Hanoi's dynamic economy has brought rapid growth and rising living standards. Yet livability is declining fast, with shrinking green space, intensive energy use, and serious air pollution. So, what is daily life like in Hanoi? The Asia Foundation's Nicola Nixon lives and works and Hanoi, and she takes us with her on a September morning stroll. ...read more
The 2004 Asian tsunami killed nearly four women and girls for every male who died. Of the 190,000 people who perished in the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, over 90 percent were female. In this essay, the author argues that the perils of climate change affect women in unique ways, and they are essential as strategists and solution builders. ...read more
Discussing the Community Policing Municipality Action Plan, Aileu, Timor-Leste Photo: Abel Guterres / The Asia Foundation
Timor-Leste in 2019 has come a long way since independence. But Asia's newest nation-state has one of the youngest and least-employed populations in the region, low-level youth violence is commonplace, and domestic violence is pervasive. A new survey by The Asia Foundation sheds light on these complex security challenges. ...read more
Beh Lih Yi of Thomson Reuters Foundation profiles The Asia Foundation's Let's Read "Mighty Girls" collection of books that feature dynamic female characters in "Indonesian storytellers spread 'mighty girls' message to fight male dominance."
"It will open their eyes to all the possibilities they can have as girls," said The Asia Foundation's Morgan Belveal. A new Let's Read initiative aimed at gender equality in Indonesia begins this month...read more
In Asia is an in-depth, in-country resource for readers who want to stay abreast of significant events and issues shaping Asia's development, hosted by The Asia Foundation.
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