Associate Fellow Katharine Moon says the Korean peninsula's dynastic leaders have a chance to improve on the mistakes of their fathers — but the obstacles are many.
Amidst face paint, fireworks and festivities, countries around Asia rejoice at the beginning of a new year.
As the world bids 2012 adieu, we look back at some of the year's most memorable people and events from Asia.
A string of ornaments sold in Chinatown in Singapore on October 20, 2012. (Damian Bere/Flickr)
Facing many different political factions and conflicts, the cards are stacked against China's new leader, writes Ouyang Bin.
What videos from Asia Society did you find most interesting in 2012? A look back at the five most watched videos from Asia Society on YouTube. From music to politics to robotics, our viewers' tastes ran the gamut.
Historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom praises some additional books on China from 2012 that didn't make his initial year-end selection.
The New York Review of Books' Perry Link re-enters the energetic debate over the awarding of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature to Chinese novelist Mo Yan.
What's in a name? Territorial disputes in the Pacific tap into an older tradition of organizing reality through naming.