Daily Links, Sept 7, 2006

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Doubting to Shuo finds out that the word for swallow is the same pun in Chinese and English.

Jon Benda announces a call for papers for the Asian Journal of Communication special issue on internet vs. traditional media.

The Levitator spanks ESWN. "I admire ESWN for much of the work he’s done on China. But I see quite a bit of dishonesty in the way he runs his blog. Many others have pointed it out before."

Taffy announces that Taiwanese, the new expat mag, is up and running: Taiwanease Magazine - out today!

Both Phai*se and Pinyin news discuss this paper out on the future decline of the Taiwanese language.

No link: But Chiang Kai-shek International Airport was officially renamed today. About time.

Despite complaints from Christian nuts, Taipei will fly the rainbow flag: Civic officials sponsoring a gay festival in Taipei, Taiwan, will hoist the rainbow flag Sept. 17 above City Hall in what they term a first for an Asian city, the Taipei Times reports.

Way cool: Battlepanda blogs on the regenerating primate brain.

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