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Photo of the Day: Fall Foliage in Japan

Leaves in every shade of fall colors line trees along the water in Sendai, Japan on November 9, 2014. (Genie09/Flickr)
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Leaves in every shade of fall colors line trees along the water in Sendai, Japan on November 9, 2014. (Genie09/Flickr)

November 21st by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

National Book Award Winner Evan Osnos 'Tried to Do Justice' to Chinese People

Journalist and author Evan Osnos onstage at Asia Society New York on May 14, 2014. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Current Affairs

The journalist and author received the award in Nonfiction for "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China," a collection based on his eight years of living in Beijing.

November 20th by Asia Society | Comments

Photo of the Day: Perfect for Plucking in Taiwan

Flower pickers pluck blossoms from an endless field of blazing yellow chrysanthemums in Tongluo Township, Taiwan on November 16, 2014. (Max Chu/Flickr)
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Flower pickers pluck blossoms from an endless field of blazing yellow chrysanthemums in Tongluo Township, Taiwan on November 16, 2014. (Max Chu/Flickr)

November 20th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Listen: U.S. Officials Explain Key Outcomes from APEC 2014 in China

Leaders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies pose for a group photo at Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing on November 11, 2014. (Greg Baker/Getty Images)
Policy

Robert Wang, U.S. Senior Official for APEC, and Christopher Smart, White House Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of International Economics, Trade, and Investment, share their views on the November 10-11 APEC summit.

November 19th by Christina Dinh | Comments

Photo of the Day: Showing Off in Sri Lanka

A peacock splays out its intricately patterned feathers in Sri Lanka on November 6, 2014. (Kolitha de Silva/Flickr)
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A peacock splays out its intricately patterned feathers in Sri Lanka on November 6, 2014. (Kolitha de Silva/Flickr)

November 19th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Opinion: U.S. Must Bank on Progress in the Asia-Pacific

Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei (L) speaks during the signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank at the Great Hall of the People on October 24, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Takaki Yajima/Getty Images)
Policy

Sean O’Connor with the Asia Society Policy Institute considers China’s slate of regional economic initiatives, like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and argues that the United States must accelerate its own investments in strengthening the Asia-Pacific.

November 18th by Sean O'Connor | Comments

Photo of the Day: Parked On the Water in India

A variety of boats float in the vast waters of Varanasi on October 14, 2014. (ColWoods/Flickr)
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A variety of boats float in the vast waters of Varanasi on October 14, 2014. (ColWoods/Flickr)

November 18th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

'Don't Take Asian Security for Granted,' Robert D. Kaplan Cautions on South China Sea Panel

Robert D. Kaplan (L) and Peter Dutton at Asia Society New York on November 12, 2014. (Elena Olivo/Asia Society)
Current AffairsPolicy

On the heels of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) Summit in Beijing, which brought together leaders of many of the countries involved in the South China Sea dispute, the Asia Society Policy Institute presented a panel of leading thinkers to examined the origins of the dispute and consider possible paths forward.

November 17th by James Kochien | Comments

Photo of the Day: The Blue Waters of Borneo

Scuba divers gear up to take a dip in Borneo's Sibuan Island on November 7, 2014. (Igor Mróz/Flickr)
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Scuba divers gear up to take a dip in Borneo's Sibuan Island on November 7, 2014. (Igor Mróz/Flickr)

November 17th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Video: Kevin Rudd on How Economic Priorities Are Shaping China's Relations with Japan and the US

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting at Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing on November 11, 2014. (Greg Baker/Getty Images)
Current AffairsPolicy

The Honorable Kevin Rudd, incoming President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, assessed China’s changing relationships with Japan and the United States in an interview with Christiane Amanpour of CNN.

November 12th by Joshua Rosenfield | Comments
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