Give Us the Meat
China's soaring meat consumption spells trouble.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
Japanese “Comfort Women” Served US Soldiers
In images: Japan recruited its own comfort women for U.S. military use after World War II.
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Gonna Get Drunk Tonight Like I've Never Been Drunk Before
A guide to Korean-style drinking for the uninitiated. Gun bae!
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My Country Diss of Thee
Singing about their country’s drawbacks creates cheerful solidarity amongst volunteer choristers.
VIVIENNE KHOO
All Animals Are Comrades
It’s nice to know poultry have a sense of humour, even hours before death.
Sue Anne Tay
Apocalypse, Not!
Life on Earth might end in 200 years, but it won’t be because of the Apocalypse, says China’s most high-profile “popular science” writer Fang Zhouzi.
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Alternative Healing in China
Qigong, drinking urine, eating ants… Some Chinese would resort to just about anything for good health.
CHINA UNDERGROUND
Too Explicit? HK Sex Education Book Raises Eyebrows
Sex is an intimate way of expressing love between Mummy and Daddy, Hong Kong tells its 3- to 6-year-olds.
JING GAO (Translation)
They Turned Their Fantasy into Sporting Reality
The true story of a small fishing village that produced one of the country’s top football teams – without having an inch of land for a pitch.
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Bizarre but True
The Malaysian man’s missing house and other amusing tales from around Asia
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Don't Poo-poo This
The tummy-troubled Nuclear Boy, created to explain Japan's nuclear accident to kids, becomes a YouTube hit.
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This Man's Got Talent
A car crash paralyzed his left arm, so Somsak Hemran learnt to play guitar with just one hand.
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Viral Video: The Real Filipino Accent
A Filipino-Canadian singer schools us on the unique and wonderful "Pilipino", er, "Filipino" accent.
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Abroad, but not Alone?
On Chinese New Year, Tencent QQ (China’s most popular instant-messaging software provider, with over 600 million users) released this advertisement. It soon found its way onto Youku (the Chinese Youtube), and to date has almost 600,000 views.
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When Lady Gaga Goes 'Gaga'!
The pop idol tweeted, "Can't stop crying watching this. This is why I make music. She is the future." But just who is she talking about?
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