Information on charity assistance to Typhoon Morakot victims in Taiwan (from TECRO forwarded by Charles Liu): … [Read more...] about Typhoon Morakot Aid Fund for Taiwan victims
Archives for August 2009
the China Lightroom blog: "Made in China"
Samah El-Shahat, Al Jazeera's resident economist: "China puts people before banks"
It was not that long ago the "Western" media constantly talked about how insolvant many of China's banks were, and that they were choked full of bad loans. Obviously, the irony of it was they were talking about their own banks! … [Read more...] about Samah El-Shahat, Al Jazeera's resident economist: "China puts people before banks"
Cross Cultural Dating
Now that many non-Chinese have moved to China and many native Chinese live throughout the world, cross cultural dating has become far more common. For someone leaving mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Singapore and moving to a western country, what are some of the cultural pitfalls and traps you need to avoid and adjustments you need to make? For someone moving to any of … [Read more...] about Cross Cultural Dating
Tibetan Chinese singer, Kelsang Metok (格桑梅朵): "Falling in love with Jiuzhaigou"
Few years ago I visited Chengdu and drove all the way to Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟). I got a chance to see the pristine side of Sichuan province and a number of local performances. I stumbled upon this music video by Tibetan Chinese singer, Kelsang Metok (格桑梅朵), "Falling in Love with Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟)." It gives a great intro to that region and reminded me of many things I saw during … [Read more...] about Tibetan Chinese singer, Kelsang Metok (格桑梅朵): "Falling in love with Jiuzhaigou"