The best of Asia Society every week. View this email in your browser June 5, 2018 GENDER Want Asia To Prosper? Stop Holding Back Women South Korea and Japan are two of the wealthiest countries in the world, but gender disparities in both societies remain stubbornly persistent. Elise Hu, NPR's Seoul correspondent, explains that the key to prosperity in these two places — and elsewhere in Asia — depends on empowering working women who endure entrenched inequality. Watch ASIAN AMERICAN MONTH The Increasing Difficulty of Foreign Correspondence in China The rise of Xi Jinping as China's most powerful leader in decades has made the task of covering the country increasingly difficult for foreign correspondents. In an interview with Asia Blog, BuzzFeed's Megha Rajagopalan discusses her reporting on China's embattled Uighur population and how she's perceived as an Indian-American journalist. Read POLICY Trump in North Korea: Deal or No Deal? President Donald Trump's historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on track — the two are set to gather in Singapore on June 12. Back in April, Asia Blog assessed the likelihood that the gathering would pay dividends for the United States. Read our take — then check out our webcast of Daniel Russel and fellow diplomat Wendy Sherman's analysis of the summit on the morning of June 13. Read UPCOMING EVENTS New York — China in the World With Kevin Rudd and Orville Schell, 6/6 New York — New York Japan Cinefest, 6/6 and 6/7 Zurich — Two Years in Power — Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar's Transition, 6/11 New York — Myanmar Up Close, 6/12 New York — Trump, Kim and North Korea: Deal or No Deal?, 6/13 San Francisco — Dr. Ruth Shapiro: Is Asia Philanthropic?, 6/14 JOIN & SUPPORT Asia Society relies on the generosity of its friends and members to support its mission of strengthening relationships and promoting understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States. Become a Member Donate FORWARD TO A FRIEND Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2018 Asia Society. All rights reserved. asiasociety.org