http://www.risk-strategies.org insiders about operational risks in Asia Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:23:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As widely reported since a few days, Youtube, Blogspot, Tumblr, Livejournal, Xanga, Wordpress, Friendfeed, Flickr, Microsoft's Live.com, the new MS Bing.com and Twitter too, of course are blocked in China. But you can still update Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed and many other social networks at once with http://ping.fm (works from mobile too). ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/censorship/blocked-in-china/ If you ever wondered who's making top political decisions in China, "Public action in China: from decision-making to implementation" Valerie Niquet just published is just what you need. Valerie Niquet is Senior Research Fellow at The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Sinologist and Japanologist, Doctor in political science and writes about ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/politics/public-action-in-china-whos-the-boss/ I received a strange mail today from the management of the school my kids are attending in Shanghai: Subject: Soya milk as substitute for milk and yogurt Dear Parents, It has always been our concern to look into our students' health. We try our best to give them healthy and nutritious food/snacks to ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/risk-strategies/melamime-in-china-milk-the-return/ Nothing new, I guess it is the same situation year after year, they just have to change the report's completion date. Coming not as a surprise, Global Witness reports that the corrupt elite of Cambodia, one of the world's most impoverished nations, has laid the groundwork for siphoning off vast ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/corruption/cambodian-mining-oil-and-corruption/ I wrote last June about Johan Freckhaus being kidnapped in Afghanistan. Living in the country for nine years, Johan was fully integrated with the communities, spoke Dari and was devoted himself to the reconstruction of the country. His kidnapping was the more than a surprise. Johan gave an interview last week ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/terrorism/kidnapped-french-executive-in-afghanistan-the-interview/ Is it useless to say that all videos have been removed from YouTube ? Let's see how long this one will stay... Arnaud de La Grange from Le Figaro asks whether this is going to turn into the "New President Security Services' Nightmare", Aujourd'hui La Chine collects Chinese reactions in Beijing ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/politics/shoe-thrown-at-wen-jiabao-the-new-president-security-services-nightmare/ Want to know what you can't blog about ? Following their recent crackdown on Chinese Websites, the Authorities have just made another step forward. It started all here on Dec. 26th by ChinaSmack, when Chinese Netizens noticed in pictures the Commissioner of the Nanjing Housing Administration Bureau was smoking very expensive ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/corruption/china-what-you-cant-blog-about/ No we don't... but obviously these guys are ! Take a deep breath, here is some fresh air. http://www.risk-strategies.org/risk-strategies/are-we-talking-about-risk-here/ "Simply beyond belief" says The Peking Duck, with 93 following comments. "This is spine-tingling and hair-raising stuff" says Shanghaiist. Global Voices Online has sum up some Chinese comments as well. I don't remember having sung such song at school, seems that some Chinese pupils do. Here is an excerpt of the transliteration from ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/politics/china-%e2%80%9cjust-the-aftershocks-from-the-earthquake-would-destroy-france%e2%80%9d-kids-yell/ Very comprehensive study on Chinese Blog Censorship operated by Chinese Blog-Hosting companies themselves, found on Reflexion On A Chinese Eye. Among the several conclusions, this has drawn my attention: Internet Filtering (“the great Firewall”) is only one part of Chinese Internet censorship Domestic web censorship is not centralized at all Domestic web censorship is ... http://www.risk-strategies.org/censorship/blog-censorship-is-back-again-in-china/