Tyler Palma, a Tokyo-based photographer, captures a range of scenes from Uzbekistan, from a historic Samarkand monument to ordinary village life.
Sunlight pouring through the clouds over the lake in Kathmandu valley in Nepal on December 2, 2011.
Obama's decision to put up a Korean-born health and development expert for the World Bank chief job could help quell critics arguing against another U.S. politician or financier in the post.
Moin Khan redefines Pakistan's image through a 25,000-mile motorcycle journey across three continents.
Two young men take to the waves in Lombok Barat, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia on Jan. 4, 2012. (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeeves/6992913947">Jeevs Sinclair</a>/Flickr
Maura Cunningham writes that French "elegantly recreates the world of Old Peking" as he tries to make sense of the bizarre unsolved murder of a 19-year-old British girl in 1937 Beijing.
Unfolding events in India and the U.S. suggest there's actually hope for the democratic process, argues Asia Society President Vishakha Desai.
Journalist Peter Popham will discuss his new book 'The Lady and the Peacock' at Asia Society New York on March 28. Click the headline to read our interview.
An old man looks up at the wooden toys hanging in his store's window in Lukang Township, Changhua County, Taiwan on March 17, 2012