News Links - 11/18/07

[dleedlee]

A book, a film, a daughter, a death
Iris Chang's parents reflect on her life
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/277475

Hackers Eye on "Lust, Caution"
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/18/1261@295512.htm
Anti-virus company urges 'caution' when downloading spy thriller
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 096815.htm

Karena Lam interview
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... sec=movies

TVB Honors Stars for Anniversary
Lydia Shum receives Lifetime Achievement Award

http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/18/1261@295460.htm
Lydia Sum Touches Hearts At TVB Awards
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=270
Black And White Dominate TVB Red Carpet
Gigi Lai

http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=271

Louis Koo Is Dwarfed By Maria Sharapova
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=273

Aaron Kwok Concert In Pictures

http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=269

Karen Mok guest at Show Luo's concert in Taipei

http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2007-11-18/15131796980.shtml

Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/11/18/1261@295453.htm

Monkey Punch pioneering manga artist
http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story ... c=tvnradio

DVD-R burner lab busted in Mongkok
http://www.businessofcinema.com/boc/?file=story&id=5859

Are foreigners dissing China by noticing the smog?
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/arc ... hina_b.php

[Bearserk]

You gotta be kidding me Who tricked him into wearing that

[dleedlee]

Beats me!

[Brian Thibodeau]

Are foreigners dissing China by noticing the smog?
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/arc ... hina_b.php

Interesting piece. Haven't heard much from Shelley Kraicer in ages, though his site is still a good read even if it hasn't been updated in years. His exchange with Fallows seems odd, though. He sides with his Xinhua pal (whom he admits is OK with writing lies) about the "western" press sensationalizing the bad air story, but then admits in his last paragragh that the air is, well, bad! Terrible in fact. But somehow a foreigner pointing it out is belittling China rather than stating a fact that even the Chinese media often seems willing to admit to? The whole "westerners don't get it" routine is as gauche as what he's accusing them of. And if their media writers are all too willing to feed the people lies, who's worse?