Stories from 18 October 2010
Mongolia: Fashion designer wins prize in France
Mongolian fashion designer Tsolmandakh Munkhuu picked up the “Public Prize” at the annual Hyeres Festival of Photography and Fashion, heesco informs.
Kyrgyzstan: Parliamentary elections outcome
Elina Galperin writes a post about the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, which were taking place amidst anxiety over possible disorders, but turned out to be a peaceful and generally free vote.
South Korea:A Star Anchor Threatens To Sue a Twitterer.
South Korea’s star anchorwoman, Kim Ju-ha made headlines as she threatens to file a defamation lawsuit against a tweeter who called her “brainless.” Many Twitterers are condemning her reaction as ‘neurotic’. The KoreaTimes translated and summarized a heated debate going on at Korean Twitter.
Jordan: The ArabCrunch Controversy Continues
ArabCrunch was founded in 2008. The blog launched its Arabic version in 2009, and quickly became a leading blog in the Arab tech sector. Jordanian netizens react to controversies surrounding the site and allegations made by its founder in this post.
China: Life at the bottom of the society
Annie Lee writes a feature on the daily life (and pain) of the bottom of the society in China (via China Hush).
China: Vehicle smashed during the anti-Japanese Protest
The youtube video shows how Chinese protesters smashed a Japanese branded vehicle during the anti-Japanese demonstration in Mianyang city, Sichuan province yesterday (October 17 2010).
Maldives: A Town Without Vehicles
Hilath writes about Villingili, a satellite town without vehicles in Maldives.
India: Village Health Issues
Brijesh Nair visited a village in the state of Tamil Nadu in India and found that the drinking water infrastructure in a “lower caste community” was in poor condition causing health issues among the village people.
Japan Blog Festival
Todd's Wanderings hosts the October Japan Blog Matsuri (or festival), “dedicated to the best Japan has to offer…or at least what YOU think are Japan’s best places, experiences, activities…whatever.” The theme for this month is Japan Highlights and here are the guidelines [en] to submit a post.
India: Twitter For Blood
Suresh C introduces to us an innovative tool in India called tweet4blood. Developed by Thejesh, this Twitter based tool lets you request for blood to followers @tweet4blood who are donors. Tweets are also hashtagged city wise for easy finding.
Sri Lanka: The Down Side Of Being Humble
The Oxymoron Chronicles talks about the disadvantages of not being obnoxiously loud and abrasive and being humble in the corporate world.
