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20 November 2007

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Stories from 20 November 2007

China: Bankrupt ant farmers prepare to protest

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Shenyang was mobbed today with furious ex-ant farmers, former employees of Yilishen, a media darling and one of China's most well-known brands in the health supplement market, as the company...

Peru: Blogs from El Comercio

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Blogs from the Lima newspaper El Comercio have been looked at differently by bloggers in Peru. Perhaps it is due to the fact that these bloggers are given more attention because of their link with the large newspaper or because they are paid to blog. Nevertheless, these bloggers from El Comercio write about diverse topics such as Peruvian rock music, gastronomy, and looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Bangla blogs seek aid for cyclone Sidr victims

Five days after cyclone Sidr ravaged Bangladesh, news regarding devastation continues to pour in. Despite steps taken by the administration to evacuate a large number of people and put them...

Armenia: Opposition Protest

Armenia and me says Friday's rally by the radical opposition in Armenia had more energy than previous ones.

China: Bloggers bust another really big lie

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One of the less glamorous side-effects of censorship, the impact the 17th Communist Party National Congress had on Chinese media made a faked photograph of a rare tiger the top...

Japan: The Bully and the Bullied

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The phenomenon of bullying in schools is a recurring theme in Japan. A government survey released last week, which found that that the number of cases of bullying has increased sixfold over the result of the year before, has driven up anxiety about the problem yet again. In this post, some of the thoughts of Japanese bloggers, a translated message from a victim, and the experience of one counselor in confronting the problem.

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