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Sydney's golden age

Sydney's golden age is splendidly exhibited at the New South Wales Art Gallery. Today, however, the harbor-city is curiously losing its edge to the ugly duckling of Melbourne. Read more...
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South Korea's plastic surgery obsession

South Korea’s apparent obsession with plastic surgery has been getting a lot of press recently, writes Lila Nojima. Read more...
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Social contract for the Asian century?

Asian trade union leaders are pushing for a new social contract in the region. What are the issues? What are the chances? Read more...
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Smart cities? The truly great have soul

The truly great cities have a soul, argues Asit K Biswas from Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico. Read more...
International Women's Day Amsterdam 2013 BRIDGES OF PEACE FOR OUR FUTURE: we still have to bridge the colonial gap in the present

International Women's Day 2013

On International Women's Day 2013, we can celebrate the great progress achieved in women's lives. But we must also deplore the widespread discrimination and violence from which women still suffer. Read more...
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Human development in Asia

Asia has achieved massive poverty reduction, but how advanced is the region's human development? Read more...
Embassy Supports Sports Diplomacy Through Event With Erick Thohir and Handy Soetedjo, First Asian NBA Owners

Globalization of Italian football

Italy is witnessing a revival in the globalization of one its most cherished treasures, football, writes Emanuele Schibotto. Read more...
Dissent Without Permission: Will Protest Permits & Free Speech Zones Halt Or Hasten Rebellion?

Freedom of the Press in Asia

The recent strike and protests by journalists at Southern Weekend are harsh reminders of the repression of press freedom in China and many other Asia countries. Read more...
Cross cultural understanding in Asia

Cross cultural understanding in Asia

There is great potential to improve cross-cultural understanding in Asia. But more positive political leadership will be crucial. Read more...
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Asia’s smart urbanization imperative

Asia's urbanization must be “smart” in terms of city livability, environmental sustainability and in fostering innovation, if it is to realize the potential of the Asian Century. Read more...
Asian Art in Toronto

Asian Art in Toronto

The East Gallery's upcoming exhibition in Toronto on "Light from the East: Representations of Spirituality in Vietnamese and Burmese Contemporary Art" promises to be well worth a visit. Read more...
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Asia's youth

There is no time like the present for investing in our youth, those between the ages of 12 and 24. Read more...
Asia's social development

Asia's social development

Discussions in the Asia-Pacific focus substantially on the region's economic development... Read more...
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Asia's rising inequality

While emerging Asia continues to achieve a stunning performance in poverty reduction, the gap between rich and poor keeps widening too. Why? Does it matter? And what to do? Read more...
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Asia's middle class

Poor countries typically have a tiny rich elite, large impoverished masses, and a very small "middle class". When development succeeds, society's middle class expands as ... Read more...
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Asia's low quality jobs

Behind the rosy picture of Asia's dramatic reduction in poverty is the reality that the overall quality of employment in Asia remains low. Read more...
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Asia's human rights

There is a widening gulf between Asia's miraculous economic growth and the region's poor human rights record, according to Amnesty International. Read more...
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Asia and the information revolution

The global information revolution is having profound effects on Asia's economies, societies and politics. Read more...
Premier Wynne speaks at the Asia Pacific Global Export Forum in Toronto

Art & the Asianization of Canada

The Asianization of Canada is now moving apace. And over the past year, Toronto's East Gallery has been a vivid symbol of this Asianization. Read more...
Forum 2013: The African Renaissance

An Emerging Middle Class

An excellent piece on the world's emerging middle class by Mario Pezzini, director of the OECD Development Centre, provides a nice complement to our article on Asia's middle class. Read more...
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