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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Asia.

Video playlists about Asia

Personal stories from conflict zones

Powerful, gripping personal narratives that shed light on what it means to live in some of the world’s most dangerous and volatile regions.

Talks about Asia

The myth of the original star-crossed lovers

The architectural mastermind behind modern Singapore

How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power

Khulan Batkhuyag

The ancient, earth-friendly wisdom of Mongolian nomads

How American and Chinese values shaped the coronavirus response

What the world can learn from China's response to the coronavirus

Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy

What I learned about freedom after escaping North Korea

Anne F. Broadbridge

The rise and fall of the Mongol Empire

Kishore Mahbubani

How the West can adapt to a rising Asia

Tshering Tobgay

An urgent call to protect the world's "Third Pole"

Is war between China and the US inevitable?

The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed

What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea

Why we need to pay attention to Chinese millennials

Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen

The myth behind the Chinese zodiac

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Exclusive articles about Asia

Why saying “Asians are good at math” isn’t a compliment — it’s racism

Today, Asians are often seen as the “model minority” – hardworking, academically talented and professionally successful – but it wasn’t always that way.

Posted Mar 2021

See Asia’s largest organic rooftop farm — located in busy Bangkok

This green roof and farm offer a Swiss army knife of solutions -- flood control, solar energy, fresh produce, green space for city dwellers, jobs, learning opportunities, and more -- to some of our most pressing urban problems. Landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom tells us how it works.

Posted Mar 2020

Photo gallery: Stunning images of Indigenous peoples in their traditional splendor

Jimmy Nelson has gone all over the earth to photograph native peoples at their proudest moments and to show you their soul.

Posted Dec 2018

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