Cheat Sheet: August 1 2011
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- An independent UN panel says the detention of Liu Xiaobo was unlawful. (Washington Post)
- Japan earthquake survivors are comforted by therapeutic robot seals. (Guardian)
- The US has chosen will.i.am to head a State Department-backed concert in Beijing. (Vulture)
- A group of Japanese voice artists and costumed actors are reinventing the picture story play. (Japan Times)
- A round-up of news from ChinaJoy 2011 — not just their new booth babe dress code. (Penn Olson)
- Ten signs that you’re the female lead in a Korean drama. (The Hairpin)
- Lucy Liu will be starring in the fourth season of the police drama series Southland. (Cinema Blend)
- The other stores that China fakes: IKEA, Nike, D&G, McDonald’s, and Starbucks. (Business Insider)
- The US is worried about China’s growing influence in Thailand. (Washington Times)
- Hmong families in California aren’t ready for the New Kindergarten Readiness Act. (Hyphen)
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