This week in Nay Pyi Taw, H.E. U Zin Yaw, Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Asia Foundation President 
Archive for October, 2012
South Korea’s New Missile Guidelines and North Korea’s Response
October 10, 2012
The DPRK (North Korea) National Defense Commission responded with predictable bravado (“DPRK NDC Reiterates Its Stand to Fight It Out against U.S. and S. Korean Regime”) to Sunday’s announcement by the government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) that it had secured U.S. agreement…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Governance | Regional Cooperation
Countries: Korea | North Korea
Cal-Asia Honors Chong-Moon Lee and The Asia Foundation
October 10, 2012
The California-Asia Business Council will present the New Silk Road Award for 2012 to renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist Chong-Moon Lee and The Asia Foundation for their role in developing Asia’s economies, at Asia Night in San Francisco on October 16. Chong-Moon Lee, a Foundation trustees emeriti, is being recognized for his lifetime endeavors that have [...]
Asia Foundation Co-Hosts Chinese Environment Leader Zhao Zhong
October 3, 2012
On October 11, Time Magazine “Hero of the Environment” and prominent grassroots leader in China, Zhao Zhong, will speak at The Asia Foundation’s headquarters in San Francisco on working with governments and corporations to increase accountability in order to protect China’s rivers. Zhong is the Pacific Environment’s new China Program Coordinator based in Beijing. The [...]
Topics: Environment
Countries: China
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Calls for Rule of Law, Cautious Engagement in Burma
October 3, 2012
“Everyone has been speaking about how change has come to Burma, and I would like to say that it’s important that you make haste sensibly,” Nobel laureate and elected parliamentarian of Burma (also known as Myanmar), Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, said to a packed, eager audience at The Asia Foundation’s offices…
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | International Development
Countries: Burma / Myanmar
Ties that Bind: The Indian-American Diaspora
October 3, 2012
Each political season much is said and written about the Indian-American diaspora community and its involvement in U.S. politics, both local and national. It is more common than ever to hear politicians showering accolades on the 3-million strong community in the United States…
Topics: Governance | Regional Cooperation | Washington DC
Countries: India
New Report Evaluates Better Practices for Election Commissions
October 3, 2012
Despite the important role played by election commissions globally, there are presently no established baseline standards, or even studies clearly identifying better practices on the dissemination of information by these bodies. A new report, prepared by the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD)…
Rule of Law Can Rid the World of Poverty
October 3, 2012
Poverty is on the retreat. Despite the global economic downturn, the World Bank and UN reported this year that the number of people living in extreme poverty has dropped in every region of the world for the first time since record keeping began.