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In general I think international schools are a good idea. What I don't understand is how parents are so eager to pack kids up and send them overseas alone. And while there are some very good international schools out there, some of them are clearly dodgy. An English international school in an English-majority country makes sense. An English international school in the boondocks in China? Not so much.
I'm not very alert right now so the translation isn't as clear as I could have made it.
Check the original the see some of the actual pictures. I would point out that careful camera angles and the weird photogenic grimaces are likely as much a factor as makeup.
Original from Sports Seoul.
A beautiful woman's shocking un-made up face . . . Noise at the release of before-and-after pictures of the makeup of Chinese women
I had to translate this just because of the line about "the European tradition of nudity". Any fancy fellows from Europe care to explain?
It is a weird little article, covering two very different cases in two very different places, and failing to offer any parallels to the Korean labor market. Kind of a random "crazy foreigners" story.
If this is true, it is yet more evidence of Asian entertainment agencies being extremely exploitative of their contracted figures.
If it is a hoax or publicity stunt, that probably reflects even more unfavorably about how the agencies operate.
Original at Sports Seoul.
"How much will you spend?" Chinese beautiful singer, escort video release 'scandal'
[Sportsseoul.com - Intern reporter Yu Song-hyon]
This sounds like a really tragic story. After the recent relevations about the case of Chang Cha-yon pointed towards a pattern of public and private sexual exploitation of female entertainers, it is easy to jump to conclusions. But even if it is not attributable to exploitation or disapproval of her performance of an erotic role, it is still a sad case. She's a lovely lady who is apparently suffering from a very serious problem, and I hope that the worst fears are not confirmed.
The article makes more sense if you understand that "working in a bar" in Japan is essentially being a sex worker.
here from the Maeil Kyongjae, picked up from The Marmot's Hole.
The daughter of a Chinese military officer working in a bar in Japan . . . Real identity?
News that the daughters of Chinese military officers are working in high class bars in Japan has become controversial.
The US and China have been involved in a space war for the past four years. I suddenly feel much more confident in the future being awesome!
The title is a bit misleading. The article refers to new background material concerning the anti-satellite arms race, based on the Wikileaks releases.
Original from Han'guk Ilbo.
US-China conducted "space war" since 2007
US's strong protest in response to the success of China's satellite interception missile test
I ran across this joke in PASSIONS OF THE CUT SLEEVE, by Bret Hinsch, who took it from Howard Levy's CHINESE SEX JOKES IN TRADITIONAL TIMES.
A Taoist gentleman did the bedroom thing, taking off his clothes, folding his hands, and proclaiming, "It's not I like sex, but I do it to continue my ancestral line."
I was just watching the US Senate remarking on the anniversary of Tianaman Square. A few short observations:
So said Jackie Chan, while giving a lecture before a business council in China. He went on to support authoritarian Chinese rule and criticize Chinese youth and manufacturing.
"If we're not being controlled, we'll just do what we want." Seriously, isn't that the point? What's wrong with doing what you want?
I think Mr. Chan is getting crochety in his old age.
"I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not," Chan said. "I'm really confused now. If you're too free, you're like the way Hong Kong is now. It's very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic."
