China has leveraged its soft power with a comprehensive and well-targeted humanitarian response to the pandemic. Illustration: Fiers/Shutterstock
NEW AUDIO: Prior to the pandemic, China was already positioning itself to provide leadership on global issues. Covid-19 may have given China a new opportunity to realize these ambitions.
As schools in Asia mostly shut down, families are juggling work and kids; and a solar-powered food-cart project in Kabul has switched to sanitizer carts, all driven by women. Dispatches from our staff in the field. Read more.
New Delhi before and after the lockdown. Will governments be willing to go back? Photo: Rishi, left, and Shruti Patil, right / The Asia Foundation
As the world stays home, clear skies are replacing toxic smog from Los Angeles to New Delhi. The question now is not how long it will take after the lockdowns end for clean air to disappear, but whether governments will choose to allow it. Read more.
The Foundation's Timor-Leste handwashing stations support women, children, and people with disabilities. Photo: ALfeLa
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have acute effects on women and girls in Asia. Thanks to the flexibility of our donors and partners, our existing projects have pivoted to confront the emergency. 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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