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'Kimchi Paradigm' Offers New Insights Into Success at Asian Women Leaders Conference
At Asia Society's most recent WLNA summit, in New Delhi, participants learned how to capitalize on human variety to create teams that work effectively.
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India Premiere of 'Saving Face'
Asia Society hosts screenings and discussions with film's co-director.
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Many Healthy Returns? Investing in China’s Healthcare Boom
China's healthcare market is ripe for foreign investment, but foreign investors need to place their bets very carefully if they want to succeed.
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Across Asia: a Human Rights Perspective
The dynamics unfolding in Asia today will reverberate for generations. Join Brad Adams of Human Rights Watch as he discusses the events in Asia.
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Carrie Lam and Bunty Chand
Carrie Lam: How to Work Women into Hong Kong's Workforce
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong Secretary for Development, says that Hong Kong's patriarchal culture is at the heart of its inability to integrate more women into the workforce.
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A Serious Balancing Act
Four successful HK women spoke in the panel discussion "Women on the Go: Working Women Today" inaugurating ASHK's new Women’s Healthcare Series.
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Liu Xiaobo and Democracy in China
Political change in China will be “from the bottom up,” according to China expert and UC Riverside Professor Perry Link.
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San Francisco Declaration: A Promising Future for Women of APEC Countries
Envisioned as a roadmap, the Declaration brings attention to the substantial opportunity for economic growth in Asia and North and South America.
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Developing Next Generation Women Leaders Across the Asia Pacific Region
Asia Society white paper released at APEC Women and the Economy Summit in San Francisco, Sept. 13-16, 2011.
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Recovery in Japan: Voices from the Ground
Leaders in Japan disaster relief report on the latest civil society efforts to help tsunami and earthquake victims.
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'Ghosts of My Home Country' and Human Trafficking
A two-part panel in DC brings the problem of human trafficking back to the United States.
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