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A Vision for Rangoon
As Yangon emerges from years of neglect, its architectural and cultural legacy is at risk.
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You've Heard About Halloween, But How Does Asia Honor the Dead?
Halloween isn't the only celebration honoring the dead. Countries all over the world have their own ways of honoring those generations long gone.
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Desperately Seeking City: A Postcard From Harbin, China
Proud Minneapolis native and award-winning writer on China Michael Meyer shows that sister cities in China are serious business.
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What to Do With Manila?
Heritage conservation and cultural tourism are global trends — and the Philippines should not be left behind, writes Ivan Henares.
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Photos: Remembering King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, 1922-2012
Cambodians mourn the loss of their longtime leader King Norodom Sihanouk, who died of a heart attack in Beijing on October 15, 2012.
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The World’s Most Incredible Alphabet
Hint: it was invented to fit a language that previously used a borrowed writing system.
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Evolution of a Classic: Ice Cream Mooncakes [Video]
The ice cream mooncake has turned tradition on its head. Does it still carry symoblic meaning for the mid-autumn festival? Like so many objects before it, the mooncake is writing its own biography.
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Telling China's Story, One Life at a Time
Cab drivers, retirees, migrant workers, and others are some of the diverse people populating an innovative new nonfiction book on China.
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Ashis Nandy on 'Asian Cosmopolitanism'
A leading post-colonial scholar outlines a potential future for Asia in which diverse cultures can co-exist.
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Ashis Nandy on 'Asian Cosmopolitanism'
A leading post-colonial scholar outlines a potential future for Asia in which diverse cultures can co-exist.
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Nalanda University in Bihar, India
Restoring Nalanda: A Lecture with Amartya Sen
The Nobel Laureate, India's leading public intellectual, makes the case for resurrecting a great university.
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