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What We Talk About When We Talk Culture

Asia Society Conversations returned on 23 May to ask “Why Care About Culture?” Students, young professionals, and people from various sectors gathered to hear from a diverse group of panelists who have worked in multicultural environments: Amina Rasul, Dr. Alfredo Robles, Norberto “Peewee” Roldan, and Lester Estrada.

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Asia Society Honors I.M. Pei, Other 'Asia Game Changers' at United Nations

The legendary architect, film director Zhang Yimou, and eight others were recognized for their achievements.

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Muzoon Almellehan Accepts Asia Society Asia Game Changer Award

The Syrian teenager was honored for her work as an education advocate in Jordan's refugee camps.

On March 31, 2016, a photographer holds his picture of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014 in front of the remains of the historic temple after it was destroyed by Islamic State group jihadists in September 2015 in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)

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#CultureUnderThreat Task Force Recommends Steps to Combat 'Cultural Crimes'

A new report by a task force established to address antiquities trafficking in the Middle East lays out recommendations for governments, NGOs, and private stakeholders.

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Why Terrorists Engage in 'Cultural Cleansing'

Irina Bokova, Julie Bishop, and Nasser Judeh explain why terror groups like Daesh (ISIS) feel compelled to destroy historical monuments and ancient antiquities.

H.E. Omar Al-Nahar (left) and a scene from Misaeng (right). Photo credit: Joongang Ilbo and tvN

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Interview with H.E. Omar Al-Nahar, Ambassador of Jordan to Korea

The Jordanian ambassador to Korea shares his views on how the Korean drama Misaeng has played an important role in bringing the two cultures closer to each other.

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India's Election: Reformist or Retrograde?

Milan Vaishnav and Sadanand Dhume contrast economic claims being made by the Congress Party and the BJP ahead of the upcoming vote.

Customers studying a menu at a Japanese restaurant. (christophe HUE/flickr)

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Are American Palates Turning Japanese?

In New York City, culinary crazes come and go every season, but the (re)discovery of Japan seems here to stay.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L), European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (C ) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2ndR) wait prior to a meeting on November 9, 2013, on the third day of talks on Iran's nuclear program at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva Switzerland. (Jean-Christophe Bott/AFP/Getty Images)

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Should the US Ease Sanctions on Iran? Myanmar Offers Some Lessons

There's debate over sanctions relief to Iran ahead of more nuclear talks in Geneva. But are sanctions effective? Suzanne DiMaggio writes for the New York Times’ “Room for Debate” about how sanctions affected the reform process in Myanmar.

Chinese migrant workers leave their factory construction site for a lunch break in Beijing on March 16, 2012. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

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Private-Public Collaboration Key to Better Treatment of Migrant Workers

In Asia, as in the U.S., business benefits from a cheap, reliable labor force that can be coerced into working long hours without protest.

L: French students at the Lavoisier high school in Paris on June 18, 2012. (Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyImages) / R: Chinese students after finishing the first day of the gaokao in Beijing on June 7, 2012. (STR/AFP/GettyImages)

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France's Baccalauréat Sparks Debate on Chinese Education

Xu Jilin, a history professor at East China Normal University in Shanghai, posted questions from the French baccalauréat in an effort to cast an unflattering spotlight on China's own university entrance exam.