Stories from 21 April 2008
Afghanistan: Farmers Displaced in Balkh Province
Mohammad Fahim reports that dry spring, which shattered arable lands and increased the food prices, forced hundreds of farmers to leave their homes in agricultural Balkh province in order to survive.
Japan: Shadow Pictures
Edo from Pink Tentacle introduces the traditional Japanese shadow pictures art form to the readers.
Japan: Food Shortage
Shisaku talked about his frustration about food shortage.
New Zealand: Ian Wishart Interview
Whale Oil Beef Hooked publishes an interview with New Zealand journalist and the author of Absolute Power: The Helen Clark Years.
South Korea: 1960 Student Uprising
Matt wrote a historical review about the crackdown of student uprising against the manipulation of presidential election in April 19 in 1960.
Armenia: Homophobic Politics
Unzipped: Gay Armenia expresses its concern with recent reports in the radical opposition Chorrord Ishkhanutyun newspaper implying that the newly appointed prime minister, Tigran Sargsyan, is homosexual. Although offering no proof that such speculation is true, the paper linked to former president, Levon Ter-Petrossian, appears to be hoping to exploit...
New Zealand: Notable Blogs
Kiwiblog highlights notable New Zealand and Australian blogs.
Taiwan and China: Scary Populism
Summer from Coolloud comments on the recent nationalistic protest in China and finds the populist sentiment very scary [zh].
China: Effective Boycott Guideline
A Carrefour staff member wrote a detail account of the company's business in China as an effective boycott guideline [zh].
11-year-old Chinese environmentalist and Circuit Board Recycling
The blog “Crossroads,” which looks at corporate social responsibility in China, draws our attention to a an article about an 11-year-old environmentalist in southwest China. The youngster took it upon himself to search for the source of river pollution and caught the attention of reporters and officials. Last October, Chen...
Japan: Food Crisis added to G8 Agenda
The GLOCOM blog reports that the world food crisis will be placed on the agenda at the G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan this summer.
