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President of Vietnam, H.E. To Lam, on the 30th Anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam Relations

NEW YORK, September 9, 2024 — Asia Society hosts the official 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Vietnam and the United States and the first anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement. Speakers include H.E. To Lam, President of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Hon. John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State; Dan Sullivan, U.S. Senator (R-AK); Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, Asia Society President and CEO; H.E. Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Ambassador of Vietnam to the U.S.; and H.E. Dang Hoang Giang, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. (46 min., 26 sec.)

Business

The Emergence of a New Asian Middle Class

Richard Dobbs, director of the McKinsey Global Institute, on the emergence of a "billion new middle class consumers" in Asia, and their role in global economic recovery.

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Business

On China's Need for Payroll Taxes

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.)

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Business

Unleashing the Chinese Consumer (Complete)

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.)

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Business

Stephen Roach Surveys The Next Asia (Complete)

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.)

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Sri Lanka PM on ICRC Access to Camps (Excerpt)

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.)

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Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (Complete)

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

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Policy

Penny Wong on Climate Change (Excerpt)

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

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Policy

Penny Wong on Climate Change (Complete)

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.)

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Policy

President Lee Myung-bak (Complete)

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.)

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Arts

'Hanging Fire': Behind the Scenes

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.)

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Arts

An Introduction to 'Hanging Fire'

NEW YORK, September 9, 2009 - Asia Society Museum Director Melissa Chiu introduces the Asia Society Museum exhibition Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art from Pakistan.

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Arts

'Hanging Fire' Roundtable (Excerpt)

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.)

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