Blog and Podcast Archives - The Asia Foundation https://asiafoundation.org/category/in-asia/ Working for a peaceful, just, and thriving Asia. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sitelogo-100x99.png Blog and Podcast Archives - The Asia Foundation https://asiafoundation.org/category/in-asia/ 32 32 Building and Sharing Korean Electoral Democracy https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/building-and-sharing-korean-electoral-democracy/ https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/building-and-sharing-korean-electoral-democracy/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:26:23 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=91756 The end of military rule was a watershed moment in South Korea's modern history, but a major task remained: crafting a modern electoral system.

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]]> https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/building-and-sharing-korean-electoral-democracy/feed/ 0 Meet the Young Asian Diplomats https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/meet-the-young-asian-diplomats/ https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/meet-the-young-asian-diplomats/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:24:49 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=91749 Our annual study tour brought 11 young diplomats from across Asia and the Pacific to the United States. Two of them join us to unpack their experience.

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]]> https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/meet-the-young-asian-diplomats/feed/ 0 In Mongolia, a Hand Up for Young Legal Professionals https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/in-mongolia-a-hand-up-for-young-legal-professionals/ https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/in-mongolia-a-hand-up-for-young-legal-professionals/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:16:15 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=91738 Mongolia needs more lawyers to support its increasingly complex society. Professional mentorships supported by The Asia Foundation are helping the justice system rise to the challenge. 

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]]> https://asiafoundation.org/2024/07/03/in-mongolia-a-hand-up-for-young-legal-professionals/feed/ 0 Reforming Agricultural Land Titling in the Philippines https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/23/reforming-agricultural-land-titling-in-the-philippines/ Thu, 23 May 2024 17:23:33 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90914 Outdated land titling policies were throttling Philippine agricultural. The puzzle was why, and what to do about it.

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]]> Thinking and Working Politically: Navigating the Political Realities of Policy Reform https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/23/thinking-and-working-politically-navigating-the-political-realities-of-policy-reform/ Thu, 23 May 2024 17:23:01 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90911 How development practitioners learned to grapple head-on with the messy political realities in which laws are made, resources are allocated, and policy reform either lives or dies.

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]]> Finally, Equality for Children Born with DSD https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/08/finally-equality-for-children-born-with-dsd/ https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/08/finally-equality-for-children-born-with-dsd/#comments Wed, 08 May 2024 21:10:20 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90732 When a child’s biological sex is unclear at birth, they may later need to correct their birth record. But a birth certificate that shows the holder has changed their sex can lead to stigma and exclusion in later life.

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]]> https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/08/finally-equality-for-children-born-with-dsd/feed/ 2 The Right to Information: A Boot Camp for Young Activists in Bangladesh https://asiafoundation.org/2024/05/08/the-right-to-information-a-boot-camp-for-young-activists-in-bangladesh/ Wed, 08 May 2024 21:00:38 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90727 The law in Bangladesh protects the right to information. These young activists are learning how to exercise that right

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]]> Building Feminist Advocacy in Mongolia https://asiafoundation.org/2024/04/24/building-feminist-advocacy-in-mongolia/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:22:45 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90560 How our Women’s Economic Empowerment Project in Mongolia deployed Feminist Participatory Action Research.

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]]> Nepal’s New Federal Civil Service Bill https://asiafoundation.org/2024/04/24/nepals-new-federal-civil-service-bill/ Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:22:01 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90557 Nepal has been waiting almost a decade for this bill. It may not be perfect, say our authors, but it’s time to move forward.

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]]> Hearing Local Voices at the “Ground Zero” of Climate Change https://asiafoundation.org/2024/03/20/hearing-local-voices-at-the-ground-zero-of-climate-change/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:40:14 +0000 https://asiafoundation.org/?p=90060 In the restless borderlands between India and Bangladesh, new research documents the human impacts of climate disruption where the social compact is precarious.

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