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David Arnold Visits Beijing and Meets Asia Foundation Partners
Beijing, March 21, 2011 — David D. Arnold, the new president of The Asia Foundation, met with Zhou Qifeng, president of Peking University (PKU), last week in Beijing on his first visit to China with...
View ArticleAl Jazeera: Wajahat Ali Discusses Pakistan’s Media Coverage of Blasphemy Laws
April 1, 2011 — A broadcast on Al Jazeera’s “Listening Post” discusses anti-blasphemy laws in Pakistan and how Pakistan’s media can not disclose the details of the alleged offences. Wajahat Ali, The...
View ArticleChallenges to Re-balancing China’s Economy
Event: October 20, 2011, San Francisco Thursday, October 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. The Commonwealth Club, The Gold Room 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Cost: $8 with coupon code:...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Launches LankaCorps
San Francisco and Colombo, October 19, 2011 — Sri Lankan expatriates invited to apply for post-war volunteer program The Asia Foundation, the premier non-profit, non-governmental organization working...
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Economist Cheng Siwei Addresses Commonwealth Club on Rebalancing China’s Economy
San Francisco Cheng Siwei addresses a packed room at the Commonwealth Club. Photo by: Oliver Petzold San Francisco, October 20, 2011 — Today, leading Chinese economist Cheng Siwei spoke at the...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Policy Objectives for the Next Five Years
Event: November 1, 2011 Tuesday, November 1, 2011 10:00 am – 11:30 am The Brookings Institution, Falk Room 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC Register for the event here. The Asia Foundation and...
View ArticleRecovering from the 3-11 Disaster: The Private Sector and Disaster Relief in...
Event: November 15, 2011, San Francisco Tuesday, November 15 12:00 pm– 1:30 pm The Asia Foundation Haydn Williams Conference Room 465 California Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, California Please RSVP...
View ArticleKorean Journalist Selected for Harvard Fellowship
Seoul, May 11, 2012 — The Asia Foundation recently announced that Lee Chong-ae, a veteran reporter with the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), has been selected for a prestigious Nieman Fellowship at...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Hosts Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Visiting Fellow Sir...
San Francisco and Washington, D.C., September 10, 2012 — On September 9 – 19, The Asia Foundation hosts Asia Foundation Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Visiting Fellow Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder and...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Hosts Inaugural Class of LankaCorps Fellows in San Francisco
San Francisco, March 22, 2013 — On March 22, The Asia Foundation hosted the 2012 inaugural class of LankaCorps Fellows at its San Francisco headquarters for an informal luncheon entitled, “Exploring...
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The Asia Foundation Hosts Korean Journalist and Harvard Nieman Fellow...
The Asia Foundation's Asian American Exchange Unit hosts Korean Journalist and Harvard Nieman Fellow Chong-ae Lee in San Francisco. Pictured left to right: Jerry Martin, Gordon Hein, Chong-ae Lee,...
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Award-Winning BBC Photojournalist Aref Yaqubi Presents Photos of Afghanistan...
Photojournalist Aref Yaqubi at The Asia Foundation's San Francisco Headquarters San Francisco, April 26, 2013 — On April 24, The Asia Foundation hosted award-winning photojournalist and BBC World...
View ArticleAsia Foundation Launches Asia Development Fellows: Call for Applications
San Francisco, California, October 21, 2013 — The Asia Foundation, the premier international development nonprofit in Asia, today launched a call for applicants to its Asia Development Fellows:...
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Asia Foundation Development Fellows Connect with Development Innovators and...
Manila, April 8, 2014 — This week, The Asia Foundation hosts the inaugural class of The Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program in Singapore and the...
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Myanmar Publisher Chosen as Asia Foundation Chang-lin Tien Fellow, Honored...
Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung (right). Photo by Wendy Rockett. San Francisco, May 27, 2014 — Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung, a prominent publisher and library advocate in Myanmar, has been awarded an Asia Foundation...
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Asia Foundation Hosts Study Tour in U.S. for Diplomats from India’s Ministry...
Diplomats from India’s Ministry of External Affairs Binoy George, Ninad Deshpande, and Sumit Seth visit San Francisco Mayor’s Office of International Trade and Commerce at City Hall. San Francisco,...
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Korean Journalist Selected for Harvard’s Nieman Fellowship
Seung Ryun Kim from Channel A selected for a prestigious Neiman Fellowship Seoul, August 7, 2014 — The Asia Foundation recently announced that Seung Ryun Kim, assistant editor at Channel A, has been...
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Yangon National Museum – Prospects and Challenges
Event: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Used with permission from the Yangon National Museum 4:00 pm The Asia Foundation Haydn Williams Conference Room 465 California Street, 8th Floor San Francisco,...
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2015 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Call for Applications
San Francisco, October 8, 2014 — The Asia Foundation launched a call for applicants for its 2015 Asia Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program. Now in its second year, the...
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The Asia Foundation’s Development Fellows Named to BBC’s 100 Women of 2014
100 Women of 2014 © 2014 BBC News San Francisco, October 27, 2014 — Three members of the inaugural class of Asia Foundation Development Fellows have been selected for the BBC’s list of 100 Women of...
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