Asia Blog caught up with the Asian-American Tony Award winner for a few quick questions about his latest Broadway play, 'Chinglish,' which TIME magazine called "a serious and nuanced study of the Chinese/American cultural divide."
Aung San Suu Kyi, Japanese rescue crews and Ai Weiwei at the top of Asia's Person of the Year 2011 poll.
The Ulun Danu Temple, a Balinese Hindu temple set on the shores of Lake Beratan in Bali, Indonesia on December 12, 2011
It's time to put Jon Huntsman's claim to fame, his Mandarin skills, to the test against Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's impressive Mandarin abilities.
Rickshaws and Tongas —a horse-drawn cart used as a taxi — in Lucknow, India on January 5, 2012. (Carl Welsby/ Flickr)
Australia's foreign minister is speaking at the Asia Society in New York on Friday. Whether or not most Australians identify themselves as "Asian," the country's future is directly tied to its neighbors to the north, writes Andrew Billo.
Tsemo Gompa, a Buddhist monastery, is seen on a ridge in Leh, Ladakh, India in November 2011.
The Chinese leader's recent "cultural war" seems to be part of an unpleasant “new normal” for China, in which any excuse can be used to justify a tightening of control, writes Jeffrey Wasserstrom.
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.
Fairy tale palaces, towering pagodas, and even an Egyptian Sphynx -- all carved from ice -- are among the sights this year.