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Sino-Iranian relations
As the consumption of energy in the People’s Republic of China rises, China seeks new sources to cover the growing demand. China’s oil consumption is expected to grow by about 6 percent over the next two years, analysts have said. This quest has resulted in China and Iran getting closer.
Love hotels continues
Would you like to spend the night in an anime-themed room? Or how about doing it in Santa’s back closet? Or perhaps a dungeon suits your tastes better? Whatever it is you desire, love hotels have it. From the completely normal hotel rooms to the more…special… rooms, with secret drawers. Again, catering to your every preferences. [...]
Asia is booming – and here’s how Denmark avoids falling behind
Review of ”Asien Buldrer – og sådan undgår Danmark at sakke agterud” The Danish title roughly translates to: ”Asia is booming – and here’s how Denmark avoids falling behind. ” This book by Jan Lund and Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller digs deeper into what everyone is aware of: Asia is booming, our jobs are disappearing [...]
Crazy vending machines
It’s hot outside. You’re sweating. You’ve been stuck in a classroom for the last 6 hours, no food and no drinks. You’re slowly dying from thirst. You look at the other poor souls sitting beside you in this water-forsaken place. You, for one, will survive! You ask the teacher if it’s alright to go [...]
Prostitution in China
Prostitution is a global social phenomenon with a long history, and most countries today perceive prostitution to be a deviant social behavior and aim to minimize the extent of it. Prostitution is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a dynamic and adaptive process that involves a transaction between the seller and buyer of [...]
Welcome to the July issue
Dear All Summer has finally come to Copenhagen; most students are done with exams and teaching and can now enjoy the much anticipated holiday. Some are at Roskilde Festival, some China or Japan, others travel home to their respected home-countries and then there is us who have choosen to go to summer school. The Summer [...]
BoA – Beat of Angel
Japanese fans are something exceptional and fearsome and there are a lot of them. Tune in on some random popular J-pop song and they’ll all know the lyrics and exact dance moves. If you go a little further west to Japan you’ll find a country where the fans are at least the fearsome as the [...]