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Ian Bremmer: Obama Should Team With China on 'Joint Clean Energy Push'

Three questions for political scientist Ian Bremmer, who appears in conversation with Kishore Mahbubani on Wednesday, February 6, at Asia Society in New York. Tune in at 6:30pm ET for the free live webcast. more
A Beijing resident holds up a FLOAT kite fitted with an air quality sensor. (Joshua Frank/ChinaFile)

Video: Sensors Strapped to Kites Search for Clues in Beijing's Dirty Air

Two U.S. graduate students design kites with sensors that can easily monitor Beijing's air quality and send data back to the people on the ground. more
Looking south toward Beijing's Bell and Drum Towers from north of the city's second ring road in the afternoon on January 12, 2013. (David Green/China Air Daily)

Photos: Watch Beijing's Air Quality Get Worse and Worse and Worse and ...

As the "airpocalypse" continues in northern China, we check in with Michael Zhao, founder of Asia Society's China Air Daily website, to see if there are any signs of hope. more
Future site of the Xayaburi Dam in Laos. (International Rivers/Flickr)

Interview: Schwartz Book Award Winner Brahma Chellaney on Asia's Water Future

The latest winner of Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award says that in Asia, water has gone from being just an environmental issue to being a strategic issue. more
Smokestacks in China's Yunnan Province. (Sean Barnard/Flickr)

How Will China's New Leaders Approach Rising Tide of Environmental Protests?

Asia Society Senior Advisor Junjie Zhang argues that addressing China's pollution and environmental degradation problems must be at the top of Xi Jinping's agenda. more
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage after winning the 2012 U.S. presidential election in Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 2012. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

We Asked Our Experts: What Does Obama's Re-Election Mean for Asia?

How is a second term for the Obama administration likely to affect relations with China, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Afghanistan — to name just some of the Asian nations that have featured most prominently in recent headlines? more
Aerial views of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission by 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, October 30, 2012. (DVIDSHUB/Flickr)

Hurricane Sandy: Could Extreme Weather Spur Reform in US as it Did in Myanmar?

In 2008 Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, causing massive devastation but spurring reform. Can Sandy push America to tackle climate change? more
A Bangladeshi woman stands outside her house in Gabura, in southern Bangladesh, after Cyclone Aila devastated the area on May 26, 2009. Low-lying southwest Bangladesh is on the frontline of the battle to adapt to climate change. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)

Expert: New Report Shows Climate Change Actually a 'Regressive Tax' On World's Poor

Asia Society Associate Fellow Junjie Zhang says a new climate vulnerability report makes it clear that climate change will hit the poorest communities the hardest. more
A view of Manori creek after the Navratri (None Nights) Festival. (Jonathan Raa)

Photos/Interview: Jonathan Raa Takes a Close Look at Mumbai's Trash

A Belgian photographer hopes that his photo series on Mumbai's trash will provoke residents to take action. more
Smog in central Shanghai. (oliverlaumann/Flickr)

Expert: China's Growth Doesn't Need to Lead to Environmental Deterioration

According to a recent Asia Society report by Senior Advisor Dr. Junjie Zhang, sustainable development and economic growth in China do not need to be mutually exclusive. more