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EXPLAINER: India at 75

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 VIDEO: Kevin Rudd on Understanding How China Sees the World

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STATE OF ASIA: A Conference on the World’s Most Dynamic Region – NOV 9 & 10

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Big Picture – Zen: Discuss and Meditate with Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim

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EXPLAINER: India at 75

 VIDEO: Kevin Rudd on Understanding How China Sees the World

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'We Are Witnessing Profound Change'

Kevin Rudd, President of Asia Society and former Prime Minister of Australia, says Xi Jinping has changed China, and with that the world. It is vital to understand his worldview, to be able to respond to it, Rudd said on a visit to Zurich.
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Explainer: India at 75

India has made great strides in the 75 years since independence from British rule. But challenges loom: on the economy, on border skirmishes with powerful neighbours, and, domestically, increasing violence and sliding democratic norms.
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Talk at the Library: Hindu Nationalism in Power

01 Sep 2022
12 - 1 p.m.
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What inequalities do minorities in India experience? How is the nature of citizenship determined in India? Why has religion become such a salient social cleavage? And what goals are Hindu nationalists pursuing?
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Gen A: Roundtable With Michiel Haasbroek

05 Sep 2022
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Big Picture – Zen

07 Sep 2022
6:30 - 8 p.m.
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Don’t miss our interactive discussion and join Zen master Sunim’s guided practice session for a demonstration of Zen meditation. 
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Southeast Asia's Post-Pandemic Economic Future

20 Sep 2022
9 - 10 a.m.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has caused significant damage to economies in Southeast Asia. How are different actors in the region responding to the strong headwinds – blowing from multiple directions?
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Oxford Debate: Will China Win the Race for Supremacy in the Semiconductor Production?

20 Sep 2022
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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With Sophie-Charlotte Fischer, Jimmy Goodrich, Jan-Peter Kleinhans and John Lee.
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Book Salon: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

28 Sep 2022
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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In the Asia Society Switzerland Book Salon we read and discuss fiction from or about Asia in an informal setting.
This time we will read "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982" by Cho Nam-Joo.
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Castle Mauensee and the Sigg Collection

29 Sep 2022
4:30 - 9 p.m.
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Join us for an exclusive Art Tour With Uli Sigg at his magnificent home, Castle Mauensee.
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STATE OF ASIA 2022

09 Nov 2022
10 - 10 a.m.
STATE OF ASIA, Asia Society Switzerland’s yearly flagship conference, provides a condensed overview of current and future developments in Asia, and how they affect the world. It will bring together a selection of our most trusted experts.
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A Visit to the Burger Collection

09 Dec 2022
2 - 4:30 p.m.
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Burger Collection Hong Kong is a private collection of contemporary art representing a wide range of works reaching from Euro-American, Indian to Asian art.
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