December 2010
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Chinese Chakkar: India losing English-speaking ben →
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Alok Mittal trades in anything ‘made in China’-from printer cartridges to locks, children’s toys to wrist watches. He buys them cheap in China and sells them to retailers back home for a handsome margin. The nature of his job requires this small businessman from...
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Hooters Opens in Tokyo →
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Street fight in Hong Kong has destroyed all my... →
This street fight in Hong Kong has destroyed all my romantic images of Yip Man style kung fu battles.
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China Builds 15 Story Hotel in Six Days →
Shanghai's school students out-perform all others →
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Japanese Xmas Pizza special →
In the WTF series, I would like to introduce you the special Japanese Xmas Pizza selection from “Strawberry Cones Pizza”.
Top 60 popular Japanese words/phrases of 2010
5. Reality-filled [ria-juu - リア充]: This internet slang is used to describe people who lead fulfilling lives in the real world (as opposed to the virtual online world). Examples of “reality-filled” people include those who enjoy relationships with others in the real world, those who attend parties or participate in group activities, and those who pursue non-otaku interests.
Full list...
November 2010
3 posts
China Blocks Access to Wikileaks →
China has blocked Internet access to WikiLeaks’ release of more than 250,000 U.S. Department of State cables, with its Foreign Ministry saying that it does not wish to see any disturbance in China-U.S. relations.
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Concern in Asia After North Korean Attack →
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China jails woman over Twitter post →
A CHINESE woman has been sentenced to a year in a labour camp following a post she made on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
October 2010
2 posts
Sohu's Zhang - Facebook won't prevail in China →
Sohu.com’s Chairman Charles Zhang says Facebook won’t prevail in China.
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China's Second Mass UFO Sighting in Two Weeks →
Shanghai Daily is reporting that a mass UFO sighting has taken place in the Chinese city of Chongqing, less than two weeks after another UFO sighting disrupted airline travel in Hangzhou.
September 2010
3 posts
Vietnam. General Statistics Office of Vietnam →
General Statistics Office of Vietnam
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Chinese Social Media Equivalents Infographic
Chinese Social Media Equivalents Infographic by Thomas Crampton:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-crampton/infographic-of-chinas-soc_b_721239.html
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Japanese Social Media Equivalents Infographic
Japanese Social Media Equivalents Infographic
http://www.thomascrampton.com/japan/japan-social-media-equivalents/
August 2010
21 posts
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Macau - Statistics →
Statistics from Macau
Indonesia - Statistics →
Government site for statistics. Indonesia
Japan - Statistics Bureau →
Japan - Statistics Bureau
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Philippines →
Philippines - National Statistical Coordination Board
Sri Lanka - Department of Census and Statistics →
Department of Census and Statistics. Sri Lanka.
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Taiwan. Budget, Accounting and Statistics →
Republic of China (Taiwan). Budget, Accounting and Statistics
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Thailand - National Statistics Office →
Thailand - National Statistics Office. English Site
India. Ministry of Statistics →
India. Ministry of Statistics
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Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation →
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China Dimensions Data Collection →
China Dimensions Data Collection
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Comparative Study of Aging and Health in Asia →
Comparative Study of Aging and Health in Asia
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Hong Kong - Census and Statistics Department →
English site for the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department
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Census India →
National site for Indian Census
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Korean Social Science Data Center →
English site for the Korean Social Science Data Center
South Korea - Statistics Korea →
English site for Statistics from Korea
Cambodia - National Institute of Statistics →
Government run page from the National Institute of Statistics in Cambodia.
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Pakistan - Statistics Division →
Statistics Singapore →
Official Statistics from Singapore
“Asia in Pictures http://on.wsj.com/aSfHuV”
– wsjasia
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Malaysia. Some Stats
According to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia, the Malaysian population is roughly:
1. Approximately one birth per minute.
2. Approximately one death per four to five minutes.
3. One gain on net migration for every five minutes.
Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia
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Department of Statistics. Malaysia. →
A government run site from the Department of Statistics in Malaysia.
July 2010
1 post
Why China Won't Rule the World →
Yet before declaring this the Chinese century, you might want to take another look at what’s actually taken place in the country over the past year.
May 2010
1 post
Knowledge of Asia Tumblr Account Begins
Knowledge of Asia Tumblr Account Begins