: war criminals cleared
Robert Koehler in Marmot's hole comments on the clearing of 83 Koreans (out of 148) conscripted by the Japanese military during the World War II of war crimes.
Japan: lining up
Neomaxisme has an interesting post on Japan lines culture: ever since I first lived in Tokyo back in 1998, the concept of lines/queues has always been inextricably central to my...
China: Professional Attitude of a Journalist Under Pressure
ESWN translates a post from Southern Daily written by Fu Jian Feng on his expectation of journalist professional attitude.
Taiwan: Gravel
Michael Turton has a very well written post about Taiwan's development and environment in term of gravel supply.
Iran:Graffitis in Tehran
Let's discover graffitis on Tehran's walls, thanks to Kamangir. The blogger considers the photo not very Islamic one.
Hong Kong: no joking please, we're journalists
South China Morning Post Editor Mark Clifford fired staff members for producing an in-house spoof. In an unprecedented action, an estimated 80-plus newsroom staffers – male, female, Chinese and western...
China: peasant riot
One Man Bandwidth discusses about the situation of peasant riot in China.
China: life changes
DANWEI has a translation on a report on the life changes in Beijing in the past 20 years: women have more fun, men cook less.
Caribbean Women's Forum
Collectif Haiti de Provence points to a Radio Kiskeya news article stating (Fr): “The 2d Caribbean Women's Forum ended the evening of November 10th in Fort-de-France, Martinique with the participation...
