Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks smiles after scoring against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Verizon Center on February 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.
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NBA fans in China and Taiwan were glued to their TV sets Saturday morning to watch New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin play against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was a game that most likely would not have aired in Asia had it not been for Lin's previous two-game winning streak that has launched worldwide 'Linsanity,' a nickname he has recently been dubbed for his surprise success in the NBA.

Lin scored 38 points and had seven assists, leading his team to a 92-85 victory Friday (Saturday morning in China and Taiwan). With Lin's emergence as a superstar in the NBA, it seems his new fans in China and Taiwan will get to watch more of the NBA's first Asian American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, according to AP. NBA games are already popular in China and Taiwan but not every game is shown abroad. It's exciting that Asian fans will not only get to see more NBA games but they will get to cheer on a Chinese star as well.

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When I go to Kentucky Fried Chicken is China and Taiwan, I'm usually asked, "Do you want fries with that?" However, it appears that KFC customers in China can also get a handsome delivery boy with their value meals, according to Digital Journal.

No Chinese New Year is complete without lanterns.
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Sunday is the Lantern Festival, the last day of Chinese New Year festivities.

During the Lantern Festival, young children carry small candlelit lanterns and take walks with their families. Colorful lanterns, typically red, are hung outside the home and many cities including Taipei and Nanjing host Lantern Festivals with elaborate lantern displays. A fun pastime is solving riddles that are written on lanterns. In Pingxi, Taiwan thousands of lanterns bearing handwritten messages and wishes are simultaneously launched into the night sky during the annual Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival.

During my trip to Beijing last week, my friends couldn't seem to stop using their phones to send voice and text messages. I asked what app they were using and they introduced me to Wei Xin, one of the best apps for iPhone and Android I have come across.

Wei Xin is a free app in English or Chinese that allows users to send and receive instant text and voice messages for free and includes a bunch of other interactive features. Wei Xin was created by Tencent, the company behind China's popular QQ messaging service. While I have just started using Wei Xin, I must admit it can be quite addictive. Learn about Wei Xin and where you can download it for free.

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