2 Jul, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, China

People have been asking me what I think of this show, and till yesterday I didn’t get a chance to see it. “New World” is an Israeli TV show from Channel 10 and nana with the wonderful Nitzan Horovitz who tries to envision the new world we’re going into, and the first episode – yeah, [...]

19 Apr, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, China

In the past few months I’ve had the pleasure of following a relatively new blog detailing the adventures and thoughts of one Israeli guy in China. Rane’s blog is a must read for any Israeli who’s into Chinese people and culture. It’s a cynical look into the most amusing details of cross-cultural interactions, and every [...]

20 Jan, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, China

I think this one is just hilarious - Bloomberg’s “China Goes Kosher as Exporters Use Rabbis to Reassure Consumers” :
Chinese exporters, facing a U.S. backlash over tainted food products, are turning to an unlikely group of inspectors to help clean up their act: Jewish rabbis.
Kosher certifications by rabbis have doubled to more than 300 [...]

16 Jan, 2008 in China, Taiwan

There are a lot of interesting China and Taiwan news articles and blog posts/videos I encountered today and are well-worth your read. Here they are with a short excerpt :
 
China - I absolutely adore everything about Sexy Beijing - their videos, their blog, and the lovely Su Fei. Here’s their latest video about “Price Shock: Food Inflation [...]

13 Jan, 2008 in Asia, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Studies, Taiwan

 Which universities are the top universities in Asia? What are the best Asian university programs? How do those rank when  compared to other top universities and programs around the world? Following is a complete list according to the different rankings available around the world.
Top 50 Asian Universities from Shanghai Jiao-Tung University’s Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities [...]

12 Jan, 2008 in Asia-Israel connections, China

I’ve just recently found out about the Israeli branch of NT-D-TV and two of their China-Israel related stories.
The first one has to do with metal theft in Israel that seems to originate from the growing need for metal in China.
The second has to do with the problematic situation and sad reality of the foreign [...]