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Webcast: Is Southeast Asia's Energy Transition In Favour of Renewables?

What are the key energy trends emerging in Southeast Asia? Is Covid-19 accelerating the transition towards clean energy? Watch the the webcast with IEEFA’s Sara Jane Ahmed and NRDC’s Han Chen.

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Art and Food: The World Eats Here and Chinatown Soup

'The World Eats Here' coauthors John Wang and Storm Garner, and Chinatown Soup director Timothy Hsu discuss how food brings us all together, in times of crisis and beyond.

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Friday Favorites: 'Burma Superstar' Cookbook, Novel 'Tokyo Cancelled,' and More

Each week, we're sharing the Asia Society Texas Center team's picks for what to read, watch, and listen to. Join us to learn about tabletop game Carrom, videogame 'Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch,' and more.

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The Golden Land, where age-old Buddhist traditions have prevailed over a century of British occupation

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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.

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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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