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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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Barbara Demick on 'Nothing to Envy'
The journalist talks about her new book 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea.'
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
On January 7, Barbara Demick will be at Asia Society to discuss her new book about North Korea. Read this excerpt.
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India's Civil Wars
Indian citizens are caught between Maoists, jihadis and a hard state.
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Current Realities and Future Possibilities in Burma/Myanmar
A Task Force on US Policy toward Myanmar looks at the road ahead.
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United by Disaster
There is no simple, single or immediate solution to the haze pollution.
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The Incredible Journey of Aki Ra, Former Child Soldier
A former Khmer Rouge child soldier is now clearing land mines in Cambodia, with nothing but a knife.
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Nature's Fury Unleashed
Photos from disaster-stricken Indonesia, the Philippines and Samoan Islands. Plus, how you can help.
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Strict Penalties in Aceh
Sadanand Dhume on the rise of religious orthodoxy in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
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Pakistan's Internally Displaced: 'The World's War'
Diplomats and aid expert lay out the scope of the current humanitarian crisis in Pakistan.
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From 'Freedom City' to Freedom of Thought
Chinese dissident Hu Jia wins 2008 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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