NEW YORK, May 26, 2011 — Former Indian Special Envoy on Climate Change Shyam Saran said for industrializing nations like India "the challenge of climate change cannot be divorced from the challenge of social and economic development," in an interview recorded earlier this month.

NEW YORK, May 19, 2011 — At Asia Society luncheon for 30th anniversary of the China Daily, former U.S. Ambassador to China Winston Lord reflects on 40 years of U.S. attitudes toward China in a talk with Orville Schell and China Daily USA editor Ji Tao. (Complete program, 1 hr., 6 min.)

NEW YORK, May 22, 2011 — Henrietta Fore, first woman Co-Chair of Asia Society, shares her vision of her new role. (3 min., 40 sec.)                                                                                                                              

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NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 - Excerpts from the Shaolin Temple martial arts demonstration on Asia Society's stage. (3 min., 36 sec.)

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NEW YORK, May 23, 2011 - Demonstrations of the Shaolin style of martial arts, accompanied by a lecture by Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yong Xin. (2 hr., 6 min.)

NEW YORK, May 18, 2011 - ASEAN Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan discusses the organization's role in guiding economic and political stability in Southeast Asia. (58 min.)

NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 - Journalist Zha Jianying discusses China's current generation of entrepreneurs with Orville Schell and Susan Jakes. (1 hr., 24 min.)

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NEW YORK, May 16, 2011 - Director of the Asia Society Museum in New York, Melissa Chiu,discusses the history of Ai Weiwei's zodiac heads. (1 min., 47 sec.)

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WASHINGTON, May 10, 2011 - Benjamin Reuben and his son Nissim Reuben describe what it's like to be part of Bene Israel, a tiny Indian Jewish community with deep historical roots. (6 min., 13 sec.)

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NEW YORK, April 27, 2011 - Thai film director/producer Mingmongkol Sonakul reflects on the development of Thai cinema since the late 1990s. (10 min., 28 sec.)

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