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US Ambassador: Downgrade Would be 'Setback to India's Hopes to Grow'

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Standard & Poor's possible downgrade of India's investment status "reflects some of the current problems India is having," U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell said Friday at Asia Society Studios in New York. 

June 15th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: The View from the Bridge, Yokohama, Japan

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Iconic landscape in Nishishiba 4 Chome, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, photographed on March 20, 2012. (arcreyes [-ratamahatta-]/Flickr)

June 15th by Asia Society | Comments

Photos: Singapore's Samantha Lo Sticks it to the Man

Samantha Lo, 25, was arrested for posting stickers like this one around Singapore. (Samantha Lo/skl0.tumblr.com)
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Samantha Lo, a 25-year-old Singaporean graphic artist, was arrested for posting stickers on crosswalk buttons. We take a look at some of her work.

June 15th by Sherley Wetherhold | Comments

Photo of the Day: Shy But Poised in Tamil Nadu, India

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Four young girls smile for the camera in Tamil Nadu, India on February 18, 2012.  (Original Vinoth Chandar/Flickr)

June 14th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: Is China 'Past Its Prime' as a Manufacturing Hub?

Revlon President and CEO Alan Ennis speaking at at the 2012 WWD Beauty CEO Summit in Palm Springs, Florida on May 16, 2012. (WWD Beauty CEO Summit/FORA.tv)
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At Women's Wear Daily's Beauty CEO Summit 2012, Revlon head Alan Ennis argued that China is now past its prime as a place for manufacturing.

June 14th by Boruo Chen | Comments

Photo of the Day: An Infinite Stretch of Blue in Malaysia

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Clear skies and quiet waters in Terengganu, Malaysia on May 29, 2012.  (Original Shamsul Hidayat Omar/Flickr)

June 13th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: Photography as a Revolutionary Tool in Bangladesh

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Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam talks about the power of photography to promote change.

June 13th by Stella Guan | Comments

Photo of the Day: Praying in Color

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Dressed in vibrant maroon and gold attire, a monk poses in prayer at Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 2, 2012. (Original cheese_unit/Flickr)

June 12th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photos: From Lhasa to Everest, a Glimpse of Tibet Before Latest Ban on Tourism

Young monks training one another in the
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On the eve of China's ban on foreign travel in Tibet, Asia Society's Director of Education provides a personal look at the country's people, scenery and monasteries.

June 12th by Jessica Kehayes | Comments

Photo of the Day: With Rain Comes Creativity in Indonesia

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Young boys turn the main street into a water slide as tropical rain pours down in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia on November 1, 1990. (Original Nomad/Flickr)

June 11th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

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