Recent Posts Tagged With 'Culture'

• Asia New 7 Wonders of the Nature

  Posted on Friday July 24th, 2009 at 19:14 in Culture, new 7 wonders of nature, misc. stuff, puerto princesa philippines, asia 7 wonders of the nature, haolong bay vietnam, jeju island south korea, yushan taiwan

  Based on the success of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Swiss based organizer New Open World Corporation (NOWC) is selecting finalists for New 7 Wonders of Nature.  Among finalists from Asia are Haolong Bay (Vietnam) Jeju Island (South Korea) P...

• Hong Kong is Asia’s Top Fashion City

  Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 13:03 in Culture, misc. stuff, hong kong asia fashion city, milan top fashion city

  According to Global Language Monitor, a U.S. based non-profit group that tracks the frequency of words and phrases in the media and internet, Milan is the World’s Top Fashion City knocking off New York.  Hong Kong was #7 on the list and was #...

• Best MBA Schools in Asia

  Posted on Monday July 20th, 2009 at 02:25 in Culture, misc. stuff, best mba schools, top business schools asia, top mba schools asia

  BusinessWeek recently ran an article on the Top Business Schools in Asia.  I was suprised to see so many Chinese universities making the list.  With a population of  only 4 million, Singapore has 3 top business schools in Asia. peking-universi...

• Tokyo Tops World’s Most Expensive Cities to Live 2009

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 01:02 in Culture, mercer worldwide cost of living, osaka most expensive city, tokyo most expensive city

  Tokyo, Japan tops the list for the Most Expensive cities to live in the annual Mercer’s Worldwide Cost of Living survey.  A typical subway ride cost $3.25.  Add a newspaper and a cup of coffee and the total comes out to over $11. tokyo-mo...

• Mount Wutai Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 08:37 in Culture, unesco world heritage site, mount wutai, mount wutai unesco

  Mount Wutai, also known as Wutai Mountain or Qingliang Shan, located in Shanxi, China, is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism.  It was added to UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009.   A World Heritage Site is a place of either cultu...

• KFC China is adding Shaobing to its menu

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 00:28 in Culture, kfc china, kfc egg tarts, kfc shaobing

  KFC China (Kentucky Fried Chicken) will sell Chinese snack, shaobing, at their restaurants staring on June 15.  Shaobing, is a very popular traditional Chinese snack.  It is made from flour and is coated with roasted sesame seeds. I especially lik...

• Proper Way to Eat Sushi - Japanese Style

  Posted on Wednesday June 3rd, 2009 at 03:16 in Culture, sushi etiquette, fun and wacky news

  If you live in Japan for any amount of time, you know everything has a correct etiquette and decorum way of doing something.  This funny videos mocks the the way Japanese eat sushi.  You can actually learn alot of their culture and customs by loo...

• Duan Wu Festival - Dumpling Festival

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 01:58 in Culture, dragon boat festival, duan wu festival, fifth of the fifth

  Duan Wu Jie (端午節) is celebrated every 5th day of the 5th lunar month. This year 2009, the “Fifth of the Fifth” is on May 28.  Duan Wu Jie in English is translated as Dragon Boat Festival. Many people celebrate the day by eating rice dump...

• Ex South Korean President Roh Dead in apparent suicide

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 00:11 in Culture, roh moo hyun

  Former President Roh Moo-hyun died Saturday after a fall in the mountains behind his home in southern South Korea, police and hospital officials said.  His top aide said Roh died from an apparent suicide. Roh had been under investigation over allega...