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River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh

Without a doubt, the most important news stories of the last decade have been geopolitical and economic. Even the recession, notwithstanding its clear domestic roots, is related to our involvement in the Middle East and Asia. The war on terror, immigration, the-world-is-flat pronouncements: phenomena like these are all part and parcel, we’re told, of a new era—one not without its birth pangs—called globalization.  read more

Bob Dylan Addresses China Controversy in Blog Post

Bob Dylan recently played some shows in China for the first time. But prior to that, some reports (like this and this) accused the Chinese government of refusing to let him play. Dylan addressed the controversy in a blog post....  read more

Time Travel Banned in China

The Chinese government has called for a ban on all television shows and films that use time travel as a plot point, despite, or perhaps, due to the fact that the genre has become increasingly popular in the country. The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television in the country feels that such forms of entertainment “are treating the serious history in a frivolous way, which should by no means be encouraged anymore,” according to a report on ChinaHush.com....  read more

Bob Dylan Cleared to Perform in China

When Bob Dylan attempted to tour Asia last year, the Ministry of Culture in China barred the legendary musician from performing in the mainland. Several others, like Dylan have been previously banned for their participation counter-culture movements. In response, Dylan cancelled several other planned dates including shows in Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea....  read more

Ricky Gervais Says He's Working on a Chinese Office

The star of the British version of The Office, Ricky Gervais, announced on his blog this week that a Chinese version of the show is in development....  read more

Inception Gets Rare Chinese Release

Chinese audiences will now have the opportunity to have loud, unceasing debates over the ending of Inception too....  read more

Apple Gives Percentage of iPad Profits Back to Workers

Last week, Apple responded to the tragic suicides that have taken place at their China-based manufacturing plant, Foxconn, claiming that the company is "deeply committed to ensuring that conditions throughout [its] supply chain are safe and workers are treated with respect and dignity.” Putting some money where their collective mouth is, Apple executives have now promised to contribute a portion of iPad profits to a 20 percent raise for Shenzhen workers....  read more

Bob Dylan Barred From China, Cancels Some Asian Tour Dates

Bob Dylan was hoping to perform for the first time in mainland China this summer during an Asian tour that also includes stops at a few cities in Japan. But he won’t be able to play in Shanghai, Beijing or anywhere in China, according to The Guardian: Apparently, the Chinese ministry of culture, which has to approve all foreign musical acts before they can perform in China, doesn’t take kindly to Dylan’s former status as a counter-culture icon....  read more

Disney Plans Indian Action Movie, Chinese High School Musical

Tokyo Disneyland. Disneyland Paris. And now, according to ABC, an Indian Disney film. Following the success of Disney’s 2008 Hindi animated movie, Roadside Romeo, Mickey’s mega-corporation announced plans to further its world domination by filming an action film in India. Using the southern Indian dialect of Telugu, the company is hoping to strengthen its relationship with the Asian nation....  read more

Reconnaissance Man: Damon Albarn’s Musical Explorations

In a downtown Toronto park, Damon Albarn is discussing the finer points of composing a Chinese opera when a black squirrel snares his attention. “Do you know we’re eating squirrels...”  read more