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China will continue to take steps to ultimately make the yuan, pictured, a convertible currency. (Flickr/David Dennis)

2012: 5 Asia Finance Trends to Watch For

Credit is tightening, economic growth is moderating, and property prices are finally falling, yet Asia remains one of the few true growth regions of the world, writes Sheridan Prasso. more
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)

2011: Asia's Year in Photos

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. more

2011: Google Zeitgeist, How Asia Searched the World

The internet giant released its annual survey of popular global search terms. Find out what people and events ranked highest in China, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and more. more
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) applauds with Southeast Asian leaders, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L), Philippines President Benigno Aquino (2nd L) and Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (R), during a group photo session for the leaders of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on November 19, 2011 following the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images)

2011: A Return to Roots? Lessons From This Year's US Engagement in Asia

In 2011, the Obama administration learned to love the twin pillars of postwar American Asia policy — free trade and a network of strong bilateral security pacts — all over again, writes John Ciorciari. more
"Switch OFF! Smile ON!" reads this Japanese poster promoting 'setsuden,' or "energy saving." (setsuden.tumblr.com)

2011: Post Nuclear Tragedy, Three Inspiring Environmental Shifts in Japan

Journalist Simran Sethi discusses how Japan's nuclear disaster demonstrated the resiliency of the Japanese people to respond to the immediate crisis and reframe their relationship to energy consumption. more
Real-life persons of the year? Rescue workers carry someone believed to be contaminated with radiation to a treatment center in Nihonmatsu city in Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Mar. 13, 2011. (Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: Who is Asia's Person of the Year?

Ai Weiwei and India's Anna Hazare are two plausible contenders — and so are the Japanese rescue crews who risked everything in the radioactive ruins of Fukushima. more

Photo of the Day: Shishi Odoshi, or 'Scare the Deer'

The teahouse at the Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo, Japan on April 23, 2010. more

Photo of the Day: Autumn in Nikko National Park, Japan

Nikko National Park during in the autumn season in Honshū, Japan, on October 16, 2011. more

Photo(s) of the Day: Going Gaga for Halloween in Japan

Halloween parade at the La Cittadella in Kawasaki, Japan (Danny Choo/Flickr) more

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant Ceremony (Complete)

The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund awarded its annual grant and fellowship to photographers who are pursuing long-term documentary projects in humanistic photography. more