Each week, we'll share a variety of videos, articles, webcasts, and more from around the web — all curated by Asia Society Texas Center staff to reflect the broad interests and goals of our mission. On Mondays, explore Business and Policy topics through a selection of videos, podcasts, and articles.

Webcast: The Belt, the Road, and the Coronavirus

ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE, March 26, 2020 — ASPI Vice President Danny Russel discusses the impact of coronavirus, and the possibility it may trigger a global recession, on the Belt and Road Initiative projects, on its host country populations and economies, and on China's plan to create new corridors of infrastructure to facilitate the flow of goods, services, and people around the world.

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Video: Tariffs: The Impact of Trade Wars on Art and Culture

NEW YORK, March 10, 2020 — Wendy Cutler, James Lally, and Amanda Rottenmund discuss how the U.S.-China trade conflict will affect the market for arts and culture.

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Podcast: Asia In-Depth: The Lesson from China

March 9, 2020 — Dr. Bruce Aylward, assistant director-general of the World Health Organization, led the WHO delegation to China in late February, visiting healthcare facilities and speaking with physicians and professionals on the frontlines of the outbreak. In this episode of Asia In-Depth, he speaks with Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski about what he saw on his trip and, as the virus becomes a truly global problem, what other countries can learn from China's experience.

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Video: The Future is Asian: Global Order in the 21st Century

HONG KONG, September 2, 2019 — Is the world ready for "Asia First"? From investment portfolios to Hollywood movies, no aspect of life is immune from Asianization. Parag Khanna, global strategy advisor, explained how Asia is reshaping the world.

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Business and Policy programs are endowed by Huffington Foundation. We give special thanks to Bank of America, Muffet Blake, Anne and Albert Chao, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Nancy Pollok Guinee, United Airlines, and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Business and Policy programs; Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher, Presenting Sponsors of Exhibitions; Dr. Ellen R. Gritz and Milton D. Rosenau and Wells Fargo, Presenting Sponsors of Performing Arts and Culture; and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Presenting Sponsor of the Japan Series. General support of programs and exhibitions is provided by The Brown Foundation, Inc., The Hearts Foundation, Inc., Houston Endowment, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, McKinsey & Company, Inc., National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Mary Lawrence Porter, as well as Friends of Asia Society.

About Asia Society at Home

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About Asia Society Texas Center

With 13 locations throughout the world, Asia Society is the leading educational organization promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among the peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and West. Asia Society Texas Center executes the global mission with a local focus, enriching and engaging the vast diversity of Houston through innovative, relevant programs in arts and culture, business and policy, education, and community outreach.