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Photo of the Day: The Cage Within, China

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A bird cage hangs inside a house in Shanghai, China on April 7, 2012. (Mark Heath/Flickr)

April 27th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Photos: The 10 Most Endangered Heritage Sites in Asia

This set of ruins in Taxila, Pakistan has been named one of Global Heritage Fund's 10 most endangered heritage sites in Asia. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle

In pictures: Global Heritage Fund's 10 most endangered locations in Asia, under threat due to factors ranging from war to overdevelopment.

April 27th by Alex Ortolani | Comments

It's a Bentley, It's Corruption, It's a Problem

Models stand beside the Bentley Continental GT V8 car during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at China International Exhibition Center on April 25, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)
Policy Corruption is more of a factor in rising economic inequality than the Asian Development Bank gives it credit for in a recent report, writes Asia Society's Andrew Billo.
April 27th by Andrew Billo | Comments

Interview: Why Asia Needs to Do a Better Job Protecting its Cultural Heritage Sites

Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, is one of the sites being targeted by the Global Heritage Fund. (Ioreth_ni_Balor/Flickr)
Lifestyle

The Global Heritage Fund's Jeff Morgan explains how heritage conservation can benefit the economies of developing countries in Asia.

April 25th by Alex Ortolani | Comments

Sneak Peek: The Revolutionary Chinese Ink Paintings of Wu Guanzhong

Arts

View 10 images from the new Asia Society Museum exhibition, recently featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

April 24th by Dan Washburn | Comments

Expert: India Missile Launch Part of 'Longstanding' Strategy, Not Threat to China

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Sanya, China on Apr. 13, 2011. Both India and China declined to link India's missile test on Apr. 19, 2012 with the state of their relations. (Nelson Ching/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, foreign editor of the Hindustan Times and Asia Society associate fellow, argues that India's test of a long-range missile this week isn't a signal of deteriorating relations with China.

April 19th by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | Comments

Photo of the Day: Water Calligraphy in China

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A calligrapher creates ephemeral street art with water in China on on November 30, 2011. (JMaurits van Heusden /Flickr)

April 19th by Nadia Rasul | Comments

To Understand China, Does It Help To Be From Minnesota?

An overcast day over the old and new China. (**Maurice**/Flickr)
Policy

Associate Fellow Jeffrey Wasserstrom contemplates whether U.S. reporters and writers from Minnesota who cover China well are stealing the mantle from the previous leader, Missouri.

April 16th by Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Comments

Video: China's Natural Forests Under 'Savage Attack'

Multimedia

Asia Society's China Green project's latest video, "China's Fragile Forests," was produced by China-based multimedia journalist Sean Gallagher.

April 13th by Dan Washburn | Comments

Former Secretary of State Speaks Candidly About Asian Policy Hotspots [Videos]

Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III in Houston on Thursday, April 12, two days before the grand opening of the Asia Society Texas Center. (Bill Swersey/Asia Society)
Policy

James A. Baker III spoke to an Asia Society audience in Houston about China, North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the "Asian Century."

April 12th by Dan Washburn | Comments

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