Asia Blog: China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

Merry Christmas!!

Posted in China, Amused by Elliott Back on December 25th, 2004. [Del.icio.us]

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Advertised: Guilty

Posted in China, Culture by Elliott Back on December 23rd, 2004. [Del.icio.us]

(ESNW) What do you think of this extreme ad campaign?

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Special Forces: Showcased!

Posted in China by Elliott Back on December 16th, 2004. [Del.icio.us]

Beijing Special ForcesIn the Star Daily today you’ll find an article, in Chinese, highlighting Beijing’s special forces police officers undergoing a training operation. This is the first time press were invited to watch the shooting, coordination, and driving spectacle. More, in English, at Danwei.

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Best Asian Blogs

Posted in General by Elliott Back on December 15th, 2004. [Del.icio.us]

There are some nominations for 2004 Best Asian Blogs. I’ve been reading through them, and found a few I really liked. You’ll notice that the links on the sidebar are slowly expanding…

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Global Marketing: House of Flying Daggers

Posted in China by Elliott Back on December 13th, 2004. [Del.icio.us]

East, South, West, North takes a look at how the global distribution of Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers evokes different movie posters in different countries, each with subtle biases.

As for the movie itself, Sony is the official US site; you can see the trailer from Apple. IMDB rates it at least 7 / 10. House of Flying Daggers stars Zhang Ziyi, Andy Lau, and Takeshi Kaneshiro.

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