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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 20, 2017
China
Samsung Scandal, Chinese Coal, Islamic State in Asia, and More
Rachel Brown, Sherry Cho, Gabriella Meltzer, and Gabriel Walker look at five stories from Asia this week. 1. Sprawling influence-peddling scandal spreads to Samsung leadership. Last week, the de fac…
April 1, 2010
South Korea
Carbon Capture and Storage Ramps Up in the United States and South Korea
Jill Kosch O’Donnell is a former Junior Associate of The Asia Foundation and writer in Washington, DC. Demonstration projects now underway in the United States and South Korea to capture CO2 emissio…
March 15, 2006
Taiwan
Taiwan Raises Its Voice Again
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian is continuing to take steps toward Taiwan independence that are seen as provocative and unwelcome by Beijing and Washington. But experts say his actions are driven …
June 21, 2022
Hong Kong
Lessons From History Series: A Question of Autonomy—Hong Kong Then and Now
July 2022 marks twenty-five years since the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British agreement, returning Hong Kong to China with the understanding that China's policies regarding Hong Kong w…
April 1, 2009
International Organizations
Twenty Agendas at G-20
A short summary of each of the G-20 member’s objectives for the April summit in London.