The posts that matter by Asian blogs… Hong Kong, Taiwan and China HK’s elections are done: full results at ESWN. Looking at the results are Pieter who sees this campaign’s dirty tricks as a sign of maturing democracy; Phil who looks at the disappoint…

Of course the big Korea news over the weekend was the mysterious blast in north Korea along the Chinese border. The Marmot, The Nomad, Jodi at Asia Pages, The Big Hominid, The Yangban, and Jeff in Korea all have great

Reports coming from all points of the globe include speculation that the blast was possibly rocket propellant, or an ammunition depot, or a nuclear device, or a fire. Nobody knows for sure.