Latest posts by Oiwan Lam from December, 2007
Japan: Scary Cyberspace
Paul Nicholls from Japundit blogs a survey on Internet scariness.
South Korea: Student Suicide
Matt from Gusts of Popular Feeling blogs about the problem of student suicide due to the pressure of college entrance examination.
South Korea: Migrant Worker Trade Union Demonstration
CINA blogs some pictures about the last Sunday demonstration organized by Migrant Worker Trade Union against the government crack down.
Japan: NOVA Video Story
A youtube video story on the jobless life of foreign teacher after the close down of NOVA – via ying yang report.
South Korea and Hong Kong: Worst Oil Spill
mins0306 from the Marmot's Hole blogs about the worst oil spill happened in South Korea last weekend.
China: Forced Deportation and Forced Consumption
Citizen reporter Zoula was forced to deport from Shenyang by local police last week when he was reporting on the ant farmers issue. He was forced to pay for his deportation air ticket (RMB1,200) and asked in his blog whether such kind of forced consumption is fair? (zh)
China: Dog Beaten to Death
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an online video showing how a security guard had beaten a dog to death. The video has been removed but discussions carry on.
China: Liberal Generation
Li Yihe expresses a wish that her generation can take the lead in setting the liberal tradition in Chinese politics (zh).
China: WTO Consultation Website Closed
World Trade Organization's consultation website: http://www.wto-tbt.gov.cn/ (zh) has been temporary closed down by the Chinese government as the website has not reconfirmed its registration (Beian) in the information department (zh).
China: Keyboard on a Building
Kenneth Tan from Shanghaiist blogs an eye-catching architecture photo: keyboard on a building.
China: Don't Go to Macau
The news about Mainland tourists beaten up by police in Macau has spread very quickly in the internet. William long blogs his own experience in traveling to Macau and urges others not to travel to Macau(zh).
China: HIV Test Accused of Discrimination
Josie Liu from China in Transition blogs about the recent criticisms on the HIV test on Chinese citizens returning from overseas.
Taiwan: Trucker Ran Over Journalists During Demonstration
ESWN translated local reports and posted some youtube video on yesterday's accident: a trucker ran over journalists in its way to join the demonstration.
China: Citizen Reporter Interrogated by Police
Zoula was interrogated by police in his trip to Liaoning reporting on the ant farmer issue. He blogs the details of the police interrogation (zh).
Japan: What Was Big? 2007: East VS. West
Mari Kanazawa summarized the “What was Big in 2007″ ranking in terms of East VS. West framework done by a SMBC (a bank).
Japan: Opinions on Fingerprinting
Jamie from Japan Probe blogs the diverse opinions on Japan's fingerprinting policy.
China: Top Fake News 2007
Zhengyi has listed out major fake news in 2007 with some background information. Some of his picks are (zh): 1. Paper Baozi, 2. Cruelest Step mother, 3. Guangzhou's property price goes down upon government regulation; 4. the gunman of campus shooting in Virginia is Chinese; 5. Province government gives order...
China: Truth Doesn't Matter?
The State Forestry Administration said whether the Tiger picture is fake or not doesn't matter. Xu Ming from 1510 said that the government's response made God mad (zh). And Rose Lu from 1510 insisted that truth does matter! Or people would eventually lose trust on the government eventually.
South Korea: Foreign Teacher's Visa
Metropolitician is drafting a counter proposal to the new foreign teacher's visa. He calls for help in the collective drafting and translation process.
China: 10 Cases of Injustice
Liu Xiaoyuan gives an update in the development of 10 major legal cases of injustice[zh] as a result of wrong judgment in court in the past ten years. First post and second post.
