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Around the World: Transcending and Connecting through Meditation, Coronavirus Impact on Southeast Asia, and More

In this weekly digest of Business and Policy topics, tune in for a webcast on the benefits of meditation during quarantine, a podcast on Myanmar's transition, and a video on investment in critical technologies.

UPCOMING EVENTS

[WEBCAST ONLY] Preview: Asia Briefing LIVE 2020

28 Apr 2020

12 - 2 p.m.

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Webcast: How Authoritarian Governments (Mis)Use Social Media

Journalist Megha Rajagopalan on social media and "Fake News" in Southeast Asia, how authoritarian governments weaponize platforms such as Facebook and why strict censorship doesn't solve the problem of misinformation.

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Briefing MONTHLY #23 | January 2020

China’s (unhappy) New Year | Modi’s mojo | Counting Asia’s carbon

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‘China’s response to the protests in Hong Kong speaks to how it’s engaging in the region as a whole’

Bridget Welsh talks about forensic political science, Malaysia, and China in Southeast Asia.

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Asia In-Depth Podcast: What Happened to Myanmar?

Thant Myint-U and Tom Nagorski discuss the Southeast Asian country's sudden reversal of fortune — from regional darling to international pariah.

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What RCEP Means for the Indo-Pacific

Blake Berger on why the conclusion of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was a landmark achievement for ASEAN.

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Winter Reading 2019

Asia Society Switzerland's book recommendations: ten books recommended by our members, guest speakers, and colleagues from around the world.

A video billboard of Xi Jinping overlooks Kashgar, China

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Asia In-Depth Podcast: Is Chinese-Style Surveillance the Future?

BuzzFeed News correspondent Megha Rajagopalan discusses China’s policy in Xinjiang, the future of surveillance technology, and social media’s effect on geopolitics.

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What Happened to Myanmar? (Complete)

Thant Myint-U discusses his new book 'The Hidden History of Burma' with Tom Nagorski.

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Briefing MONTHLY #20 | September 2019

A new Jakarta | Educating Asia | Safe cities ranked

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Executive Roundtable Series with Ambassador Scot Marciel

Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable with Ambassador Scot Marciel to discuss issues relating to Myanmar on July 29.

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New Report Offers Recommendations to Improve China’s BRI

It identifies five main themes in its findings and recommendations.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were freed from prison in Myanmar today

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Oz Elliott 2018 Award Winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo Freed by Myanmar Government

The two reporters had been incarcerated since 2017 for their reporting on the plight of the Rohingya. Asia Society awarded them with Asia's most prominent journalism prize last year.

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Cultural Diplomacy & Chiragh - A Light in the Dark

On April 25, 2019, Asia Society India Centre hosted a conversation on cultural diplomacy and a series of performances by musicians from the South Asian Symphony Orchestra.

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Asia's Struggle for a Free Press (Complete)

Natashya Gutierrez of Vice Media Asia delivers a presentation on declining press freedom across the continent.

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Huawei, Hi-Tech & U.S. China Ties

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Steve Stecklow publicly discusses his story on Huawei for the first time

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Around the World: Transcending and Connecting through Meditation, Coronavirus Impact on Southeast Asia, and More

UPCOMING EVENTS

Webcast: How Authoritarian Governments (Mis)Use Social Media

Briefing MONTHLY #23 | January 2020

‘China’s response to the protests in Hong Kong speaks to how it’s engaging in the region as a whole’

Asia In-Depth Podcast: What Happened to Myanmar?

What RCEP Means for the Indo-Pacific

Winter Reading 2019

Asia In-Depth Podcast: Is Chinese-Style Surveillance the Future?

What Happened to Myanmar? (Complete)

Briefing MONTHLY #20 | September 2019

Executive Roundtable Series with Ambassador Scot Marciel

New Report Offers Recommendations to Improve China’s BRI

Oz Elliott 2018 Award Winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo Freed by Myanmar Government

Cultural Diplomacy & Chiragh - A Light in the Dark

Asia's Struggle for a Free Press (Complete)

Huawei, Hi-Tech & U.S. China Ties

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