About 40 million of the country’s 130 million children between 13 and 18 have tried smoking, and 15 million of them have become addicted. Nearly 68 percent of them have had their first whole cigarette before they had reached 13, with those in big cities doing so at an even tenderer age, said the report, […]
China:国殇; Survival Stories in Quake
by Bob Chen We live in Shenzhen. Yesterday, when my mom was in a taxi home, she heard the driver muttering, “I have stopped my work for the entire 2 last days.” “Why so?” curiously asking. After a while of silence, he sighed: “I have been riveted by the TV, watching closely what was happening in […]
Filth in a Pristine World: Sex Trade in Singapore Goes Unabated
There is irony in Singapore’s strait-laced, strictly controlled society. In a striking contrast to its pristine image of an orderly and lawful cosmopolitan life, Singapore accepts prostitution as a legitimate profession “as long as it happens behind closed doors and between adults” as law enforcers would always say. Government is often quoted as having […]
Tibet Protests 2008 : A Timeline
On March 10, 2008 hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa began protesting on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Beijing rule. Police arrested protesters, and violence in the streets has escalated in the following days. Bloggers across the region have responded. Personal accounts of protests in Tibet are being censored on the Chinese […]
How Web 2.0 is Making Life Easier For China’s Sex Tourists
People come to China for all sorts of reasons. Some come because they love Chinese language and culture. Others come to get rich, others for that noble expat goal of “finding oneself.” Then there is Clandestine782, a “reasonably well-endowed” senior member on the International Sex Guide forums. He came to China for another reason entirely. […]
How Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide?
How Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide Well, for Saudi Arabia, celebrating Valentine is illegal. It is a western culture and perhaps a corrupted one. It’s a love day and a day to encourage all evil acts of love. No roses, no card, no romantic dinner is allowed in this land of Muslim. And so, […]
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