No, We’re Not All Dolphin-Eaters
Japanese American blogger Lisa Shoreland tells us just how far off the mark perceptions about Japanese can be.
LISA SHORELAND
Lang Lang Is Innocent!
Was the Chinese pianist insulting the Americans when he played a Korean War song at the White House? Xujun Eberlein thinks it was just political naivety.
XUJUN EBERLEIN
Lasses Rock the Radio
Female radio professionals are taking over the medium in eastern Nepal.
ANUSHIL SHRESTHA
Why Chinese Mothers are Crazy
The WSJ spin aside, there is some truth to Amy Chua’s account of Chinese parenting. George Ding, a “survivor” of Chinese parents and a teacher in Beijing, lives to tell the tale.
GEORGE DING
Escape from China
A university student from China leaves his homeland in search of freedom, only to find himself in yet "another dictatorship". This is the first of a series of posts that shares this young man's journey to a "Free Country".
DEBBY NG
Biting the Hand that Feeds
So you think you’re not consumerist because you’re vegan and you like indie music? You’re just subscribing to another kind of brand.
MARLA CABANBAN
The Hills are Alive! And Alive. And Alive.
A Sound of Music addict lists a few of her favourite things about the movie.
MELANIE LEE
More Political Oops!
Yes, we do love it when our leaders show their wild sense of humour. Here's the best from Pakistan, beginning with its colourful former president General Pervez Musharraf.
TANZEEL
Political Oops!
Don't you just love it when our politicians show their sense of humour?
DAN-CHYI CHUA and TANZEEL
Rotting in the Courts
With 196 on trial for the Maguindanao massacre, will justice ever be delivered in the Philippines?
EL LOBO FILIPINO
The Language to Gossip in
Why does the Pakistani press have to stoop to lurid trash when writing in Urdu?
SEHAR SAYS
Filipinos Get Free Ride on PacMan’s Fame
Anti-Pinoy blogger, rafterman, believes his countrymen should hold up a mirror and not base “Filipino pride” on the merit of a sole athlete.
RAFTERMAN
Who Said TV Was Bad for You?
A father pens an important letter to his son, written during commercial breaks on TV.
NEO
Television Can Save the Philippines
No more escaping reality through TV? Will this work in a country so enamoured with popular culture and gossip?
ILDA
China Blocks Information on Kindergarten Killings
News of yet another killing rampage in a Chinese kindergarten filled the pages of Western media, but in China, it’s hard to get information.
ROLAND SOONG