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Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a group picture with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the opening of their 43rd annual meeting in Hanoi on July 20, 2010. (Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images)

ASEAN: Asia's Leadership Gap

Simon Tay on the meeting of ASEAN leaders in Hanoi.

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Speaking in Houston on July 12, 2010 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong emphasizes China's new, central role in world affairs. (5 min., 47 sec.)(Photo: Marc Nathan Photographers, Inc.)

From Singapore, an Optimistic Forecast

Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong predicts growth, champions China's growing role in the global arena.

 
Supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) gather during celebrations of the 2nd anniversary of Republic Day in Kathmandu on May 29, 2010. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

Behind Nepal's Impasse

After managing a relatively peaceful transformation, Maoists and rival parties are now circling one another warily.

 
Incoming President-elect Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino sings during the inauguration street party of Aquino as the fifteenth President of the Philippines at Quezon Memorial Circle on June 30, 2010, Quezon City Philippines. (Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)

The Philippines Under President Aquino

Asia Society Philippines Director Arnel Paciano Casanova on President Aquino's presidency.

 
Pakistani journalist Imtiaz Gul describes the migration of the first foreign militants into Pakistan's tribal areas. (2 min., 12 sec.)

A Dim Prognosis for Pakistan’s Troubled Tribal Areas

Experts analyze the deteriorating situation on Pakistan's Northwestern frontier.

 

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