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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.)
Asia Society Director of Global Policy Inititatives Michael Kulma on China's increasingly assertive tone toward the West on currency reevaluation and Taiwan.
Alim Qasimov, Azerbaijan's best-known singer, and his daughter Fargana Qasimova perform with a quartet of virtuosic instrumentalists at Asia Society New York.
Tony Jackson describes what the American education system needs to leapfrog from its current status today, to one of innovation and effectiveness, especially as it prepares children for a global future.
Ajay Chhibber, Arun Kumar, Parag Saxena, and Girish Vanvari analyze the just-released Union budget and what it holds for both Indian businesses and foreign companies doing business in India.
Shirin Ebadi argues against economic sanctions for Iran—but also says Western businesses should pay a penalty for helping the current regime repress its own people.
Iranian human rights advocate and Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi shares her thoughts on political Islam and her country's future with Asia Society President Vishakha Desai.
Cautioning against what he calls "knee-jerk" parallels, military historian Max Boot offers a list of reasons why America's involvement in Afghanistan isn't doomed to become another Vietnam.