INASIA
Insights and Analysis
Podcast: The Photography of Massoud Hossaini
Born in Afghanistan but raised in Iran, photographer Massoud Hossaini brings the critical eye of an outsider and the love of a native son to his photography. The Pulitzer Prize–winner says he found behind the lens both a passion for beauty and a commitment to human rights.
A Data-Driven Peace Dividend for the Bangsamoro
It’s been four years since the terrorist siege of Marawi. It’s been just two years since the president’s pen ratified the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Now, some young data enthusiasts have offered a tantalizing glimpse of a brighter future in the southern Philippines.
Pandemic Dramatically Alters Path of Migrant Workers
As the pandemic drove economies into crisis in 2020, Asia’s overseas migrant workers were among the first to lose their jobs. With up to half a million unemployed migrants coming home, Nepal faces some tough reintegration challenges.
Bangladesh: Toward Better Governance in the Ready-Made-Garment Sector
Bangladesh’s economically important ready-made-garment sector has long relied on cheap labor to compete, but this strategy is showing its limits as productivity stagnates and millions of RMG workers earn barely enough to survive.
Covid-19 in Vietnam: Holding Our Breath in Wave Four
Even as a fourth wave of Covid-19 gropes for a foothold, Vietnam’s well-managed pandemic response systems have kept death and infection rates among the lowest in the world. But vaccines are likely to remain in short supply.
Women: Frontline Responders in the Pacific Islands
In the vast Pacific Islands region, climate change is compounding the disruptions of Covid-19. Since 2016, the Shifting the Power Coalition has drawn on the leadership of diverse women’s organizations to meet challenges like these. Now they’ll be getting extra support from The Asia Foundation.
Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: Barely Staying Afloat
In the last decade, women entrepreneurs have made tremendous strides in Bangladesh, stepping out of the home to participate in the economy. How much of that progress will be undone by the pandemic?
Tourism in Timor-Leste: Small Businesses, Big Impacts
Timor-Leste is working hard to reopen its shuttered tourism industry, but a few false steps and a new surge of Covid infections since last month’s flash floods may make it difficult to attract international travelers demanding new levels of safety and hygiene.
Podcast: The Photography of Massoud Hossaini
Born in Afghanistan but raised in Iran, photographer Massoud Hossaini brings the critical eye of an outsider and the love of a native son to his photography. The Pulitzer Prize–winner says he found behind the lens both a passion for beauty and a commitment to human rights.
Bangladesh: Toward Better Governance in the Ready-Made-Garment Sector
Bangladesh’s economically important ready-made-garment sector has long relied on cheap labor to compete, but this strategy is showing its limits as productivity stagnates and millions of RMG workers earn barely enough to survive.
A Data-Driven Peace Dividend for the Bangsamoro
It’s been four years since the terrorist siege of Marawi. It’s been just two years since the president’s pen ratified the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Now, some young data enthusiasts have offered a tantalizing glimpse of a brighter future in the southern Philippines.
Covid-19 in Vietnam: Holding Our Breath in Wave Four
Even as a fourth wave of Covid-19 gropes for a foothold, Vietnam’s well-managed pandemic response systems have kept death and infection rates among the lowest in the world. But vaccines are likely to remain in short supply.
Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh: Barely Staying Afloat
In the last decade, women entrepreneurs have made tremendous strides in Bangladesh, stepping out of the home to participate in the economy. How much of that progress will be undone by the pandemic?
Pandemic Dramatically Alters Path of Migrant Workers
As the pandemic drove economies into crisis in 2020, Asia’s overseas migrant workers were among the first to lose their jobs. With up to half a million unemployed migrants coming home, Nepal faces some tough reintegration challenges.
Women: Frontline Responders in the Pacific Islands
In the vast Pacific Islands region, climate change is compounding the disruptions of Covid-19. Since 2016, the Shifting the Power Coalition has drawn on the leadership of diverse women’s organizations to meet challenges like these. Now they’ll be getting extra support from The Asia Foundation.
Tourism in Timor-Leste: Small Businesses, Big Impacts
Timor-Leste is working hard to reopen its shuttered tourism industry, but a few false steps and a new surge of Covid infections since last month’s flash floods may make it difficult to attract international travelers demanding new levels of safety and hygiene.