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Provocative economist Lord Meghnad Desai warns against taking Asia’s re-emergence for granted.
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In the hospital with her dengue-stricken daughter, a woman writes about, among other things, hope.
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Now 74, Steven N.S. Cheung, one of today’s most influential economists, reflects on the trials and tribulations of calligraphy -- and finds himself at his creative best.
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Serving in the US Army, Rajiv Srinivasan captures a Taliban and learns compassion for his enemy.
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Lauded in both the East and the West, the influential painter was also a generous man who donated his best works to museums instead of selling them.
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A child of war, Sarorn Sim grew up as a refugee in Canada embarrassed by his past and almost ashamed to say he was Cambodian. But he has since come to understand the complexity of suffering and the joy of rebirth.
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Damn this life when I found myself and left you and dad in search of food to survive. Because you didn’t wait to see your farmer son come back to you.
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Passionate and inspired by his environment, a young boy pushes against the grain of poverty for the right not to beg.
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In Cambodia, vendors continue the tradition of using ox carts as part of their survival and identity.
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Wuhan farmer emulates "Avatar" and uses home-made cannon to repel 100-man-strong eviction team.
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“Don’t write anything bad about China,” says my grandmother. China was too often negatively portrayed in the West, and so I had a special responsibility…
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In this endless wash of global current affairs and political change, may we not forget Burma.
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