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Arts
 /  New York

Art Connects: Cambodia and the Mekong Region

NEW YORK, August 5, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic brings new challenges to sustaining the arts and culture sector in Cambodia and the Mekong Region, and support for arts and culture in the region has become even more critical. To discuss these topics, Cambodia Living Arts (CLA) Executive Director Phloeun Prim joined Venka Purushothaman, Provost at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore and co-chair of CLA's Advisory Council in a conversation moderated by cultural manager and UNESCO Expert Facility member Anupama Sekhar. (1 hr., 1 min.)

V-NCLC Plenary 2
Education
 /  New York

Authentic Materials in Traditional and Virtual Chinese Language Instruction

This plenary at NCLC 2020 brings together a group of educators who use innovative methods to integrate authentic materials in Chinese language and culture.
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Education
 /  New York

Innovation During a Time of Change: Teaching Strategies and Instruction

NCLC Program Advisory Committee members discuss how the Chinese language field has responded to the unprecedented challenge with a swift shift from traditional classroom instruction to online learning in a matter of weeks.
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Is the Fight Over Whaling in Japan Over?
Current Affairs
 /  Switzerland

Is the Fight Over Whaling in Japan Over?

Fynn Holm, who has studied traditional and contemporary whaling in Japan’s whaling towns, discusses why the practice has been so controversial in recent decades.
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Food for Thought: A Conversation With Chef Jenny Dorsey
Lifestyle
 /  New York

Food for Thought: A Conversation With Chef Jenny Dorsey

Chef Jenny Dorsey discusses how food serves as an important connector for new relationships as well as a bridge for cultural understanding.
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Is Southeast Asia's Energy Transition In Favour of Renewables?
Current Affairs
 /  Switzerland

Is Southeast Asia's Energy Transition in Favor of Renewables?

IEEFA’s Sara Jane Ahmed and NRDC’s Han Chen discuss the key energy trends emerging in the region in the wake of COVID-19.
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Reimagining Housing for Stronger Cities
Policy
 /  India

Reimagining Housing for Stronger Cities

A discussion on India's urban housing challenges and potential design solutions to build resilient cities.
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Disruptive Asia | COVID and Climate Change: The Need for a Green Recovery in Asia
Policy
 /  Australia

Disruptive Asia | COVID and Climate Change: The Need for a Green Recovery in Asia

An expert panel, including Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Fellow and former Australian Ambassador for the Environment Patrick Suckling, examine the opportunities for a renewable recovery for Asia.
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From Optimization to Resilience – Global Supply Chains After Covid-19
Current Affairs
 /  Switzerland

From Optimization to Resilience – Global Supply Chains After COVID-19

Will there be a re-shoring, a burst of deglobalization and re-nationalization of production — or will companies choose a strategy of redundant supply chains on different continents? Agatha Kratz and Mark Dittli discuss.
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Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
Current Affairs
 /  Korea

Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst: American Nuclear Deterrence on the Korean Peninsula

Mason Richey talks with Sung-Joo Han, Duyeon Kim, and Vipin Narang about the state of U.S.-Korea relations and American nuclear deterrence on the Korean Peninsula.
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Museum Salon 3: Around the World in the Arts
Arts
 /  New York

Museum Salon 3: Around the World in the Arts

The conversation addressed how the arts sector has adapted to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the panelists' outlook for the cultural sector in a post-pandemic world.
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Navigating the Economy in a Time of Troubles: U.S.-China & COVID-19
Current Affairs
 /  Southern California

Navigating the Economy in a Time of Troubles: U.S.-China & COVID-19

Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Group and the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, takes a look at Transpacific commercial opportunities amid mounting political tensions in the U.S.-China relationship and the pandemic.
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Xinjiang Under Surveillance
Current Affairs
 /  Switzerland

Xinjiang Under Surveillance

International correspondent Megha Rajagopalan and investigative journalist Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian on the human rights situation in the Chinese province of Xinjiang.
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