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Video Excerpt: Lord Paddy Ashdown stresses the "grave consequences of failure in Afghanistan" during a discussion at the Asia Society, April 2, 2009. (3 min., 9 sec.)
Dr. Jeffrey P. Koplan discusses significant improvements in public health, the growing world population, and imminent health threats in the coming 15 years.
Learn about Asia Society's Chinese Language Teachers Institute, an annual professional development event that provides targeted and effective training in methodologies to Chinese language teachers.
Mr. Benjamin Rein, former Head of the Upper School of Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia, talks about the Chinese language program and shares his thoughts and challenges.
Mr. Stephen Hickman, head of school at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia, shares his thoughts on world languages education, especially Chinese.