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Asia

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

Video playlists about Asia

Personal stories from conflict zones

9 talks • 1h 51m

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

Yeonmi Park

What I learned about freedom after escaping North Korea

Posted Aug 2019

Kishore Mahbubani

How the West can adapt to a rising Asia

Posted Aug 2019

Tshering Tobgay

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

Posted Jul 2019

Graham Allison

Is war between China and the US inevitable?

Posted Oct 2018

Gary Liu

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

Posted Jul 2018

Euna Lee

What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea

Posted Sep 2017

Ian Bremmer

How the US should use its superpower status

Posted Oct 2016

Kevin Rudd

Are China and the US doomed to conflict?

Posted Apr 2015

Dambisa Moyo

Is China the new idol for emerging economies?

Posted Nov 2013

Dong Woo Jang

The art of bow-making

Posted Nov 2013

Eric X. Li

A tale of two political systems

Posted Jul 2013

Hyeonseo Lee

My escape from North Korea

Posted Mar 2013

Leslie T. Chang

The voices of China's workers

Posted Sep 2012

Becci Manson

(Re)touching lives through photos

Posted Aug 2012

Michael Anti

Behind the Great Firewall of China

Posted Jul 2012

Abigail Washburn

Building US-China relations ... by banjo

Posted Apr 2012

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Exclusive articles about Asia

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