Each week, we'll share a variety of videos, articles, webcasts, and more from around the web — all curated by Asia Society Texas Center staff to reflect the broad interests and goals of our mission. On Mondays, explore Business and Policy topics through a selection of videos, podcasts, and articles.

Video: The Importance of Multilateralism in the Time of a Global Pandemic

ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE, April 24, 2020 — The International Peace Institute, in partnership with the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), presents a virtual conversation on "The Importance of Multilateralism in the Time of a Global Pandemic: Responding to COVID-19" on the 2nd Annual International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. ASPI President Kevin Rudd speaks with Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the United Nations General Assembly, about the crucial role of multilateral institutions during the coronavirus crisis.

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Video: COVID-19: The Global Economic Fallout

ASIA SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, April 21, 2020 — Asia Society Southern California hosts a panel discussion with three world-renowned investment experts — John Emerson, Howard Marks, and Dr. Weijan Shan — who share their insights into the implications of COVID-19 for the global economy. The panelists discussed the current state of economic activity in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, looking at how the demand-and-supply shocks produced by the crisis have impacted various sectors, trade, FDI, and global GDP growth forecasts. The discussion was moderated by Jonathan Karp and chaired by Richard Drobnick.

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Podcast: Asia In-Depth: Why Mindfulness Matters

December 12, 2019 — In this episode, longtime television correspondent Dan Harris is joined by the renowned scholar of Tibetan Buddhism Thupten Jinpa. Jinpa is a former monk who has been the principal English translator for the Dalai Lama's writings for more than three decades. Their conversation focused on the recent emergence of mindfulness and compassion meditation into the mainstream, and touched upon how mindfulness can help people cope with everything from the scourge of school shootings to political discussions in an age of divisiveness.

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Business and Policy programs are endowed by Huffington Foundation. We give special thanks to Bank of America, Muffet Blake, Anne and Albert Chao, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Nancy Pollok Guinee, United Airlines, and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Business and Policy programs; Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher, Presenting Sponsors of Exhibitions; Dr. Ellen R. Gritz and Milton D. Rosenau and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Performing Arts and Culture; and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Presenting Sponsor of the Japan Series. General support of programs and exhibitions is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Hearts Foundation, Inc., Houston Endowment, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Mary Lawrence Porter, as well as Friends of Asia Society.

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