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This post also available in:| Français | · Taïwan : Les chemises bleues hakka de Meinong |
| Español | · Taiwán: Camisetas azul Hakka en Meinong |
Wandering Taiwan describes how the Hakka tradition of blue shirts is maintained in Meinong, Kaohsiung County.
A 62-year-old Japanese man, known as uncle Yamashita, rollerbladed across the United States from the east to the west coast.
During his 6000 km journey he tweeted @kenyamashita62 [ja] and was in contact with his supporters through Facebook [ja, en]. A group of friends also followed his adventure at two blogs ( Japanese and English).
Ken Yamashita reportedly arrived to Cape Cod [en] on September 03 and plans on getting back to Japan in October.
South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan resigned over a controversial hiring of his daughter for a mid-level post at his own foreign ministry. Bloggers are having heated discussions, mostly harsh criticisms on officials' nepotism. South Korea's Donga Ilbo has more on this.
Chinese Law Prof Blog translated a brief post by Xu Zhiyong on the dismissal of the tax evasion charge against Gongmeng Company - an institution for advocating citizen rights.
A Vietnam-based blogger criticizes a Samsung ad for its inaccurate depiction of a “typical Vietnamese home.”
Filipino workers in Hong Kong joined a rally of Hong Kong citizens who are demanding justice for the slain hostage victims in Manila. Nine HK tourists were killed when an ex-policeman in the Philippines hijacked a tourist bus last week.
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Thanks indeed.
Thanks for providing these translations, Veronica.