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Photo of the Day: Spreading Holiday Cheer for a Good Cause

South Korean volunteers in Santa Claus outfits wave before going out to hand out Christmas gifts to prematurly born babies in Seoul on December 2, 2010. more
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Japanese Kokeshi Dolls Come to Life at Asia Society New York

Artists Lisa and Jacob Hodsdon demonstrate the traditional Japanese folk art of Kokeshi Dolls at Asia Society New York. more
Brian R. Myers (L) and John Delury (R) in Seoul on Nov. 25, 2010.

Military-first, or Just Desperate? What's Motivating North Korea

DPRK-watchers John Delury and B.R. Myers debate the fallout from last week's attack. more

Photo of the Day: Marking World AIDS Day in India

Indian HIV positive/AIDS children wear masks as they take part in an awareness event, a project of a college of social work in Mumbai on December 1, 2010. more
Wang Bei, 24, who hoped to become a pop star in China, died on the operating table when a cosmetic surgery procedure on her face went wrong. (Independent.co.uk)

Death of Wang Bei and China's Risky Plastic Surgery Craze

China's obsession with using cosmetic surgery to enhance body image raises bigger, more important questions. more
Mustansir Dalvi (L), Professor of Architecture at Sir JJ College, and author and architect Kaiwan Mehta (R), discuss the art and architecture of MA Ahed at Asia Society India Centre on November 30, 2010. (Asia Society India Centre)

An Architect's Life Shows Links Between India and Pakistan

Discussing the life and works of renowned Pakistani architect, M.A. Ahed (1919-2001). more
A steel worker is pictured as he washes after working with molten steel at Ittehad Steel Mill Islamabad on November 30, 2010.

Photo of the Day: Beating the Heat in Islamabad's Steel Mill

A steel worker is pictured as he washes after working with molten steel at Ittehad Steel Mill Islamabad on November 30, 2010. more
President Barack Obama shakes hands at a bilateral meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Rosa Otunbaeva on September 24, 2010 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/POOL/Getty Images)

America's War With Itself in Central Asia

Contradictory U.S. policies in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan are diminishing America's influence in a strategically crucial part of the world. more
View of the WikiLeaks homepage taken in Washington on Nov. 28, 2010. WikiLeaks unleashed a flood of US cables detailing shocking diplomatic episodes, from a nuclear standoff with Pakistan to Arab leaders urging a strike on Iran. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

WikiLeaks: Is It Treason?

Asia Society Executive Vice President Jamie Metzl describes the latest dumping of classified documents by WikiLeaks. more