Eastern Asia

                   

Cigarettes and Alcohol: A Year-End Look at Bad British Passengers (at The Wall Street Journal...

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7 hrs ago
        

Oi mate, fancy a pint before departure? Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher of Oasis leave Heathrow Airport for Japan and the start of a tour in February 2000. The British rock group was banned from Cathay Pacific Airways in 1998...

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Democratic Voice of Burma: Zarganar and Nay Phone Latt win international prize - Sian Thomas

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7 hrs ago
        

Reporters Without Borders has awarded one of its annual prizes to Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar and blogger Nay Phone Latt, both of whom are currently serving lengthy prison sentences. Zarganar and Nay Phone Latt...

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ADR Report-ADRs dive on energy, automaker bailout worries (at Reuters)

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5 hrs ago
        

By Deepa Seetharaman NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Overseas shares traded in the United States fell sharply on Thursday as a drop in oil prices sent the energy sector tumbling and bleak corporate news underscored fears of a...

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Asia Television taps duo for Page post

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3 hrs ago
        

Exec Shuffle: Execs to replace CEO -- Hong Kong's No. 2 commercial broadcaster Asia Television has tapped two execs with strong telco backgrounds to replace CEO Louis Page, who quit suddenly in October after a year in the job.

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Korean Film Awards catch 'Chaser'

akamai.net
2 hrs ago
        

International News: Film sweeps top prizes -- "The Chaser" swept the 7th Korean Film Awards on Thursday night in Seoul, South Korea, winning for best picture, best director and new director for Na Hong-jin, actor for Kim...

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Weekend Campaign for AIDS Awareness

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3 hrs ago 95 related
        

There’s going to be some big events going on this weekend around Hongik University to help end the social stigmas attached to HIV/AIDS. From the Korea Herald: This weekend is being described as a precedent-setting one for AIDS...

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Looking for reasons to tour Japan

vietnamnews.net
7 hrs ago 4 related
        

Japan - A blue-and-white signpost on a snowy village street points the way. After a long journey, the "Tomb of Jesus" is close by. But this is not the Middle East, but Shingo, a small village in Aomor...

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Monkey Waiters in Japan … Hey, Hey We Are the Monkeys … Ain’t No Messing Around [Scared Monkeys]

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10 hrs ago 1 related
        

Monkey waiters in Japan … At the Kayabukiya tavern just north of Tokyo, Yatchan and Fukuchan serve customers hot towels and drinks, and are given soya beans as tips. Watching Yatchan and Fukuchan scurrying around the restaurant...

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Watch Atari’s entire keynote

gonintendo.com
8 hrs ago
        

As most of you know, Atari CEO David Gardner and President Phil Harrison were joined in London on Tuesday December 2nd by a host of the world’s leading game development talent to present an exciting vision of Atari’s future....

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Popcorn & Candy: Rain of Fire

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5 hrs ago
        

DCist's highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Grave of the Fireflies The most affecting film to deal with the human devastation of World War II...

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