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Asia_Foundation

  1. #Economist Asia editor Simon Cox discusses #China's economy and scope for future growth ht.ly/ba4Hu about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  2. Bill Cole joins KQED's Michael Krasny to discuss #Afghanistan transition and warns of a "slippage of position of women" ht.ly/ba4qb about 5 hours ago via HootSuite
  3. @ABCaustralia mentions our support for community #legal #aid organizations in #Timor-Leste: ht.ly/b9QBi about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
  4. State Department releases 2011 #HumanRights Reports. youtu.be/n-M6SEzn9_Q #HRR2011 3:46 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  5. Steve Rood heads back to the #Philippines, but first: Renato Corona, #LadyGaga, Manny Pacquiao, and more! ht.ly/b8mPK 1:25 PM May 24th via HootSuite
  6. If citizenship provisions go through in #Nepal's new constitution 2.1 million will likely remain stateless. Read why: ht.ly/b6Zix 4:49 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  7. RT @gdndevelopment: New aid effectiveness indicators agreed at post-Busan meeting @marktran gu.com/p/37nka/tf #oecd #hlf4 3:29 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  8. Check out our president David Arnold’s upcoming lecture on “Asian development in an Asian Century” – May 29 @ANUmedia ht.ly/b6QVY 2:20 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
  9. #AsiaSnapshot: Officers on bicycle patrol speak with youngsters in Vavuniya, #SriLanka #photography twitter.com/Asia_Foundatio… 4:35 PM May 22nd via web
  10. Reading New York Times article on how mobile phones can curb domestic violence in #India ht.ly/b5jHC #ICT4Dev 3:29 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  11. RT @wpreview: US-Afghan partnership deal wpr.vu/b59hy Getting to Afghan peace wpr.vu/b59nZ NATO Summit wpr.vu/b59q7 3:08 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
  12. Why are #Cambodia's citizens still struggling to have a voice in local decision-making? A new study sheds some light: ht.ly/b3cMz 10:28 AM May 21st via HootSuite
  13. Join our debate on Facebook over #Indonesia's possible ban on #LadyGaga's Jakarta concert and freedom of expression ht.ly/b0xOG 12:51 PM May 18th via HootSuite
  14. CSIS experts answer critical q's on what's behind U.S. decision to ease sanctions against #Burma ht.ly/b0s1y @southeastasiadc 11:44 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  15. Excellent article from Project Syndicate on #women's status in rising #Asia: ht.ly/b0qZU @prosyn 11:32 AM May 18th via HootSuite
  16. Bernie Denis blogs from Kabul on a strengthened #Afghan Security Force and priorities for the #NATOsummit: ht.ly/aZheG #Afghanistan 5:11 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  17. Steve Rood examines long-term models for fighting #corruption in the #Philippines and why understanding politics is key ht.ly/aZgfe 4:49 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  18. RT @ranews: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today bit.ly/Kx7Xqt 4:28 PM May 17th via HootSuite
  19. Lee Myung-bak's visit to #Burma "serves as a reminder to #Pyongyang that there is another path," says our #Korea rep ht.ly/aW3nW 4:07 PM May 15th via HootSuite
  20. #AsiaSnapshot: View atop Wat Arun, a Buddhist temple in #Bangkok that looks over the Chao Phraya River. #photography twitter.com/Asia_Foundatio… 3:50 PM May 15th via web
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