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Who are the waitresses at Pyongyang restaurants in Shanghai?

On By Justin CalderonIn China, Food, Korea, North Asia, Off the Beaten Track, Wonton's WritingsLeave a comment

Recently I've been fixated with totalitarian regimes, and it's beginning to show in my work. Today I published a piece titled "The odd reality behind Shanghai's Pyongyang restaurants" for CNNGo in which I discovered that waitresses of the three North Korean-government run Pyongyang restaurants in Shanghai have no clue of each others' existence. Like the …

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10 Traditional Chinese Medicine Exercises to Promote Longevity

On By Justin CalderonIn China, Medical Issues, North Asia, Wonton's Writings1 Comment

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be a bewildering science to make sense out of, and not just for foreigners. Prescriptions offered by TCM gurus are increasingly thought of as archaic to today's younger Chinese, but perhaps that's because they're not old enough yet to soak up the real benefits of the practice. Catching myself at …

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