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North Korea's 'Unquenchable' Thirst for Foreign Information

Commuters exit the Pyongyang metro on September 22, 2016. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty)
Current Affairs

Hyeonseo Lee and Jieun Baek discuss how an information revolution unfolding in the Hermit Kingdom is shifting young mindsets.

April 13th by Eric Fish

David Petraeus: Trump's Syria Strike 'Right Action To Take'

Asia Society President and CEO Josette Sheeran shares a laugh with General (Ret.) David Petraeus at Asia Society in New York on April 11, 2017. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
Current Affairs

But the retired general reminded an Asia Society audience that "one strike does not a strategy make."

April 12th by Matt Schiavenza

An Interview With an Asian American Trump Supporter

New Mexico delegate Dr. Lisa Shin gestures as she delivers a speech on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Current Affairs

Lisa Shin, the daughter of South Korean immigrants, explains why President Trump's position on immigration appeals so much to her.

April 11th by Matt Schiavenza

Songkran Festival 2017: Photos of Thailand's Annual Water-Splashing Celebration

Young people line up to splash water on each other during the Songkran festival on April 13, 2008, in Luang Prabang, Laos. (Chumsak Kanoknan/Getty Images)
Current Affairs

The Thai celebrate the Songkran festival with a splash.

April 11th by Michelle FlorCruz

China's Unlikely Religious Revival

(Thom Thai/Flickr)
Current Affairs

Ian Johnson's new book provides an in-depth look at a country struggling to find its moral center.

April 10th by Matt Schiavenza

State Bank of India Chief Recounts Being 'Pushed Off the Deep End' by Demonetization

Arundhati Bhattacharya speaks at Asia Society in Hong Kong. (Asia Society)
BusinessCurrent AffairsPolicy

Arundhati Bhattacharya discusses India's economic direction in 2017 and the implications of demonetization. 

April 10th by Eric Fish

Everything You Need To Know About the Xi-Trump Summit — From the Asia Society Family

U.S. President Donald Trump departs for his two-day summit meeting with Xi Jinping on Air Force One. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Current AffairsPolicy

Read up on the key issues informing this week's gathering of the American and Chinese presidents.

April 6th by Matt Schiavenza

Four Questions for This Week's Trump-Xi Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet American President Donald Trump in Florida on Thursday for a two-day summit. (Fabrice Coffini/AFP/Getty Images)
Current Affairs

What to look for as the Chinese and American presidents gather for an informal meeting in Florida.

April 4th by Matt Schiavenza

How Chinese Girls Can Bring Down the Rural Patriarchy

Tien Ching poses with girls in the EGRC program. (Tien Ching)
Current Affairs

Tien Ching describes a dire situation for women in China's countryside and explains why many are becoming less accepting of unequal treatment. 

April 4th by Eric Fish

Why Hong Kong's Political Crisis Wasn't Inevitable

Protestors hold umbrellas during Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement. (Studio Incendo/Flickr)
Current Affairs

Richard Bush argues that the growing gulf between the Chinese government and Hong Kong democracy activists could have been avoided.

March 27th by Eric Fish