Category: Multimedia

An Indian boy washes himself with water to cool down in Amritsar, India on May 28, 2013. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

Photo of the Day: Cooling Off in India

An Indian boy washes himself with water to cool down in Amritsar, India on May 28, 2013. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

June 19th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Photo of the Day: Sitting Under A Letter Tree in Malaysia

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A woman sits under a tree of letters from girls around the world at a conference on women's health in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 30, 2013. (Rahman Rosian/Getty Images)

June 18th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Video: Building Sustainable, Long-Lasting Chinese Language Programs for US Schools

Third grade students line up for a sentence structure activity in Ms. Chang's class at the Fresh Meadow School in Queens, New York.

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A new short video explores Asia Society's growing Chinese language programs and the impact they have on schoolchildren in the United States.

June 17th by Anne Zhou | Comments

Photo of the Day: Glamour Shots in China

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A woman poses for photos in the 798 Art Zone, an artist community, in Beijing, China on May 29, 2013 (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)

June 17th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Photo of the Day: Sleeping in the Shade in India

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A man finds refuge in the shade during a heat wave in Amritsar, India on May 22, 2013. (Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images)

June 14th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Photo of the Day: Traditional Face Painting in Myanmar

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A child of the Rohingya minority group applies a traditional cosmetic paste at an IDP camp in Sittwe, Myanmar on May 18, 2013. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)

June 13th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Photos: Hong Kong Takes to the Waves for Annual Dragon Boat Race

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Slideshow: the latest observation of a colorful festival stretching back 2,000 years.

June 12th by Paul Chung | Comments

Interview: Filmmaker Focuses on Sriracha, the Condiment with a Cult Following

Production of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce at Huy Fong Food’s Rosemead, CA facility. (Griffin Hammond)

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On a mission to share the origins of Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, video producer Griffin Hammond embarks on a new documentary about the hottest (in several senses) condiment around.

June 12th by Bette Ha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Waiting for Customers in Pakistan

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An ice vendor sits on his bicycle in front of a wall covered with political posters in Lahore, Pakistan on May 10, 2013. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

June 12th by Kathleen Caulderwood | Comments

Video: Looking Back, Irish Korean War Veterans Revisit Battleground 60 Years Later

Irish veterans revisited a Korean battlefield in April 2013 through a program sponsored by South Korea's government. (Asia Society Korea Center)

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As 12 Irish veterans of the Korean War return to South Korea 60 years after the end of the war, one of them reflects on his visit in an exclusive interview with Asia Society Korea Center.

June 11th by Anna Sohn | Comments

Photo of the Day: Tying Together Pushcarts in Bangladesh

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A Bangladeshi man ties his pushcart beside the road during a nationwide strike called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Dhaka, Bangaldesh on May 26, 2013. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)

June 11th by Sophie Feng | Comments