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Models stand beside the Bentley Continental GT V8 car during the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at China International Exhibition Center on April 25, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

It's a Bentley, It's Corruption, It's a Problem

Corruption is more of a factor in rising economic inequality than the Asian Development Bank gives it credit for in a recent report, writes Asia Society's Andrew Billo. more
A Cambodian woman washing dishes outside her house on the edge of the Boeung Kak lake (background) in central Phnom Penh as debris from destroyed buildings litter the ground nearby on May 25, 2011. (Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images)

In Southeast Asia, U.S. Preaches Human Rights While China Opens Door to Trade

The U.S. needs to tone down its human rights rhetoric with Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar if it intends to compete with China in the region. more

Photo of the Day: Too Much Monkey Business in Vietnam

A monkey is chained to a motorcycle basket in Hue, Vietnam on February 21, 2012. more

Photo of the Day: Busy Bee at Tet Flower Market

A bee sits on top of a flower during Tet, Vietnam's New Year celebrations at a flower market. more

Lunar New Year Celebrations Around World Usher in Year of the Dragon [Photos]

We collected our favorite images from across the globe. Happy New Year! more
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (C) listens as U.S. President Barack Obama (R) delivers remarks on the Defense Strategic Review at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Also pictured is Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter (L). President Obama vowed Thursday that the U.S. military would maintain its "superiority" and bolster its presence in Asia despite planned cuts to the defense budget. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama's Military Commitment in East Asia Fraught With Risk

The U.S. now needs to manage its Asian alliances carefully, so as not to provoke China in particularly volatile areas like the South China Sea, writes Andrew Billo. more
Migrant construction workers outside of Bangkok, Thailand. (Flickr/Ronn aka "Blue" Aldaman)

Climate Change, Maids and Refugees: Asian Migration in 2011

In the Asia-Pacific region, large-scale migration continues to be an upwardly trending phenomenon and, sadly, migrant vulnerability and exploitation is glaringly apparent, writes Andrew Billo. more
A U.S. Coast Guard seaman stands lookout watch in the South China Sea as two Republic of Singapore ships pass by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon during an exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) on July 14, 2010. (CARAT/Flickr)

2011: Cooling Temperatures in the South China Sea

Understanding China's definition of its "core interests" is the key to its territorial disputes with several neighbors, writes Fudan University's Shen Dingli. more

Fledgling Legal Systems in China and Vietnam

At the 2011 Bernard Schwartz Book Award luncheon, Richard McGregor and Tuong Vu describe the emerging legal frameworks in China and Vietnam. more
Paths to Development in Asia by Tuong Vu, selected as runner-up in the 2011 Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

Interview: Tuong Vu, Author of 'Paths to Development in Asia'

The 2011 Bernard Schwartz Book Award runner-up reflects on why some Asian countries developed more successfully than others. more