NEW YORK, September 23, 2009 - Australian Minister of Climate Change and Water Penny Wong looks ahead to the UN Conference on Climate Change scheduled for Dec. 2009. (44 min., 54 sec.)

NEW YORK, September 21, 2009 – South Korean President Lee Myung-bak presents his views on dealing with North Korea, free trade, and other issues in this talk at the Council on Foreign Relations, co-sponsored by the Asia Society. (55 min.)

 

 

NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 - Curator Salima Hashmi and several Hanging Fire artists discuss the work on display and its multifaceted portrayal of modern Pakistan. (2 min., 48 sec.)

NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 - Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu introduces the Asia Society Museum exhibition Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan.

NEW YORK, September 10, 2009 - Exhibition curator Salima Hashmi and three Hanging Fire artists discuss the growing opportunities for global communication and interaction among Pakistani artists. (2 min., 21 sec.)

Curator Salima Hashmi discusses the exhibition "Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan" with artists Rashid Rana, Asma Mundrawala, and Imran Qureshi.

Prof. Andreas Schleicher of the OECD Directoriate for Education discusses education systems around the world—and best practices worth replicating.

Delia Pompa (National Council of La Raza) discusses the opportunities and benefits of learning languages in afterschool programs.

How summer programs help young people explore their world and strengthen their interests and talents.

Dr. Tony Wagner of the Change Leadership Group at Harvard offers advice to schools on how to develop student skills they will need in a global society.

Linda Darling-Hammond of the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, talks about how other nations are investing in teaching learning as a major engine for academic success.

For the United States to retain its competitive edge in the global economy, should we emulate the strengths of rising world powers' education practices or capitalize on America's own track record?