Just saw this link about a Tibetan activist who was recently arrested in Bejing for blogging and vlogging (video blogging) about the Chinese government. I hope she's ok.

Another great BoingBoing story about some Pakistani bloggers who covered a high-profile standoff between police and the leader of a radical faction. Apparently, the bloggers were able to cover the event in real-time, before the mainstream media (newspapers, etc.) knew what was going on...

I just read a very interesting post on the popular newsblog BoingBoing about China's development work in Africa. Thought you might enjoy...
Link
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/30/chinas_humanitarian_.html
p.s. I posted this from a mobile phone, so kudos to the design team for launching such a smooth, simple blog interface...