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Sino-U.S. Power Play in Asia: India's Imperatives

U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on November 8, 2010. (Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

India's foreign policy focus, explains C. Raja Mohan, is on deepening engagement with both Washington and Beijing while retaining a prudent "strategic autonomy."

April 10th by C. Raja Mohan | Comments

Photos: New Guidebook Picks Best Korean Food in New York City

Cho Dang Gol in midtown Manhattan, New York City. (Gabi Porter)
Lifestyle

Matt Rodbard, author of a handy new hot pink guide book to Korean cuisine in New York, shares the "dish" on his personal favorites.

April 10th by Briana Green | Comments

Photo of the Day: Perfectly Perched in Thailand

A dragonfly sits on a vibrant green leaf in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand on April 7, 2013. (Troup1/Flickr)
Multimedia

A dragonfly sits on a vibrant green leaf in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand on April 7, 2013. (Troup1/Flickr)

April 10th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Experts Debate: Is China Doing All It Can to Rein in Kim Jong Un?

Two North Korean men, center, listen to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei during a press briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2013. North Korea appears to be preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch, South Korea said, despite an unusually blunt call from China for restraint. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

A ChinaFile panel of experts assess whether China might finally be out of patience with its intractable smaller neighbor.

April 9th by Asia Society | Comments

Photo of the Day: Peaceful Green Waters in Singapore

A boat is anchored in still green waters at Singapore Zoo, Singapore on April 6, 2013. (Eduardo Seastres)

A boat is anchored in still green waters at Singapore Zoo, Singapore on April 6, 2013. (Eduardo Seastres)

April 9th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

In US Asia Policy, Great Success Requires Greater Ambition

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a joint press conference with Yun Byung-se, South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, at the State Department in Washington, DC on April 2, 2013. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

Asia Society D.C. Director Matt Stumpf says Secretary of State John Kerry would do well to focus on bringing a "fresh, positive vision" for U.S.-Asia relations when he visits the region later this week.

April 8th by Matt Stumpf | Comments

Video: Christopher Hill Says North Korea's Leaders 'Don't Know What They Want'

Christopher Hill, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, discusses North Korea's most recent round of nuclear provocations at Asia Society's studio in New York City.
Policy

The chief U.S. envoy to the Six Party Talks reflects on what's behind North Korea's latest round of provocations and how much China can be engaged to help quell the crisis.

April 8th by Ouyang Bin | Comments

Asia Society Online Looking for Summer 2013 Interns

Asia Society Online Multimedia Interns Saira Siddiqi and Philippe Chery on location assisting with a video shoot. (Dan Washburn)
Multimedia

Check out these exciting Summer 2013 internship opportunities with the online team at Asia Society's New York headquarters.

April 8th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photo of the Day: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Meets Deng Xiaoping

Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping in discussion in Beijing on September 24, 1982 during a meeting that eventually lead to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong. The former British prime minister passed away on April 8, 2013. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Multimedia

Margaret Thatcher and Deng Xiaoping in discussion in Beijing on September 24, 1982 during a meeting that eventually lead to the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the future of Hong Kong. The former British prime minister passed away on April 8, 2013. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

April 8th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: 'Artful Recluse' Showcases Chinese Painting and Poetry of a Turbulent Time

Multimedia

Asia Society Museum's latest exhibition explores the concept of reclusion in Chinese art shaped by political and social changes in China during the 17th century.

April 5th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

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