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Photo of the Day: Indian Malaysians Celebrate Hindu Festival

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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam is celebrated by some two million ethnic Indians in Malaysia.

January 20th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Living Goddess

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A priest carries Nepalese living goddess Kumari, Mateena Shakya to Taleju temple to celebrate the Changu Narayan festival in Kathmandu on January 19, 2011.

January 19th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

The Tiger Mommy: A Controversial Look at 'Chinese Parenting'

<i>Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother</i> by Amy Chua (Penguin Press, 2011).
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A mother and noted law professor offers her take on "cultural differences."  

January 14th by Aliya Sabharwal | Comments

Photo of the Day: Sack Time at the Office

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A laborer in Hyderabad does what we'd all like to do on the job. 

January 13th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Kashmiri Fisherman Braces for Cold

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Thousands of homeless people are seeking refuge from the cold wave that has killed 160 people in India.

January 11th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Can Another Food Crisis Be Prevented in 2011?

A vendor carries vegetables on a bicycle along a street in downtown Hanoi on December 17, 2010. The consumer-price index hit 11.1 percent in November, assuring that the full-year inflation rate will be a double figures. (Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Rising food prices are raising concerns of a repeat of the 2008 food crisis, which led to widespread food shortages and rioting across Asia. 

January 11th by Robert Hsu | Comments

Photo of the Day: Celebrations at the Golden Temple

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Indian Sikh devotees gather to pay their respects, as lights glow at The Golden Temple in Amritsar.

January 10th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

'Bridge Builder' Vishakha Desai Featured in Singapore's Business Times

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai.
Lifestyle

Vishaka N. Desai explains what sets Asia Society above and apart from other groups trying to deepen ties between Asia and the United States.

January 7th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Bras for a Cause

Lifestyle

In three weeks, 10,000 bras were donated.

January 6th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

A 'Nation of Wusses' vs. a Rising China?

Author and <i>New York Times</i> columnist Thomas Friedman appears on AsiaSociety.org on January 10 at 7:00 pm ET.
Lifestyle

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell says the US has "become a nation of wusses," and "the Chinese are kicking our butt in everything."

January 5th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

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