Current Affairs

Asia 21 Young Leader Xyza Cruz Bacani writes on Indonesia's climate refugees and how they are forced into deadly labor abroad.

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A word from our CEO on what 2018 has had in store for Asia and Aus-Asia relations.

A word from our Associate Director of Programs on what Asia Society Australia has delivered in 2018.

On December 7, Arvind Subramanian, Uday Kotak and Sajjid Chinoy discussed the state of the Indian Economy during Subramanian's tenure as Chief Economic Advisor.

On December 3, 2018, Ambassador Frank G. Wisner and Srinath Raghavan discussed the current state of relations between India, Iran and USA and the way forward for these countries.

Asia 21 Young Leaders participate in the 2018 Action Lab in Manila, Philippines.

On December 3, we hosted an event with Kai Strittmatter, author and longtime correspondent for the German newspaper Sueddeutsche and the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger in China. In a conversation with Uli Sigg, Board Member of Asia Society Switzerland, the two China experts shared their experiences while assessing China's most recent developments. Behind the scenes, Kai talked with us about what it means to be a foreign journalist in China, China's increased fortification process against Western influence and the tight state surveillance.