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Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng makes remarks to the media upon arriving on the campus of New York University on May 19, 2012 in New York City. (Andy Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Schell: Chen Guangcheng a 'Hopeful Breakthrough'?
May 20th by Orville Schell | Comments

Asia Society Presents Rare Opportunity to See Chinese Opera, Onstage and Online

Members of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe perform 'The Monkey King: Journey to the West.'
Arts

A venerable Chinese theatrical tradition comes to New York this weekend for three special performances.

May 18th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Under the Bridge in Isfahan

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Si-o-se Pol or the 33 Bridge in Isfahan, Iran on April 13, 2012. (froderamone/Flickr)

May 18th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

May 18: Free Admission at All Asia Society Locations for Museum Day

Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art. (Asia Society Hong Kong/John Nye)
Arts

Celebrate International Museum Day at Asia Society locations in New York, Hong Kong and Texas on Friday, May 18.

May 17th by Briana Green | Comments

Video: Revisiting the 1953 Iranian Coup with Christopher de Bellaigue

Author Christopher de Bellaigue at Asia Society New York on May 15, 2012.
Policy

Christopher de Bellaigue discusses the American- and British-backed August 1953 coup in Iran and its far-reaching effects on the Iranian psyche.

May 17th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Interview: Ian Bremmer and the New 'Regional World Order'

Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, at the Annual Meeting 2011 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 30, 2011. (World Economic Forum/Flickr)
Policy

"There are pressing international issues, but all of the world’s major powers, established and emerging, have domestic priorities that take precedence," says political scientist Ian Bremmer, who appears at Asia Society New York on May 24.

May 17th by Asia Society | Comments

Are Chinese Miners Destroying a 2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Site in Afghanistan? [Images]

A gold-plated seated Buddha overlooks the China Metallurgical Group Corporation mine. (Brent Huffman)
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While working on a documentary film about a Chinese mining company in Afghanistan, Brent Huffman got caught up in the saga of a 2,000 year-old Buddhist site on the brink of destruction.

May 17th by Brent Huffman | Comments

Photos: Streets of Nepal

A man sits with his radio at a home for the elderly on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Garry Waller)
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Photographer Garry Waller captured everyday life in the streets of Nepal on a recent trip.

May 17th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Book Excerpt: 'Every Nation for Itself' by Ian Bremmer

World leaders pose for a group photo at the G20 summit in Washington, DC on Nov. 15, 2008. Four years later, Ian Bremmer argues, the G20 is no longer a source of meaningful leadership. (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

For the first time since the end of World War II, says Ian Bremmer, no single power or alliance of powers is ready to take on the challenges of global leadership.

May 16th by Asia Society | Comments

Photo of the Day: Red Sail at Sunset, Li River

Old river barge on the Li River, Guanxi, China on October 9, 2010. (Stuck in Customs/Flickr)
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An aging river barge on the Li River, Guangxi, China on October 9, 2010 defines "picturesque." (Stuck in Customs/Flickr)

May 16th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Shanghai, Bo Xilai and 5 China Noirs You Should Read this Summer

The scandal surrounding ousted Chinese official Bo Xilai (L) got Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom thinking about some of his favorite noir books about China. (Bo Xilai photo by Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Arts

After a brief primer on the "wicked old treaty port" of Shanghai, Asia Society Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom suggests some China-crime-themed summer reading.

May 16th by Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Comments

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