Category: Multimedia

Photo of the Day: Veiled with Tenderness in Afghanistan

Multimedia

A partially-veiled girl holds a little child close to her side in Afghanistan on June 27, 2012. (james_gordon_losangeles/Flickr)

September 6th by Aarti Chawla | Comments

Photo of the Day: Caught in Motion in Japan

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A bus leaves the stop under a row of cherry trees in Japan on April 12, 2012. (halfrain/Flickr)

September 5th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Stringing Them Along in India

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A man busy making vermicelli, popularly known as "semiya," in Hyderabad, India on August 13, 2012. (Rajesh_India/Flickr)

September 4th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: What Will Happen If China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up?

Drought and the practice of storing water at the Three Gorges Dam have reduced the surface size of Poyang Lake from about 3,500 km to 200 km.

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A new documentary short from Asia Society's China Green project examines both the causes of Poyang Lake's frequent droughts and their ruinous environmental consequences.

September 4th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: Carved With Care in Malaysia

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An intricately carved deity in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 11, 2012. (Edmund Nigel Gall/Flickr)

August 31st by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

A Farewell Message From Outgoing Asia Society President Vishakha Desai [Video]

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai's final day at Asia Society is August 29, 2012. She joined the organization 22 years ago.

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On her final day at Asia Society, outgoing president Vishakha Desai looks back on her 22-year tenure with the organization.

August 30th by Vishakha N. Desai | Comments

Photo of the Day: Dancing with Aplomb in India

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Actress Lakshmi Gopalaswamy leads a graceful queue in the classical Bharatnatyam dance in Kerala, India on August 27, 2012. (Sudheesh S/Flickr)

August 30th by Aarti Chawla | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Little Red Bauble in Taiwan

A red paper lantern hangs from teh side of a building in Taiwan on May 21, 2012. (acdovier/Flickr)

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A red paper lantern hangs from the side of a building in central Taiwan on May 21, 2012. (acdovier/Flickr)

August 29th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Interview: A Video for Chinese People 'Concerned About the Air They Breathe'

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After months of documenting China's air quality, Asia Society's China Air Daily project will now take its findings to an international photography festival in China's Shanxi Province.

August 28th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments