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Photo of the Day: Sack Time at the Office

Lifestyle

A laborer in Hyderabad does what we'd all like to do on the job. 

January 13th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Self-Portrait with Monument

Policy

A Chinese security guard stationed on the Great Wall looks his best before a visit by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. 

January 12th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

China Tears Down Ai Weiwei's Studio

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in the courtyard of his home in Beijing, where he remains under house arrest, on Nov. 7, 2010. (Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

Ai Weiwei's case suggests China may be ratcheting up the pressure against its internal critics.

January 12th by Geoff Spencer | Comments

Photo of the Day: Kashmiri Fisherman Braces for Cold

Lifestyle

Thousands of homeless people are seeking refuge from the cold wave that has killed 160 people in India.

January 11th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Can Another Food Crisis Be Prevented in 2011?

A vendor carries vegetables on a bicycle along a street in downtown Hanoi on December 17, 2010. The consumer-price index hit 11.1 percent in November, assuring that the full-year inflation rate will be a double figures. (Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images)
Lifestyle

Rising food prices are raising concerns of a repeat of the 2008 food crisis, which led to widespread food shortages and rioting across Asia. 

January 11th by Robert Hsu | Comments

Photo of the Day: Celebrations at the Golden Temple

Lifestyle

Indian Sikh devotees gather to pay their respects, as lights glow at The Golden Temple in Amritsar.

January 10th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Slain Pakistan Governor Is Mourned

Policy

Pakistani civil society activists light candles in front of a portrait of the slain governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer.

January 7th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

'Bridge Builder' Vishakha Desai Featured in Singapore's Business Times

Asia Society President Vishakha Desai.
Lifestyle

Vishaka N. Desai explains what sets Asia Society above and apart from other groups trying to deepen ties between Asia and the United States.

January 7th by Jeff Tompkins | Comments

Photo of the Day: Bras for a Cause

Lifestyle

In three weeks, 10,000 bras were donated.

January 6th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Calligraphy Contest

Arts

Almost 3,000 people participated in the calligraphy contest to celebrate the start of the New Year in Tokyo.

January 5th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments
Reuters China 路透社中国 Breaking: #China State Council says will strictly control new credit to industries suffering overcapacity
Channel NewsAsia 22 dead in monsoon floods in Nepal http://t.co/7kGSGjgJkL
New York Times World Taliban Attack and Afghan Move Cast Pall on Peace Talks http://t.co/9cvIYQ5mAF
Times of India PM, Sonia to make aerial survey of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand http://t.co/gaVhTSQCfy

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