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Pick of the week

1

Leaving Asia out of the loop – Following China and India, now Australia (or at least, The Australian) talks about Soft Diplomacy.

2

Asian Innovation – Schumpeter’s take on frugal ideas spreading from the East to the West.

3

India’s Exploding Digital Economy – Founders Forum is a franchise started by two successful UK-based entrepreneurs to stimulate US-style entrepreneurship around the world. Here’s HBR’s blog on the recent Founders forum in India.

4

The gross face and virtual fame – Semiotic mediation in Japanese virtual communication

5

This American Life Retraction – After discovering that one of their most popular episodes contained numerous fabrications, This American Life retracts and details the errors in Mike Daisey’s story about visiting Foxconn, which makes iPads and other products for Apple in China.

6

Stupid Guy Goes to India – Japanese Manga culture spreads in India with an autobiographical account of Yukichi Yamamatsu’s travels in the country.