Global Voices Online

VW at TOL's Belarus Blog advises on how to react to what seems like the beginning of a new “gas war,” this time between Russia and Belarus: “Simply pay no attention. Think about those who suffered these weeks.”

Andrei Khrapavitski, br23 blog and TOL's Belarus Blog write about reports of the first March 25 casualty, Milinkevich's visit to Poland, Polish ex-ambassador's hospitalization - and Aleksandr Lukashenko's disappearance.

Regarding an oil pipeline planned to link Russia and China, with a branch extending through Pakistan into India, the Our Silk Road blogger suggests the old Silk Road could very well be renamed the new Oil Road.

“A lucrative idea with a great deal of wheeling and dealing left to be done,” the blogger writes.

Robert in The Marmot's Hole questions whether Korea is as dangerous as the Korean National Police Agency's new crime prevention guide for foreigners makes it out to be.

“The National Police Agency said it made the pamphlet because crimes against foreigners have been on the rise recently (funny, I didn’t know that. Wonder how much is barbarian-on-barbarian crime?).”

The Japundit takes us into a discussion on the aesthetic sensibility of kawaii. (Kawaii translates approximately as “cute“.)

Lonnie B. Hodge at OneManBandwidth shares his research on organ trafficking in China.

Musing Under The Tenement Palm's Davesgonechina questions the people at Google on how they determine what is to be included in Google News and is not satisfied with their response.

“Who even knew that the [Chinese Democratic Party] existed?” asks Michael from The Opposite End of China, in the midst of a trip back home.

“I returned to the Chinese consulate in New York today to pick up my visa. Somehow - during the hour or so that I was waiting inside the building - the hordes of FG protesters across the street disappeared, only to be replaced by hordes of Chinese Democratic Party (CDP) protesters. Not the kind of thing I'll be seeing much of in China, eh?”

Japanese corporate culture gets personal for Riding Sun's Gaijin Biker when an analyst at his firm receives an e-mail from a disgruntled ex-employee of one of their clients.

“Blaming [investor relations] for your company's weak share price is unreasonable enough already. But Komeri's stock, although down from its January high, has actually outperformed the market over the past year,” the Biker says, in support of the employee.