Current Affairs

Talent shows and auditions have long been a TV staple, only to become marred in controversy in recent years. But the genre may be winning back favor with its Korean audience by its injection of all things Korean, writes Nemo Kim.

September 28,, 2021 — Asia Society Northern California hosted an in-person private Executive Roundtable with Matt Turpin and Richard Dasher on Tech Policy as part of our Seeking Truth Through Facts U.S.-China program series.

Asia Society hosted a joint webinar on the Afghan crisis with H.E. Shinkai Karokhail, former MP and ambassador, and H.E. Oh Joon, Chair of Save the Children Korea.

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The Indo-Pacific is the most populous region on the planet – and it is also the region which is most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Which new climate policies are being put in place, and which innovative solutions created?

아시아소사이어티 정책연구소의 부소장이자 前 한미 자유무역협정 협상 미국 측 수석대표인 웬디 커틀러는 미국의 포괄적·점진적 환태평양경제동반자협정(CPTPP) 가입이 이루어져야 하는 이유를 제시하였습니다.

So much of life is conducted via smartphones in Korea and digital technology has helped Koreans cope with the pandemic. Asia Society Korea Senior Contributor Matthew Fennell sheds light on those who may be left behind.

In conversation with moderator Mustafa Tameez, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes discussed his new book 'After the Fall,' the rise of nationalism across the globe, and the contributing factors he has identified.

In this Oxford Debate we are debating whether China's Belt and Road Initiative is failing – or very much alive and thriving?

Ariane Reimers (ARD / MERICS) and Noah Barkin (German Marshall Fund of the United States / Rhodium Group) talk about the upcoming German elections and its potential consequences for Europe's China policy.