Tag: Yoichi Shimatzu
The letter below to Reporters Without Borders (RSF, Reporters Sans Frontiers) was sent in response to their online biography of literary critic Liu Xiaobo written by translator Jean-Phillipe Beja.
*The Sordid Story Behind the Peace Prize Scandal BEIJING—Until Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize, most outsiders probably thought that Norway is a small, peaceful and happy country with fjords and salmon. Some still…
He’s one-third of the price of an original, just as squeezable, and the kid won’t tell the difference between the real and a fake Hai Bou. Sure, the official Shanghai Expo mascot , a water…
When Human Nature Goes Wild FAR END OF THE GOBI DESERT – Doing environmental work out here in the sand dunes where every blade of grass is a miracle of life, the hostage crisis at…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a report of the panel on Wednesday, supporting China over its complaint against measures taken by the United States which have affected imports of poultry from China, reported China…
HONG KONG – Angry voices shouting “World’s Local Crook” echo beneath the iconic HSBC building designed by British architect Norman Foster. The protesters are mocking the corporate slogan “The World’s Local Bank”, a catch-phrase that…
The ‘Nigerian fraud’ in Benin Dr. Thomas Yayi Boni was hailed as a champion of economic liberalization and free markets on his 2006 election victory over the aged incumbent Mathieu Kerekou, a former Marxist deeply…