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Across Asia

Thailand: Space-Age Flood Response
Satellites hovering 35,800 kilometers above the planet are helping to protect people from disasters in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, where floods affected the lives of millions of people in 2011.
South Korea: Pop Prominence
How did Seoul become Asia’s capital of cool?
India: Insights from Counterterrorism Experts
Indian delegates shared their extensive insights on lessons learned and challenges encountered during the November 26, 2008, Mumbai attacks (sometimes referred to as the 26/11 attacks) with delegates from the United States and Australia during a weeklong subject matter expert exchange in September 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
Asia: Medical Tourism Boom
One of Asia’s fastest-growing industries, medical tourism, shows no signs of losing steam even as the global economy wobbles. In fact, traveling abroad for medical treatment is now a multibillion-dollar business in the region.
India: New Food Security Institute
Indian and Mexican researchers are teaming up at a new institute in India to help meet food security challenges in developing nations.