Knowledge of Asia

Chinese Chakkar: India losing English-speaking ben

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:04:16 -0500

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 Ludhiana, in Punjab, to travel to Beijing and Shanghai almost four times every year, but each time he makes a trip to these cities, he has to tug a companion along. “I can’t speak Mandarin. So I need to take a translator with me, lest I fail to hire a reliable person in Beijing to help me crack the right deals,” he says, ruing that Chinese translators are so sparse these days, thanks to the growing business between the two countries, he has to shell out a bomb on mere translation.

Hooters Opens in Tokyo

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:39:40 -0500

Hooters Opens in Tokyo

Street fight in Hong Kong has destroyed all my romantic images of Yip Man style kung fu battles

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:26:22 -0500

Street fight in Hong Kong has destroyed all my romantic images of Yip Man style kung fu battles:

This street fight in Hong Kong has destroyed all my romantic images of Yip Man style kung fu battles.

China Builds 15 Story Hotel in Six Days

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:55:36 -0500

China Builds 15 Story Hotel in Six Days

Shanghai's school students out-perform all others

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:51:25 -0500

Shanghai's school students out-perform all others

Japanese Xmas Pizza special

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:27:33 -0500

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

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:57:00 -0500

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 at:

http://pinktentacle.com/2010/11/top-60-popular-japanese-wordsphrases-of-2010/

China Blocks Access to Wikileaks

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:37:20 -0500

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.

Concern in Asia After North Korean Attack

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:44:38 -0500

Concern in Asia After North Korean Attack

China jails woman over Twitter post

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:56:32 -0500

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.

Sohu's Zhang - Facebook won't prevail in China

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:14:43 -0400

Sohu's Zhang - Facebook won't prevail in China:

Sohu.com’s Chairman Charles Zhang says Facebook won’t prevail in China.

China's Second Mass UFO Sighting in Two Weeks

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:46:00 -0400

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.