NEW YORK, February 18, 2009 - Wen C. Fong discusses Sherman Lee's role in establishing the study and collecting of Asian art in the United States, and more. (1 hr., 22 min.)

Video Excerpt: Wen C. Fong illustrates an example of convergence between modern Western art and classical Chinese painting during a discussion February 18, 2009. (5 min., 12 sec.)

Yiyun Li and The Vagrants.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her first major foreign policy speech on the eve of her first visit to Asia as a member of the Cabinet.

NEW YORK, May 11, 2009 - As part of Asian Contemporary Art Week 2009, Lee Ming Wei and Documenta 13 artistic director Carolyn Cristoff-Bakargiev discuss the future of Asian contemporary art.  (1 hr., 11 min.)

Alibaba Group Founder and CEO Jack Ma speaks at the Asia Society about entrepreneurship, technological innovation, and e-commerce.

China's Internet titan, Jack Ma, discusses how the economic crisis provides an opportunity for Americans to re-embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.

NEW YORK, February 11, 2009 - Filmmaker Mira Nair and writer and physician Abraham Verghese discuss Verghese’s debut novel, Cutting for Stone. (1 hr., 15 min.)

Nicholas Negroponte discusses the XO laptop in Mumbai, India.

Common Challenge, Collaborative Response: A Roadmap for U.S.-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change, presents both a vision and a concrete roadmap for a new bilateral collaboration.

India-US Partnership

Video Excerpt: At the launch of the Asia Society Leadership Group's report on Water Security in Asia, Jeffrey Sachs proposes three concrete steps to further the report’s recommendations (5 min., 2 sec.).