The Miss Universe 2010 just ended, with Mexico taking the title. A few years ago when I started doing those Asian Miss Universe comparisons (see end of the post), I was going through the Miss Universe Asian models to try and sense some of the differences in appearance between the Asian nations – as the [...]
Looking for the best universities in Asia? There are so many rankings and lists out there, so it gets confusing. Let me try and help you… Following is the top world university rankings for the Asian academic universities analyzed for year 2010. These rankings vary in methodology and the things they evaluate. These do [...]
Every year Travel + Leisure releases their list of the world’s best hotel awards ranking the top accommodation options. Looking at the top hotels list for hotels and resorts in Asia 2009, India, Thailand, China and Hong Kong dominate the list. Following are the top Asian hotels in the best world hotels list for [...]
There are some really great English language Taiwan blogs out there, and almost every week I discover another one that’s worth keeping track of. With 2010 almost in, I thought I’ll do a special 2009 summary tribute of the top of Taiwan’s expat blogosphere. Note : I urge my fellow Taiwan bloggers to do [...]
The 2009 Miss Universe Pageant is held at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. Following our annual routine, we take a quick look at this year’s global perceptions of Asian beauty through the national contestants. Last year’s (2008) Miss Universe was Miss Venezuela Danyana Mendoza, and it was Miss Japan that made Asian beauty proud in [...]
Trying to figure out the top ranking universities in Asia? Let me help you out. Following is the best of the top world university rankings for the Asian academic universities analyzed for year 2009. Many of the leading rankings for 2009 still didn’t come out, but since I’ve been asked about this, I’ll post what [...]
Having been here in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for about a month I can now say that the university is very serious about what it’s doing. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything quite like it. The whole academic language revolves around publishing with the common usage of "top-tier journals" "high impact factors". Everything [...]
Yep, Miss World 2008 – Asian style. This event will be held during December. Last year is was China that both hosted Miss World and took the title with Zhang Zilin (张梓琳). (UPDATE : Miss World 2008 is Miss Russia) Here are some of this year’s East Asian contestants : Miss China – Yan Ling [...]
