In this photo taken on March 12, 2020, medical workers wearing protective clothing against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk to a decontamination area at the Keimyung University hospital in Daegu. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
In these uncertain times, we wanted to let you know that we are here. We are here, committed to our founding principles of promoting mutual understanding and strengthening links between the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the world.
Our critical work continues, and we will use our digital tools to bring you information and conversations that matter, content that will help you understand, content that will help you cope, and, in some cases, content that will help you escape.
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, you will notice a shift in our focus. In addition to the policy, arts, and education work we are known for, a new thread of online-only content will explore issues related to racism and xenophobia, and also shine a light on people, cultures, and countries uniting together in the face of a virus that does not discriminate based on race, class, or national origin.
We are all in this together. And we are here to do our part, with insights, content, and conversations that only the Asia Society can deliver.
Join us.
Learn more about COVID-19-related closures, schedule changes, and health and safety information at Asia Society Hong Kong, Asia Society New York, and Asia Society Texas.
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Upcoming Events
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30 Mar 202012 - 1:30 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »What can we do to help decry anti-Asian bigotry, dispel misinformation, and bring our communities together? Join this special Asia Society global online conversation with Megatoys co-founder Charlie Woo and Professor Leesa Lin
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31 Mar 20209 - 10 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »Professor Yik-Ying Teo, Dean of the School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore, will go live with ASPI's Kevin Rudd for the fourth in a series of web-only events by ASPI entitled “Coronavirus, Asia, and the World.”
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02 Apr 20208:30 - 9:30 a.m.Zurich TimeCalculate your local time »How is the current state of foreign reporting from China? Will there be more expulsions and restrictions in the coming months? To discuss these questions and more, we are joined by Jamil Anderlini, Asia Bureau Chief of the Financial Times.
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02 Apr 20209:30 - 10:30 a.m.Hong Kong TimeCalculate your local time »How should we brace for another peak in COVID-19 as people return from high risk areas to Hong Kong? Hear from Hong Kong's leading expert, Prof. David Hui, who has clinical experience with SARS, MERS and various types of influenza.
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02 Apr 20207:30 - 8:30 p.m.Houston TimeCalculate your local time »In Houston, the Texas Medical Center has been preparing for a potential surge in COVID-19 cases. Hear from Dr. Marc Boom, President and CEO of Houston Methodist, on the everyday realities for healthcare professionals battling the virus.
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03 Apr 20209:30 - 10:30 a.m.Hong Kong TimeCalculate your local time »How concerned should we be about traveling in the coming months? Hear it from Prof. Gabriel Leung, Dean of Medicine at HKU, who advises the HKSAR government and WHO about COVID-19.
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09 Apr 202010 - 11 a.m.Hong Kong TimeCalculate your local time »As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, what is going to be the new normal? Hear it from Jessica E. Manning, Science Attaché from National Institutes of Health!
Past Events
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27 Mar 20208:30 - 9:30 a.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »John Delury, Jeongmin Kim, and Tom Nagorski discuss South Korea's response to COVID-19 and what is known about how North Korea is handling what has become a global health crisis.
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26 Mar 20208 - 9 p.m.Hong Kong TimeCalculate your local time »Are bats really the source of the new coronavirus (COVID-19)? Is identifying the source relevant at this point? Ask Prof. Marc Lipsitch, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard University in this Facebook live chat (Hong Kong time).
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26 Mar 20201 - 2 p.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »ASPI Vice President Daniel Russel will go live for the third in a series of web-only events by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) entitled “Coronavirus, Asia, and the World.”
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24 Mar 20209:30 - 10:30 a.m.New York TimeCalculate your local time »ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler will go live for the second in a series of web-only events by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) entitled “Coronavirus, Asia, and the World.”
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19 Mar 20209 - 10 p.m.ASPI President Kevin Rudd will go live for the first in a series of web-only events by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) entitled “Coronavirus, Asia, and the World.”
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19 Mar 20204 - 5 p.m.How is COVID-19 compared to SARS? Hear from Dr. Wilson Lam, a frontline doctor during 2003 SARS outbreak, also a Specialist in Infectious Disease (Hong Kong time).
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12 Mar 20205 - 6 p.m.How is coronavirus different from other viruses? Hear from Prof. Baron Peter Piot, who co-discovered the Ebola virus in this Facebook live chat.
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09 Mar 20208:30 - 10 a.m.Daniel Rosen and Kevin Rudd shed light on the economic ramifications of the coronavirus outbreak.
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05 Mar 20209:30 - 10:30 a.m.In episode 4, hear from medical experts Nicholas Jewell (UC Berkeley), Arthur Reingold (UC Berkeley), Keiji Fukuda (HKU) and Jordan Tappero (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)!
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27 Feb 20204 - 5 p.m.What is unique and not commonly known about the new coronavirus (COVID-19)? Ask Professor Paul Chan, Clinical Professor and Chairman of the Department of Microbiology at CUHK in episode 3.