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SBS Shakes up Voter Malaise in Korea
By Chong-ae LeeThe inauguration ceremony of South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, was held on February 25 with mixed feelings among Koreans about her election. She is the daughter of the...
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Q&A: Douglas Bereuter Examines Global Food Security & Sustainability
As the world population approaches 9 billion by 2050 and demand for food rises, tackling food security and sustainability is one of the most critical challenges. In Asia editor Alma Freeman spoke with...
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The Next Asian Tiger? A Conversation with U.S. Amb. to Bangladesh Dan Mozena
U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena with women parliamentarians at the South Asia Women Parliamentarians Conference held in Dhaka, jointly organized by The Asia Foundation and USAID. Photo/Conor...
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Building a Technology Future in Burma/Myanmar
By Michelle Chang RodriguezDriving from the airport down the gridlocked streets of Yangon – with people of all ages going about their business in patterned longyis – it’s hard not to notice the dozens...
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How an Electronic Database is Dramatically Reforming Indonesia’s Prisons
By Leopold SudaryonoKiki, a registrations clerk at Cipinang Prison in Jakarta, glanced at his pile of paperwork with a degree of resignation. It was April 2009, and he was responding to three summons...
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Global Trends in Social Media: An Interview with Blogger Beth Kanter
In Asia editor Alma Freeman recently caught up with author and social media expert Beth Kanter after a talk held at The Asia Foundation’s headquarters, organized by the Asian Americans/Pacific...
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Lessons from India’s Pop-Up Megacity: The Kumbh Mela
By Daniel Rubin and Cody PoplinOn February 10, 36 people were killed in a stampede at the Allahabad railway station. Allahabad, located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is the second-oldest...
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Climate Change Games Crystalize Complexities
By Lisa HookPeople were standing up and sitting down, intense negotiations were underway, funding decisions were being made, and a lot of commotion was coming from a crowd of over 300 policymakers,...
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Data Visualization Site Examines Asia’s Subnational Conflicts
In conjunction with The Asia Foundation’s new study, “The Contested Corners of Asia: Subnational Conflict and International Development Assistance,” a just-launched data visualization website provides...
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Myanmar’s Speaker of the Lower House Shwe Mann: Economic Reforms Needed Ahead...
By Alma Freeman and Julian RhoadsMyanmar’s speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Thura U Shwe Mann, speaks at The Asia Foundation’s headquarters in San Francisco. Photo/Whitney Legge On June 10,...
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In Mongolia, an Incumbent Vies with First Woman Candidate and a Former...
By Meloney C. Lindberg and Tirza TheunissenMongolians headed to the polls on June 26 to cast their ballots in the country’s sixth presidential election. With the election results being announced the...
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A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David Shear
In June, The Asia Foundation hosted U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, David B. Shear, at its headquarters in San Francisco. In Asia editor Alma Freeman sat down with him to discuss expanding economic and...
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Combating Pervasive Corruption Must Take a Multipronged Approach
By Katherine LohThis month, Transparency International released its latest Global Corruption Barometer. Surveying over 114,000 respondents across more than 100 countries, Transparency International...
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Activating Feature Phones as Handheld Libraries
By Danielle ZacariasVictor, a middle-aged resident of the Western Kenyan village of Koru, watched me page through my old Nokia feature phone. I was in Koru to launch a program at a nearby school for...
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Beleaguered by Graft, Indonesians Shocked by High Court Corruption
By Laurel MacLarenIndonesia finds itself in a crisis of confidence this week after its Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested the chief justice of the Constitutional Court for allegedly...
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Will Indonesia’s Online Youth Shape 2014 Elections?
By Nicolas Picard and Michelle ChangElection season is underway in Indonesia with parliamentary elections scheduled for April, followed by the presidential election in July. While many are concerned...
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Mapping Ulaanbaatar’s Ger Districts
By Ariunaa Norovsambuu, Munkhtsetseg Ulziikhutag, and Enkhtungalag ChuluunbaatarMongolia is now one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and nowhere is this growth more evident than the bustling...
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By Sandra HamidBy the end of President Yudhoyono’s term, for the first time, Indonesians will have witnessed their first 10-year stretch of both democracy and stability. While there is no shortage of...
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New Website Brings Public Services Closer to Mongolia’s Ger Residents
By Enkhtungalag Chuluunbaatar, Ariunaa Norovsambuu, and Tirza TheunissenOn Jan. 22, 2014, the City Municipality of Ulaanbaatar and The Asia Foundation launched the first-ever interactive website where...
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Myanmar’s Libraries: A Potential Catalyst for Community Development
By Kim N. B. NinhDespite five decades of near-isolation, the culture and appetite for education and reading is still very much alive for the people of Myanmar. The country maintains one of the highest...
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