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Mandarin-Dubbed Korean Soap Operas on Chinese Television

By Rory Keane on August 23, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos, South Korea

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Now over a year removed from my last arrival in China. Not a remarkable feat to some, but a landmark for me personally.An alarming development, though: my scathing hatred for Mandarin-dubbed Korean soap operas on...

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Which Countries Are the Most DEPRESSED? Is Yours on the List?

By Renee Blodgett on August 10, 2011 in Asia, Belgium, Central Asia, China, Europe, Featured, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Photos, Ukraine, USA

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A World Health Organization-sponsored study by the American BMC Medical Journal found that people in richer countries, for the most part, show more prevalence of major depressive episodes.The results are based on surveys with 90,000 people...

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Summer in China: High Fashion & High Temps

By Rory Keane on August 9, 2011 in Asia, China, Photos

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An aggregate of happenings from the summer of 2011 in China. This dress has been sighted in every corner of China this summer, on every manner of lady.This dress has been spotted in all shapes...

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China’s Rail High Speed Takes a Back Seat

By Rory Keane on August 8, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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Nearly 800,000 people ride on China’s high-speed rail network each day. The high-speed rail lines, dubbed the China Rail High Speed (CRH), now extend over 9,600 km. It’s already the largest network of high-speed rail...

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ANZA Technology Network to Bring US and China Experts Down Under

By Kathy Drasky on August 6, 2011 in Asia, Australia, China, Events, North America, Photos, USA

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Australian Entrepreneurs to Compete in G/SCORE Pitch Slams for Place in Guidewire Group’s Global Innovate!100ANZA Technology Network will run a series of Pitch Slam events in Adelaide on 11 August, Melbourne...

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Reflections, Revelations, and Rock Bottom in Jordan

By Robert Schrader on July 23, 2011 in Amman, Asia, China, Featured, Jordan, Middle East, Photos, Shanghai, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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When I missed my flight from Saigon back to Shanghai in August 2010, there was no turning back: my round-the-world journey had begun. As I made my way up the coast of Vietnam with my...

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Istanbul: Grime and Glamour at the Crossroads

By Robert Schrader on July 18, 2011 in Asia, Beijing, California, China, Europe, India, Istanbul, Los Angeles, New Delhi, New York, North America, Photos, Turkey, USA

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Although the city is most famous for spanning for an East-West divide, the boundary between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul is more complex than that. A sprawling metropolis somewhere between Beijing and Los...

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Street Inspection Chinese Style: A Cop at Every Corner

By Rory Keane on July 15, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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Monday was a local inspection day here in China's Wuxi. The level of play-acting was heightened to an (especially) unsustainable peak on that day. The massive and dramatic orchestrations of the local government were aimed...

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Rory Keane

Rory Keane is an American-born teacher and writer who has logged nearly two years in China, and is working on another year-long stint in the Middle Kingdom. He writes about travel, sociopolitical issues, health, entertainment, and culture, among other topics.

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Mandarin-Dubbed Korean Soap Operas on Chinese Television

Which Countries Are the Most DEPRESSED? Is Yours on the List?

Summer in China: High Fashion & High Temps

China’s Rail High Speed Takes a Back Seat

Reflections, Revelations, and Rock Bottom in Jordan

Istanbul: Grime and Glamour at the Crossroads

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