NEW YORK, October 1, 2009 - Jonathan Woetzel, director of McKinsey & Co. Greater China, on how implementing payroll taxes can boost growth in China, despite resistance at the local level. (1 min., 43 sec.)

NEW YORK, October 1, 2009 - Drawing on a yearlong research project, Richard Dobbs of McKinsey Global Institute and Jonathan Woetzel of McKinsey & Co. Greater China, discuss  how a more consumer-centric China could impact recovery. (1 hr., 17 min.)

NEW YORK, September 30, 2009 - In conjunction with the launch of his book The Next Asia, economist Stephen Roach assesses the prospects for Asian economies in the years ahead. (1 hr., 9 min.)

NEW YORK, September 24, 2009 - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake discusses his government’s position on ICRC access to Tamil internment camps with Asia Society’s Jamie Metzl at Asia Society headquarters. (1 min., 58 sec.)

NEW YORK, September 24, 2009 - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake addresses the Asia Society during UN General Assembly week. (56 min., 50 sec.)

NEW YORK, September 23, 2009 - Penny Wong emphasizes the urgency of climate change negotiations prior to December 2009. (54 sec.)

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.