7 October 2008
Stories from 7 October 2008
Russia: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya
Oct. 7 marks two years since the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. No one has been jailed so far, but three men are expected to go to trial soon for their suspected involvement in the crime. Below is a selection of today's commemorative posts from the Russophone blogosphere.
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Japan: Street View and Public Space
The debate about Google's new Street View service in Japan, which sparked criticisms following its launch over a perceived lack of cultural sensitivity, has come back into the spotlight with the recent visit to Tokyo by Google vice president Kent Walker, and with reports emerging that the service does not appear to properly distinguish between public and private spaces.
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Korea: How the President can have communications with the people.
On the first of October, former President Roh Moo Hyun, who settled down in the countryside after his term and who has been more popular and received more attention from...
Next time we will be there again :)