Global Voices · Citizen media stories from December 2009

December, 2009

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Stories from December, 2009

10 December 2009

China: Molding the face of Chinese manufacturing

What is being called a “Chinese manufacturing image advertisement,” as well as China’s first global ad campaign, aired Nov. 23 on CNN Asia. The ad seeks to promote the global...

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9 December 2009

Corruption Impeding Development In Nepal

Written by Bhumika Ghimire · South Asia

This year Nepal has slipped further down on the Transparency International's (TI) anti-corruption scale. The culture of corruption has spread beyond the government and politicians as the social life in Nepal has also fallen victim to this disease.

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Armenia: 21st Anniversary of the 1988 Earthquake

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Central Asia & Caucasus

Monday marked the 21st anniversary of the 1988 earthquake which devastated many areas in northern Armenia leaving around 25,000 dead and many more homeless. Bloggers examine conditions in the region more than two decades later.

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Controversies Surround French National Identity Debate

Written by Suzanne Lehn · France

The national identity debate, launched by the French government a month ago, has had its critics on all sides of the debate: from those who speculate the official website is being run by Moroccans to intellectuals who have called for the closure of the Ministry of Immigration.

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Kazakhstan: Taking the blogosphere’s pulse for the month

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Central Asia & Caucasus

Bloggers continue to share their opinions on current events, from questions of government and regional development in the republic, to musings on the interrelatedness between social behavior and consumer priorities.

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Kazakhstan: Big city lights, gerontocracy and Photoshop

Written by Adil Nurmakov · Central Asia & Caucasus

Kazakhstan’s bloggers continue to monitor the state’s traditionally non-transparent politics and comment on the news. Among their concerns is the government’s announcement that due to the economic crisis, wage increases...

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Updates from December, 2009

24 December 2009