Stories from 6 February 2007
South Asia: unemployment, congregation, cricket, richest beggar and extra bed for bloggers
South Asia is one of the poorest regions in the world. Unemployment is one of the major problems for all the countries in this region. South Asia Biz writes a series on the employment situation in South Asia. The biz blog reviews online job portals from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,...
China: I'm sorry, the government has killed your story
Will from imagethief blogs about the difference between PR in China and in the West.
China: confluence project
Frank Yu from One billion users blogs about his experience of confluence project in China: The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location.
China and Africa: How China is viewed in Africa?
Jacky Peng posts a survey from International Herald Leader on African’s Views On China.
China: 80 years old AIDS activist detained
Gao Yaojie, a 80 years old AIDS activist was detained in Beijing after receiving an invitation to attend 2007 the Annual Leadership Awards and Benefit, at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on March 14, 2007. Zheng Jinyan has written a brief biography of Gao(zh).
Japan: “Re-assess” Whaling Ban
Recently, Japan announced to host a special IWC – International Whale Commission – conference in February in order to “re-assess” the population of whales. The move has been met with outrage from activists and anti-whaling nations. David weber from Japundit gives us more background on the whaling industry and debate.
Japan: bathhouse art
Ampotan blogs about Japan's bathhouse art, which constitutes a significant part in Japanese Art history.
South Korea: suicide rate
Tania Campbell from Ohmynews writes an citizen reports on South Korea's suicide rate which is highest among developed countries. The reporter focuses on the social pressure of minority groups, such as gay man, mentally sick people and students.
South Korea: naturalized Korean names
Kim, Lee, Park are the most popular Korean surnames chosen by foreigners who have taken up Korean nationality and choose to change their names. – more from Robert Koehler, Marmot's hole.
China and South Korea: netizen war
Robert Koehler from Marmot's Hole blogs about the netizens’ war over Korean historical dramas “Jumong” and “Taewang Sasingi.”
