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Peter Hessler: 'Humor Translates'

Journalist Peter Hessler describes the differences between interviewing people in China and people in the U.S. more

Peter Hessler's 'Strange Stones' (Complete)

New Yorker staff writer Peter Hessler discusses his new collection of essays on China and the United States. more
Fu Guangjun holds her daughter Jiang Yutong, 2, on the first day of preschool classes in New Beichuan. Film still from 'The Reborn of Beichuan.'

Video: Filmmaker Returns Home to Site of Sichuan Earthquake to Tell Town's Tale

Five years after the Sichuan earthquake, 'The Reborn of Beichuan' follows the journey of two families from a devastated Chinese city as they try to restore normalcy to their lives and struggle to move past the loss of their children. more

Afghans to Invaders: 'We Will Break Your Teeth'

William Dalrymple describes how his research in Afghanistan underscored parallels between the first Western occupation in the 1840s and NATO's more recent involvement there. more

William Dalrymple's 'Return of a King' (Complete)

William Dalrymple offers an account of the ill-fated first Western invasion of Afghanistan. more

Jeb Brugmann: Can India's Cities Be Made to Work? (Complete)

Jeb Brugmann continued the ConocoPhillips Environmental Lecture Series with a discussion on what can be done to make India's cities work. more

Photographing Shangri-La (Complete)

A National Geographic photographer shares images and stories related to his new photobook documenting the historic Tea Horse Road. more

Michael Yamashita: 'My Vision of Paradise'

Photographer Michael Yamashita talks healing worms, idyllic palaces, and the photographer lifestyle. more

Covering China Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Complete)

Six current and former New York Times China correspondents join moderator Orville Schell in a lively discussion marking the launch of Asia Society's new website ChinaFile. more
A rescue boat works near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township in central Myanmar following a 6.8-magnitude quake on Nov. 11, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)

Photos: Myanmar Earthquake Claims Several Lives, Takes Down a Bridge and a Buddha

In pictures: the aftermath of this past weekend's earthquake in northern Myanmar, which brought down a bridge, damaged a Buddhist pagoda, and claimed several lives. more