Asia Blog: China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

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A former US soldier found guilty of deserting 40 years ago has been freed from US military custody in Japan.
Charles Jenkins, 64, abandoned his unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea, where he lived for nearly four decades.

He surrendered to the US authorities in September after travelling to Japan to be reunited with his Japanese wife.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4047291.stm

washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041126-061747-5691r.htm

The attacker entered the dormitory just before midnight and stabbed twelve students, killing eight and injuring the other four, Xinhua reported Friday. The incident occurred at the No. 2 High School in Ruzhou, Henan province.

Update: There’s more at Danwei and in Chinese at CN Radio.

East South West North explains the following two Zhang Ziyi photos, one of which is a semi nude fake, the other a real page from a 2001 GQ Chinese Edition magazine, which was used as the source of the fake.

The fake is detected by the incorrect flow of text around Zhiyi’s body.

Here’s ten things the Chinese do better:

1. Cellphones
2. Informative stop lights
3. Transit debit cards
4. Adult playgrounds
5. Anti-theft slipcovers
6. Daily banking
7. Wireless service bells
8. Parking data
9. Computer seating maps
10. Free hemming

Get the details from Workopolis.