This year’s 15th anniversary, Year of the Dragon edition of Asia Week, opening March 14, is a kind of mini-fair in which out-of-town Asian art galleries converge on New York, auction houses gavel in Asian antiquities and local galleries and museums mount special shows. It is an exciting occasion for
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Met Opera’s Orchestra Will Tour Asia for the First Time
The coronavirus pandemic forced the Metropolitan Opera to shut its doors for more than a year and a half. It also upended plans that had been in the works for the Met Orchestra’s first Asian tour. Now, that idea is being revived. The Met announced on Thursday that the orchestra
Taylor Swift's Singapore leg spurs bad blood in SE Asia. Neighbors can't shake it off
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore. Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana hide caption toggle caption Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mana Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore.
Across South Asia, this sweet drink is synonymous with summertime refreshment
A vendor in Old Delhi mixes a pink beverage of Rooh Afza diluted with milk. Sushmita Pathak for NPR hide caption toggle caption Sushmita Pathak for NPR A vendor in Old Delhi mixes a pink beverage of Rooh Afza diluted with milk. Sushmita Pathak for NPR DELHI — On a
Asia Society Names New Leader
Yasufumi Nakamori, a senior curator of international art at the Tate Modern in London, will become director of the Asia Society in New York, the museum announced Monday. The position of director has been vacant since Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe departed in June 2022 for another job. Nakamori will start in
U.S.-China divide looms as Asia security summit begins in Singapore
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations
New York Philharmonic, Pushing Cultural Diplomacy, Plans Asia Tour
The New York Philharmonic, saying it hoped to use culture to help ease political tensions, announced plans on Thursday for a summer tour in Asia, including stops in Hong Kong and Taiwan and a visit to mainland China by a small group of musicians. The tour will be the Philharmonic’s
Afghan earthquake: At least 920 people killed and 600 wounded, officials say
Pictures show landslides and ruined mud-built homes in eastern Paktika province, where rescuers have been scrambling to treat the injured. In remote areas, helicopters have been ferrying victims to hospitals. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said hundreds of houses were destroyed and the death toll was likely to rise. His deputy
That is why the Israeli government is on the verge of collapse
The current ruling coalition government in Israel has announced that it will dissolve parliament next week. Monday’s announcement means Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government is set to fall through the dissolution of parliament. If that happened then it would be the fifth election in three years. Under what circumstances the
Thailand cannabis: From a war on drugs to weed curries
Twenty-one years ago, I had one of the more searing experiences of my journalistic career. We were invited to watch, and film, the execution of five prisoners, four of them convicted drug traffickers, by firing squad in Bangkok’s Bangkwan prison. The look on those men’s faces, as they were walked,