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Frank Lavin explains how the US Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo emphasizes what Americans and Chinese have in common. (1 min., 48 sec.)

The Shanghai Expo: Inside 'The World's Largest Event'

The 2010 Shanghai Expo has probably been attended by more people than any event in human history.
Documentary fillmmaker Stephanie Wang-Breal discusses international adoption with Donna and Faith Sadowsky, subjects of her film Wo Ai Ni Mommy. (11 min., 10 sec.)

From Guangzhou to Long Island: One Eight-Year-Old Girl's Journey to America

Stephanie Wang-Breal's documentary 'Wo Ai Ni Mommy' captures a host of issues surrounding transnational adoptions.
A boy rests at a new camp that opened on Aug. 14, 2010 for flood victims in Sukkur, Pakistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Pakistan Flood Response Event at Asia Society

International figures gather at the Asia Society in New York for a discussion on solutions following the devastating floods in Pakistan.
Highlights from the closing concert of the first New York Sufi Music Festival, featuring Abida Parveen, Akhtar Channel Zehri, and others, on July 22, 2010. (5 min, 35 sec.)

A Sufi Concert for Peace

An all-star lineup brings Pakistan's mystic Sufi tradition to vivid life in this one-of-a-kind concert.
NEW YORK, July 21, 2010 - Henry Luce biographer Alan Brinkley describes the dream Luce never saw realized: a democratic, Westernized China. (1 min., 20 sec.)

On the Wrong Side of History

Madame Chiang-Kai Shek and Henry Luce's influence on US-China relations.
David Breashears offers side-by-side comparisons documenting the loss of ice on the Himalayan glacier at Asia Society New York on July 14, 2010. (3 min., 13 sec.)

The Vanishing Himalayan Glaciers

David Breashears, Bill McKibben, and other experts discuss the alarming loss of ice on the Himalayan glaciers.

Indian Folk Art Market

An authentic Indian folk arts market, with traditional arts, crafts, and collectibles, comes to Asia Society New York July 15 through 17, 2010.
Highlights from Asia Society's Nine Lives program on June 19, 2010, featuring William Dalrymple, Susheela Raman, and others. (4 min., 23 sec.)

Nine Lives - In Search of the Sacred in Modern South Asia

Performers from Pakistan and India took to the Asia Society stage in honor of Wiliam Dalrymple's new book.
Thai Special Envoy Kiat Sitthiamorn relays his message to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Asia Society in New York on June 14. (58 sec.)

Thailand's Road to Reconciliation

Kiat Sitthiamorn, Thai Special Envoy to New York and Washington, discusses the nation's future.
Ian Bremmer describes the potential risks private corporations face if they come up against the Chinese state. (2 min., 18 sec.)

Business in China: It's Complicated

In light of what some are calling growing protectionist policies, is China less attractive to foreign businesses?