Originally Posted by
CliffordK
...It looks like those may be shorter than normal (Mini-V), which would make them play nicer with your brake levers, but could wreck havoc with both your rack and fenders depending on exactly where the cable ends up.
I was scrolling down through the replies to see if anyone else would point this out.
If they are mini-v's they are more compatible with non-v levers, and which makes the "cantilever" description somewhat more appropriate imo.
Made in Aisia? Almost certainly. Should be (or was) an origin sticker on the box somewhere.