Featured series 
Tag: Asia
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Nation & World
A new diplomacy for 21st century as economic, political, tech power shifts
New Harvard Kennedy School program to focus on emerging issues, building bench of professionals, scholarship on negotiation, building and managing ties
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Arts & Culture
Mystery statue unearthed at Sardis archaeological dig
2,500-year-old marble sculpture of young man hid face-down for centuries, broken and recycled as paving stones
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Nation & World
‘Images of vitality and hope’ amid ravages of war
Photographer captured daily life as South Koreans transitioned to peace
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Nation & World
Call for ‘historical truth’ in our narrative of Nazi defeat
Jochen Hellbeck wants the West to acknowledge the Soviet role in stopping Hitler
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Health
Call it his personal Everest
A new study shows that climbing Mount Everest has gotten safer, but still claims climbers’ lives regularly.
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Nation & World
Deterring the next nuclear arms race
Experts assess threat landscape amid war, lapsing treaties, declining faith in U.S. security guarantee
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Arts & Culture
A treasure trove for K-pop fans
‘Korean Stars’ course inspires Yenching’s 17-box collection of merch spanning ’90s to today
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Nation & World
Updating Cold War-era Outer Space Treaty long overdue. But big hurdles loom.
Tech policy expert cites global divisiveness, urges creating annual conference like that for climate change to advance talks
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Health
After the disaster, living for today
Study looks at why risky behavior surged in wake of 2011 tsunami, earthquake
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Work & Economy
How capitalism came to rule modern life
Sven Beckert’s new history traces complex global evolution of system that continues to shift, disrupt even now
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Nation & World
Rising birth rates no longer tied to economic prosperity
New research by Claudia Goldin extends her work on how, why cultural changes around gender are driving down fertility in U.S., elsewhere
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Arts & Culture
How her life shaped mine
Gish Jen’s ties with her mother were important, difficult. She examines why in new novel, ‘Bad Bad Girl.’
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Nation & World
When global trade is about more than money
Economist’s new tool looks at how China is more effective than U.S. in exerting political power through import, export controls
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Science & Tech
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family’s origins
Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west
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Campus & Community
‘The goal is to understand who you are.’
Studying neurobiology gives Nghia Nguyen insights into ‘technical, tangible’ reasons for the things he does every day
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Nation & World
When foreign governments took aim at universities
Scholars look to historical examples for insights amid current U.S. tensions
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Nation & World
How hot is too hot?
Teaming up with grassroots organizers in India, Harvard researchers are collecting data to help workers adapt to dangerous spikes in heat
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Nation & World
Lesson No. 1: It pays to be nice to your allies
Nicholas Burns on being U.S. envoy to China, returning to Harvard, lessons from long career in diplomacy
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Nation & World
Danger ahead
Former national security official surveys hot spots in Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe — and how new president’s ideas are being received
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Nation & World
Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home.
New historical research by economist Claudia Goldin finds link between fertility rates, gender roles
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Arts & Culture
When the act of writing itself is part of the art
Calligrapher Wang Dongling creates piece with ‘chaotic script’ before Harvard Art Museums audience
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Nation & World
‘The first new information we’ve heard in 50 years’
Unseen Legacies researchers are answering decades-old questions about the fates of Vietnamese soldiers
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Arts & Culture
We know about the wars. What about the flowers?
Exhibit tracing multicultural exchanges over three centuries finds common threads and plenty of drama, from crown envy to tulip mania
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Science & Tech
DNA shows poorly understood empire was multiethnic with strong female leadership
Biomolecular archaeology reveals a fuller picture of the Xiongnu people, the world’s first nomadic empire.
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Campus & Community
Echoes of war, seeds of hope
Harvard President Drew Faust spoke about war and its painful aftermath during a visit to Ho Chi Minh City University for Social Sciences and Humanities.
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Science & Tech
A mark on modern Europe
New research from the lab of David Reich challenges the prevailing view among archaeologists that there were no major influxes of new peoples into Europe after the advent of agriculture.
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Nation & World
Citizen of the world
In recent years, Harvard has been strengthening its presence around the world, supporting international research, offering study-abroad opportunities, and opening offices in India, China, Mexico, Brazil, and other countries.
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Campus & Community
Asia Center supports summer travel for 65 students
The Harvard University Asia Center was established in 1997 to reflect Harvard’s deep commitment to Asia and the growing connections among Asian nations. An important aspect of the center’s mission is the support of undergraduate and graduate summer projects abroad. This summer, the Asia Center will fund 65 students traveling to east, south, and southeast…
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Nation & World
From Hong Kong to South Korea
During a historic visit to Hong Kong and South Korea, Harvard President Drew Faust presided over an array of academic activities and alumni events.
