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'Singaporean Fairytale' Fertility Website Not So Magical for Some Critics

Rather than doing her duty and having babies, the rogue Alice spends all her money on neck tattoos, convertibles, vanity plates, and YOLO (
Policy

A website using animations and short poems to encourage Singaporeans to produce more babies invites scorn and mockery on the web.

March 26th by Liz Flora | Comments

Photo of the Day: The Rugged Rocks of Pakistan

A meandering stream weaves its way through the mountains of Baltistan, Pakistan on March 25, 2013. (norbakshi world/Flickr)
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A meandering stream weaves its way through the mountains of Baltistan, Pakistan on March 25, 2013. (norbakshi world/Flickr)

March 26th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photos: Kyrgyz People Cling to Tradition in Forbidding Corner of Northern Afghanistan

A sheep herd leaving camp early in the morning in the remote Pamir plateau, in northeastern Afghanistan. Shepherds often carry guns, as wolf attacks on livestock are not uncommon. (Matthieu Paley)
Multimedia

Photographer Matthieu Paley spent more than a decade photographing the Afghan Kyrgyz people, who live in one of the world's most remote and inhospitable areas.

March 25th by Liz Flora | Comments

Video: Experts on China's Economy 'Brawl' Before Upcoming Asia Society Talk

Jim Chanos (L) and Stephen Roach (R), appearing in person at Asia Society New York on March 27, 2013.
Business

Economists Jim Chanos and Stephen Roach, who will be speaking at Asia Society New York on Wednesday, agree to disagree over where the Chinese economy is headed.

March 25th by Liz Flora | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Colorful Reflection in China

Multicolored lights paint the waters of Shanghai, China on March 24, 2013. (serg_ulixes/Flickr)
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Multicolored lights paint the waters of Shanghai, China on March 24, 2013. (serg_ulixes/Flickr)

March 25th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Interview: Pakistani Duo Zeb and Haniya Cross Musical and Geographic Borders Alike

Pakistani musicians Zebunnisa Bangash (L) and Haniya Aslam (R), who perform as the duo Zeb and Haniya. (Nida Rehman)
Arts

Pakistan's boundary-breaking folk duo open up about finding success across the border in India and when their long-awaited second album will arrive.

March 22nd by Sonya Rehman | Comments

Photo of the Day: Peeking from a Corner in Thailand

A cat quietly watches hidden between a barrel and a wheel in Koh Chang, Thailand on March 18, 2013. (mr. Wood/Flickr)
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A cat quietly watches hidden between a barrel and a wheel in Koh Chang, Thailand on March 18, 2013. (mr. Wood/Flickr)

March 22nd by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

China's One-Child Policy Already Irrelevant?

1980s propaganda posters for the one-child policy in Guilin, China. (kattebelletje/Flickr)
Policy

Amidst speculation that the one-child policy might be coming to an end in China, Leslie Chang evaluates where it stands today.

March 21st by Leslie Chang | Comments

Photo of the Day: A Stealthy Conquerer in Taiwan

A tiny bird picks off fruit from a vine in Taiwan on March 21, 2013. (John&Fish/Flickr)
Multimedia

A tiny bird picks off fruit from a vine in Taiwan on March 21, 2013. (John&Fish/Flickr)

March 21st by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Interview: Debut Indian Author Dismantles Stereotypes Through Storytelling

Arts

Janice Pariat's debut collection of short stories dismantles stereotypical notions of India's Northeast as an ethereal place surrounded by impregnable jungles and hills, untouched by time and modernity.

March 20th by Preeti Bhuyan | Comments

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