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The Legacy of Vietnam (Complete)

NEW YORK, September 26, 2017 — Acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick discuss their new PBS documentary The Vietnam War with best-selling Vietnamese-American author Duong Van Mai Elliott and Thomas Vallely, who served in Vietnam with the U.S. Marine Corps. The conversation was moderated by Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski. (1 hr., 23 mins.)
 

ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda
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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda

Video Excerpt: Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda discusses Asia's prospects for the current economic slowdown during a speech at Asia Society in New York, Nov. 7, 2008. (2 min, 13 sec.)
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Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet
Arts

Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet

NEW YORK, October 24, 2008 - Weigang Li, of the Shanghai Quartet discusses politics and music, growing up during the Cultural Revolution and the quartet's recording of an entire CD, Chinasong (2002).
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Energy Security
Policy

Energy Security

NEW YORK, October 16, 2008 - Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on energy prices and climate change. (1 hr., 14 min.)
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Tibet and China
Policy

Tibet and China

NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 - Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, talks to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof about his hopes for the eighth round of talks between Tibetan envoys and the Chinese government in Fall 2008. (1 hr., 3 min.)
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Hamid Karzai
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Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai explains why terrorism is a regional problem
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India's Path to 'Economic Freedom'
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India's Path to 'Economic Freedom'

Edwin Feulner outlines necessary reforms for India’s economic growth.
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The Beats in India
Arts

The Beats in India

Video highlights from The Beats in India—A Symposium (8 min., 25 sec.)
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Americans Should 'Do More Listening'
Policy

Americans Should 'Do More Listening'

Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, recommends reading The Ugly American.
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Law and Property in China (Complete)
Policy

Law and Property in China (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 10, 2009 - Roy Prosterman, Zhu Keliang, and Jeffrey Riedinger discuss recommendations for protecting land rights in rural China. (1 hr., 7 min.)
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Law and Property in China
Policy

Law and Property in China

Video Excerpt: Zhu Keliang lists the Rural Development Institute (RDI), Michigan State University, and Beijing's Renmin University's joint survey's key recommendations (5 min., 42 sec.).
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Samuel Morse on Japanese Style (Complete)
Arts

Samuel Morse on Japanese Style (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 8, 2009 - Samuel Morse of Amherst College discusses the Japanese elements of the Asia Society's Rockefeller Collection in a lecture honoring the art historian and collector Sherman E. Lee (1918 - 2008). (1 hr., 5 min.)
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Samuel Morse on Curator Sherman Lee
Arts

Samuel Morse on Curator Sherman Lee

Video Excerpt: Samuel Morse describes Sherman Lee and John D. Rockefeller 3rd's shared belief in art as a tool for cultural diplomacy. (1 min., 37 sec.)
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