While searching around for good language programs I came upon http://www.byki.com/ a wonderful resource for learning many different languages. My interest lay in strengthing my knowledge Vietnamese and Spanish. No problem. Not only were there many free online resource...
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Gay South Korean Actor Found Dead
Posted in Asian News, Gay News on 10/08/2008 09:28 pm by Brad
From Towleroad:
South Korean actor Kim Ji-hoo took his own life earlier this week, the Korea Times reports.
A note at the scene read: “I’m lonely and in a difficult situation. ...
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July 18, 2008 02:06 by
cgMSNBC looks at the Miss Universe contest held in Vietnam this week: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25653801/
July 18, 2008 01:55 by
cg
Gas prices rising in Japan, too. (Conversion: 200 yen per liter is a little more than US$7 per gallon.)
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/mdn/all/~3/333446602/20080712p2a00m0na019000c.html
July 18, 2008 01:47 by
cg
"As with so many other things, its invention can be claimed by the Chinese."
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/06/0082063
July 18, 2008 01:42 by
cg
Historian Yoshikuni Igarashi explains how two celebrated Japanese comic
book characters embodied the hopes and fears of Japan's postwar middle
class.
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/article.asp?parentid=92609
If you’re trying to get more effective at running your team, consider
stepping outside the office and into a soup kitchen. Giving back to the
community can boost your career by improving your leadership skills —
including communication, problem-solving, multitasking and marketing......
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June 25, 2008 17:17 by
cg
For Lin Shao-hua (林少華), the strenuous physical training over the last
two months all became worthwhile when he was named first runner-up in
the “Mister Physique” category in the annual 2008 Manhunt International
last Monday. More: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/...
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June 24, 2008 17:35 by
cg
This Canadian man is "the most famous foreigner in China":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7452496.stm
June 24, 2008 17:32 by
cg
Controversy around "QQ Coins", a virtual currency made in China:
http://digitalwatch.ogilvy.com.cn/en/?p=235