Gady Epstein, who is the China Correspondent for The Economist has put together a large 14-page special report on the Internet in China. I strongly recommend it. Gady was also on this week’s Sinica Podcast talking about this special report,…
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Seeking Asian Female documentary
I just heard the piece on the documentary, Seeking Asian Female, which was excerpted on This American Life as well as the Snap Judgement radio show (audio here). Fascinating look at “yellow fever” by documentary film-maker, Debbie Lum, who is…
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Richard Clarke doesn’t understand the Internet
Richard A. Clarke, the special adviser to the president for cybersecurity from 2001 to 2003, has an important op-ed in the NY Times today. How China Steals Our Secrets Clarke basically laments the state of US cyber security (who uses…
Federal Reserve Rains Money On Corporate America — But Main Street Left High And Dry
Infuriating. Federal Reserve Rains Money On Corporate America — But Main Street Left High And Dry.
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Embrace the world, English, too: Ogata | The Japan Times Online
That Sadako Ogata, of all people, has to still be stressing the importance of English to Todai students in 2010 is a testament to the complete failure of Japan’s education policies around English. Referring to her stint as U.N. leader…