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The Flavors of Sichuan With Fuchsia Dunlop

ZURICH, June 30, 2022 — Renowned British chef Fuchsia Dunlop presents one of China’s eight great cuisines, best known for its spiciness. Dunlop talks about her formative experiences in Chengdu, misconceptions about Chinese food, and cooking as a way to delve into a culture and celebrate cultural heritage. Aurelia Rauch, head of communications at Bergos, moderates the conversation, which was hosted by Asia Society Switzerland. Photos by Ian Cumming. (44 min., 56 sec.)

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ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda

Video Excerpt: Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda discusses Asia's prospects for the current economic slowdown during a speech at Asia Society in New York, Nov. 7, 2008. (2 min, 13 sec.)

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Arts

Weigang Li of the Shanghai Quartet

NEW YORK, October 24, 2008 - Weigang Li, of the Shanghai Quartet discusses politics and music, growing up during the Cultural Revolution and the quartet's recording of an entire CD, Chinasong (2002).

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Policy

Energy Security

NEW YORK, October 16, 2008 - Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on energy prices and climate change. (1 hr., 14 min.)

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Tibet and China

NEW YORK, October 7, 2008 - Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, talks to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof about his hopes for the eighth round of talks between Tibetan envoys and the Chinese government in Fall 2008. (1 hr., 3 min.)

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Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai explains why terrorism is a regional problem

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Business

India's Path to 'Economic Freedom'

Edwin Feulner outlines necessary reforms for India’s economic growth.

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Arts

The Beats in India

Video highlights from The Beats in India—A Symposium (8 min., 25 sec.)

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Policy

Americans Should 'Do More Listening'

Christopher Hill, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, recommends reading The Ugly American.

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Policy

Law and Property in China (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 10, 2009 - Roy Prosterman, Zhu Keliang, and Jeffrey Riedinger discuss recommendations for protecting land rights in rural China. (1 hr., 7 min.)

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Law and Property in China

Video Excerpt: Zhu Keliang lists the Rural Development Institute (RDI), Michigan State University, and Beijing's Renmin University's joint survey's key recommendations (5 min., 42 sec.).

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Samuel Morse on Japanese Style (Complete)

NEW YORK, April 8, 2009 - Samuel Morse of Amherst College discusses the Japanese elements of the Asia Society's Rockefeller Collection in a lecture honoring the art historian and collector Sherman E. Lee (1918 - 2008). (1 hr., 5 min.)

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