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Live goldfish inside unofficial Olympic keychains
In a similar bit of news to my earlier post on the Chinese fish necklaces, traders in Qingdao have also begun selling live fish inside keychains. Qingdao is the site for the Olympic sailing events for the Beijing 2008 games.
Tags: china, chinese, 2008, beijing, food, live, games, olympic, fashion, olympics
How Runes Of Magic Builds Character
Frogster has provided a bit of information on the character building system for their upcoming fantasy MMORPG Runes of Magic, which features a rather interesting dualclass system of character creation, allowing ...
Tags: new, world, 2008, website, games, online, deal, power, system, water, development, game, fire, test, attack, energy, figure, increase, trailer
It's funny how how tenuous the meanings of seemingly basic words can be. In English, the word "friend" is pretty straightforward, meaning someone you are somewhat well acquainted or friendly with.
Tags: japan, japanese, anime, english, school, games, boy, wife, funny
China warns of "life and death" battle with terror
The leader of China's restive nfar-western region of Xinjiang has warned of a "life and death struggle" against terrorism, following a series of attacks that ...
Tags: china, life, series, games, death, olympic, leader, struggle
Want to be a Mega Man? Well, I hate to break it to you, but you can't. However, you can drink Mega Man's official sports energy drink. Sometime this August in Japan, "Rockman E Can Drink" (Mega Man is called Rockman in Japan).
Spanish teams make racist "slant eyes" gestures
The Spanish men's and women's Olympic basketball team and 2008 Federation Cup Tennis women's team posed for pictures making the ever offensive slate eye gesture.
Tags: china, people, chinese, 2008, beijing, media, women, international, games, men, summer, olympic, olympics, youtube, rain, game, photo, advertisement, basketball, tennis
Tetris, Spore, Scrabble and Sudoku EA's iPhone lineup
I had only so much time to spend ogling iPhone games at EA's Showcase but really, what's the point of a mobile game if you can't experience it on the fly? So, in one whirlwind tour, I took in Spore, Scrabble Bonjour, Sudoku and...
Tags: new, music, single, release, games, tour, game, mobile, impressions
Taiwanese Player Tests Positive For Banned Substance While Team Blanks Dutch Anyway, Canada Cruises
The island's baseball association has applied to WADA to have Chang take another urine test, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.nThe player may have taken a Chinese cold medication that contains....
Tags: japan, chinese, games, taiwan, olympic, olympics, problem, taiwanese, test, baseball, illegal, canada, banned
Spain Basketball Team's Racist Gesture
Several Asian American bloggers (thanks to AngryAsianMan for first pointing it out) and now, major news organizations such as ABC News and the New York Times, have been covering this emerging controversy: Spain's Olympic basketball...
Tags: new, people, chinese, world, us, group, beijing, asian, american, fans, english, school, games, family, men, olympic, olympics, new york, united states, power, history, problem, funny, gold, asian american, british, asians, climate, basketball, soccer, racism
Oh where oh where is Chen Hung-Wen?
Today, the Taiwanese national team breezed past the mighty Netherlands squad 5-0 in their opening Olmpic salvo (Way to save one of your better starters for the big games, by the way).
The essay is by Ann Condi who has extensive experience working inside Chinese state media. You can read a previous essay by Condi on Danwei: Self-censorship: the 2,000 pound rhinoceros on the dining table.
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Kosuke Kitajima trains with Nintendo Wii
I would definitely consider Kosuke Kitajima the face of Japanese olympics this year. Kitajima lived up to expectations and took gold for the 100m breaststroke. When preparing for the Olympics, it takes years of tough...
Tags: japanese, video, 2008, beijing, games, olympic, olympics, game, gold, wii, video game
Sign Up For The Fallen Earth Alpha Test [Beta Watch]
![Sign Up For The Fallen Earth Alpha Test [Beta Watch]](http://ningin.com/photos/submits/343/779ccc9c301b0f048671f2329952cbc7-thumb100.jpg)
Want to get in on the ground floor of an upcoming post-apocalyptic MMOG? Fallen Earth is going into alpha testing this Thursday the 14th, and Icarus Studios want to give you a chance to help them test out their game.
Tags: new, world, 2008, visit, free, online, style, project, economy, game, test, population
Monster Hunters Feast @ Pasela Café
Starting Thursday 14th August till the end of the month, there will be a promotional event for fans of the Monster Hunters game series at Pasela Café.
BLOG ADMIN NOTE: Blogger's comment function is very screwed up: it does not show comments when I in fact have them, and it also invariably shows fewer comments than I actually have.It was a gorgeous day today...
Tags: china, new, people, world, us, show, beijing, media, series, international, president, games, taiwan, blog, business, money, director, olympics, war, magazine, interview, students, taiwanese, economy, education, democracy, politics, russia
How To Make Money With Fable II Pub Games [Fable II]
![How To Make Money With Fable II Pub Games [Fable II]](http://ningin.com/photos/submits/343/3d02179a941b086c34aca6351876113d-thumb100.jpg)
The Fable II Pub Games are dropping this week on Xbox Live, a series of gambling games that will allow you to make money for your Fable II character before the game's October release. Definitely a nifty idea...
A Word From The Writer/Director of "Megaman"
My name is Eddie Lebron. I'm an independent film maker located here in New York. Up to this point, I have done 2 independent features and multiple short films currently in festival circulation. My official web site can be viewed...
Tags: japan, new, people, world, video, asian, life, media, visit, film, live, blog, festival, director, new york, culture, history, system, hollywood, game, video game, robot, s.h.e.
Beijing: Chinatown in Disneyland
The streets are clean, the people are smiling, the transportation is free and the staff is able and willing to answer any and all questions. Is this Beijing or Disneyland?
Tags: new, china, people, world, korea, show, group, beijing, star, life, popular, english, free, games, men, summer, olympic, olympics, future, rain, cover, development, game, workers, baseball, cars, tradition, pollution, beach, advertisement, decline
My Aquarium Brings Relaxing Aquatic Landscapes to WiiWare
Blue Oasis - or My Aquarium as it will be called in the states - is coming to WiiWare sometime later this year. What can we expect? gravel, plant life and 40 different types of fish. Hopefully the game will cost 500 points ...
This is the closest I will probably ever get to an olympic medal. The Official website of the Beijing Olympic Games displays the designs for their medals.
Tags: china, chinese, 2008, beijing, website, international, games, olympic, culture, design, gold, bi