“Lian Yue, the outspoken Southern Metropolis Daily columnist, certified death of his Chinese blog hosted by Microsoft Live Spaces. To Microsoft’s credit, the execution is now much more civilised.”

“Jin Ge has estimated there are at least half million goldfarmers working throughout China in organized game sweatshops, where they work to produce gold/points for market consumption–pimarily for gamers in America.”

“The Hong Kong political environment is becoming increasingly more like that of mainland China. As this has yet to directly affect the personal interests and daily lives of ordinary citizens, most people do not feel strongly about this. “

” Hyundai is considering legal action against the Chinese manufacture of an SUV that has some strong design similarities to the Santa FE.”

“I’ve gone on long enough about why Korean people don’t like Star Trek and science fiction (real science fiction, not the Will Smith every 4th of July variety), and I’ve all but given up hope that the Trek will make any inroads into Korean culture ever. B

“There are more than 10 swingers clubs in Singapore, most of them private, some of them online. With more than 6,000 members, the Web-based United SG Swingers is one of the biggest.”

“It seems that Chinese journalists and media people are getting a little tired of the Flat Earth Mantra.”