Thursday, 11 March 2010

PEOPLE

A Jumli carpet seller in Kathmandu
An invisible man hawks the conspicuous as he searches for a better life.
Piling up
This beautiful traditional Korean hairstyle may have been a pain in the neck.

PERSPECTIVES

Hecaitou on Race in China
The following is a Q&A between bloggers C. Custer and Hecaitou, on race, ethnicity and racism in China.
Why Malaysians hate Singapore
Mostly, it’s because citizens of the city-state are fond of claiming superiority over their neighbour.

PATTERNS

Transparency and corruption - two sides of the same coin?
“The most expensive website in history” is the infamous name for the new Confucius Institute website, a name dubbed by the Chinese media and public.
Siam, the cradle of humankind?
An ancient ape fossil found in a Krabi coal mine links earliest man to Thailand.

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