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AsiaSociety.org articles, op-eds, videos and blog posts on China.

Expert: Current North Korea Drama 'More Uncertain and Worrying' Than Years Past

Andrew Gilholm, senior Northeast Asia analyst with the consultancy Control Risks, says it's "tough to see" a peaceful resolution to current tensions.

Photos: Across Asia, Portraits Encompass Hard Lives and Childlike Wonder

From India to Vietnam, photographer Nancy A. Scherl documents the human experience in portraits of people she meets in her travels.

7.0 Quake Hits China's Sichuan Province

More than 150 people have been killed and thousands more injured in a powerful earthquake in rural areas of China's south-western province of Sichuan.

Video: Chef Pichet Ong Walks the Fine Line Between Sweet and Savory

Step into the kitchen with Brooklyn-based Chinese chef Pichet Ong and learn how his childhood inspires him to create delectable savory and sweet dishes.

Book Excerpt: 'Shanghai Gone' Depicts a City Consuming Its Own Past and People

Qin Shao's wrenching new study of developing Shanghai introduces the concept of "domicide" — the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers.

For Those in Seoul, the North Korea 'Joke' May Be Over

Nathan McMurray, legal advisor for Samsung in Seoul, writes that the recent ratcheting up of tensions between North and South may be more than just a story this time.