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Arundhati Bhattacharya speaks at Asia Society in Hong Kong. (Asia Society)

State Bank of India Chief Recounts Being 'Pushed Off the Deep End' by Demonetization
April 10th by Eric Fish

The Sectors 'Ripe for Investment' in India

Mini Roy (L) and Rishi Chugh discuss investment in India at Asia Society in New York. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
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Business experts discuss the economic and political trends affecting foreign investment in India.

February 13th by Eric Fish

CEO Lulu C. Wang: 'I Was Not Intimidated' by Male-Dominated Financial Field

CEO of Tupelo Capital Management LLC Lulu Chow Wang attends the 'AOL: Women In Business' New York screening at New York Stock Exchange on October 23, 2014 in New York City. (Andrew Toth/Getty Images)
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"There was nothing that could not be done because I was a girl or a woman. If I enjoyed something, I went for it."

August 24th by Michelle FlorCruz

The Deadly World of China's Fireworks Factories

Yuyang Liu/ChinaFile
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In the factories where 90 percent of the world's fireworks are made, female workers toil in dangerous conditions — and struggle to obtain compensation when things go awry.

July 5th by Matt Schiavenza

BHP Billiton CEO: 'No Nation Was Ever Ruined By Trade'

BHP Billiton CEO Andrew Mackenzie (L) discusses the virtues of free trade with journalist Richard Lui (R). (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
Business

In an appearance at Asia Society, Andrew Mackenzie issued a full-throated defense of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade agreements.

June 21st by Matt Schiavenza

Ajay Piramal: Five Lessons in the Life of 'India's Warren Buffett'

Ajay Piramal is one of India's wealthiest and most successful businessmen. (Richter Frank-Jurgen/Flickr)
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Humility, faith, and a willingness to make mistakes has turned Piramal into one of India's most successful business people.

April 21st by Michelle FlorCruz

#TBT: In 2000, Chinese Premier Makes Promise to 'Visionary Entrepreneurs'

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji speaks at Asia Society's 11th Annual Corporate Conference in Shanghai in May, 2000. (Wang Gangfeng/Asia Society)
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Each week, we'll reach into Asia Society's archives to find a photo from the organization's nearly 60-year history. This week: when Zhu Rongji spoke at an Asia Society Corporate Conference. 

October 15th by Eric Fish

How Can Companies Make Better Use of Asian American Talent?

Pirq CEO and diversity and entreprenuership expert James Sun speaks at Asia Society's Diversity Leadership Forum. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Business

Business leaders and diversity experts at the 2015 Diversity Leadership Forum share ways that the underrepresentation of Asian Pacific Americans in corporate leadership positions can be addressed.

June 19th by Eric Fish

Interview: 'We Need a Mindset Shift' in Corporate Culture Diversity

Cotential Founder and CEO Erica Dhawan. (Erica Dhawan)
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Erica Dhawan discusses Asian Americans in the workforce, workplace diversity, and skills millennials should be developing.

June 1st by Asia Society

Interview: CNBC's Melissa Lee on Reporting from China and Taking It 'One Show at a Time'

Anchor Melissa Lee on the set of CNBC’s Fast Money. (CNBC)
Business

Fast Money anchor Melissa Lee discusses her childhood in Long Island, how an early career in consulting prepared her for journalism, and her experiences reporting from China.

May 21st by Juan Machado

US Treasury Secretary Softens View on China-Led Infrastructure Bank, But Stresses 'High Standards' in Asia Society Address

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew speaks at Asia Society Northern California on March 31, 2015 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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“We welcome China having a significant role in the global economic and financial architecture," Jacob Lew said at Asia Society Northern California in San Francisco.

March 31st by Asia Society