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Gallery: Nature's Wrath Devastates Asia

A soaking wet child sits on a post on a flooded street in suburban Manila on August 8, 2012. (Jay Directo/AFP/GettyImages)
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A string of floods from torrential rain devastates numerous nations in Asia in the past week.

August 8th by Boruo Chen | Comments

2011: Asia's Year in Photos

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission to kill Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. (The White House /Flickr)
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From the killing of Osama bin Laden to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, 2011 was marked by Asian events that shaped the world's news.

December 23rd by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Photo of the Day: Philippines Flood

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Two boys look at a destroyed house in Iligan City, in southern island of Mindanao, Philippines on December 19, 2011. (TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

December 21st by Nadia Rasul | Comments

Video: Duncan McCargo on the Political and Economic Impact of Thailand's Floods

Policy

In a video interview, Asia Society Associate Fellow Duncan McCargo, the 2009 Bernard Schwartz Book Award winner, analyzes the political and economic implications of Thailand's worst flooding in more than half a century.

November 15th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Podcast: Dr. Geet Chainani, American Doc, Speaking Sindhi, in the Flood Zone

Dr. Geet Chainani at a medical camp in a village near Dadu, Sindh. (Beena Sarwar)
Policy

Dr. Geet Chainani is an American born in India, raised in New York City, trained as a medical doctor in the Caribbean, treating families in the tent cities of the flood waters of the Indus River, upstream from Karachi.

August 10th by Christopher Lydon | Comments

Photo of the Day: Queensland Flooding Continues

Policy

Floodwaters spread across the runway of the airport at Rockhampton, in eastern Queensland, Australia.

January 3rd by Bill Swersey | Comments

Asia's Biggest Challenges Today

Participants at the 2010 Williamsburg Conference learn about rice planting.
Sustainability

Recent disasters have caused concerns regarding the challenges that Asia will face with the coming of climate change and possible food security issues.

October 20th by Rafaya Sufi | Comments

A Mobile Appeal for Pakistan's Flood Victims

L to R: USAID's Dr. Rajiv Shah, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke. (Else Ruiz/Asia Society)
Policy Foreign dignitaries, philanthropists, and political figures alike appealed for aid for Pakistan's devastating floods.
August 19th by | Comments

Photo of the Day: Flood Washes Through China

Release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam.
Lifestyle Water rages during the year's biggest release of water from the sluice for flood prevention at the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, China's Hubei province on July 11, 2010.
July 13th by Stephanie Valera | Comments

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