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Colorful costumes were paraded at the recent Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza Show of the Hong Kong World Boutique and Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2010. January 18, 2010.
Here’s a few of my picks..
Image credits: Xinhua
The fantastic Ice and Snow World opened to tourists last December 24th in in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The freezing park covers an area of 600,000 square meters and presents over 2,000 ice and snow sculptures.
Image credits: Xinhua
After some legal troubles, Rain, also know as Bi, is not about to be disheartened. After all, Korea(plus a whole lot of countries too!) loves hime. Just recently he has been appointed as Korea’s Global Goodwill Ambassador. Quoting from K-popped..
Rain is definitely Korea’s darling!
The appointment was held at 4:50pm on 09 June, 2009 at Seoul City Hall Annex (in one of the conference rooms). The appointment was initially scheduled for 25th May but was postponed due to the death of Korean former president Roh Moo-hyun.
Rain is chosen because it is believed that the 27-year old star is highly influential and will be able to market the city of Seoul internationally. Rain has been voted as U.S. Time Magazines 100 most influential people in the world and will be in the Hollywood movie Ninja Assassin (which will be released by end 2009).
Also, Rain appeared twice in the “world class” documentary channel Discovery (yes, he was featured in Hip Korea) and was named “master of the Korean Wave” (okay, i know others who have contributed to the Korean wave, so this is a highly debatable).
Congratulations Bi!
NewsSource: Newsen
Unesco’s Cultural Heritage Administration said that the International Council on Monuments and Sites has recommended the inclusion of 40 royal tombs from the Chosun dynasty in the list of World Heritage sites. The final listing will be determined at the 33rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Commission in Seville, Spain on June 22-30.
The tombs are those of 27 Chosun kings and their queens which showcases a rare preservation of an entire royal lineage. If listed, the Chosun tombs will bring Korea’s World Heritage sites to nine, including the Jongmyo Shrine and the Seokguram Grotto.
More of these at The Chosun Ilbo.
Tata Motors have unveiled Nano, touted as the world’s cheapest car, a few weeks ago. And with that short time, the Nano, has been seeing a surging demand with the company recieving more than 200,000 fully paid orders.
The company have collected about 25 billion rupees (US$500) until April 25, when booking for the Nano car closed. In a statement, Tata Motors said that, “The bookings are double the alloted number of cars for delivery.” It has alloted 100,000 cars in the first phase of deliveries.
Hello! Ni hao! Konnichiwa! Chao! Mabuhay!
I’m PinkSushi and welcome to Pinkchopsticks! This blog is all about living, exploring and celebrating all things Asian. Why Asia? I am an Asian. I was born and raised in the Philippines and now I’m living in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I am proudly Asian.
Traveling around different Asian countries made me realize just how unique and diverse Asia is. Not only in geography and natural environment, but also in people, languages, culture and traditions, lifestyle and more.
Asia is the world’s largest continent and covers about 30% of the worlds total land area. Asians make up about 3/5 of the world’s population with more than 4 billion people. So what could be better than exploring the richness in culture and diversity of the Asian region?
I’ll be making regular updates on Asian culture and traditions, trivia, fun finds, travel and places, cuisine, lifestyle, technology and innovation, latest news, well just about anything Asian.
As for the site name – Pinkchopsticks, Pink, because well I’m a girl and I love pink. Chopsticks, I asked several people what are the first words that come up to their minds when they hear the word Asia, and I got several answers of: chopsticks! Hence the name Pinkchopsticks. I’ll also be using the penname PinkSushi.Hmmn, obviously, I love Japanese sushi..
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