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Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Urges Spending
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Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Urges Spending

Video Excerpt: Morgan Stanley Asia Chairman Stephen Roach on why it would be a mistake for US to impose trade sanctions on China, at a talk in Hong Kong, January 15, 2009. (3 min., 55 sec.)
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Understanding the Mumbai Attacks
Policy

Understanding the Mumbai Attacks

NEW YORK, December 17, 2008 - Authors Salman Rushdie, Mira Kamdar, and Suketu Mehta discuss the November 2008 Mumbai, India terror attacks. Moderated by Rome Hartman of BBC World News America. (1 hr., 33 min.)
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Salman Rushdie on the Mumbai Attacks
Policy

Salman Rushdie on the Mumbai Attacks

Video Excerpt: Salman Rushdie discusses the "placement of the roots [of the attacks] in the concept of justice" and the condition of Kashmir, during a discussion at the Asia Society, Dec. 17, 2008.  (3 min., 19 sec.)
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Calligraphy as Art
Arts

Calligraphy as Art

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 - Islamic art scholars Oleg Grabar of the Institute for Advanced Study, and Glenn D. Lowry of the Museum of Modern Art, discuss what makes calligraphy art. (1 hr., 11 min.)
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David McCormick
Business

David McCormick

NEW YORK, December 16, 2008 - Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David McCormick on the threat posed by the financial crisis and how countries have begun cooperating to counter its effects.  (1 hr., 4 min.)
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North Korea Nuclear Talks
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North Korea Nuclear Talks

Video excerpt: US Asst. Sec. of State Christopher Hill explains how North Korea can benefit from "giving up its 30 kilos" of plutonium during his talk at the Asia Society Washington Center, Dec. 16, 2008. (1 min., 39 sec.)
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Amitav Ghosh (Complete)
Arts

Amitav Ghosh (Complete)

NEW YORK, December 15, 2008 - Novelist Amitav Ghosh and philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah discuss Ghosh's new historical novel Sea of Poppies. (1 hr., 23 min.)

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Amitav Ghosh on the Opium Wars
Arts

Amitav Ghosh on the Opium Wars

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2008 — Sea of Poppies author Amitav Ghosh discusses the origins of Great Britain's 19th-century opium trade between India and China. (2 min.)

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Securing the Afghan-Pakistan Border
Policy

Securing the Afghan-Pakistan Border

NEW YORK, December 10, 2008 - Barnett R. Rubin and Imtiaz Ali review the failings that have led to the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan and western Pakistan. (1 hr., 1 min.)
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Lessons from Loess
Policy

Lessons from Loess

Video Excerpt: John Liu discusses the devastated ecosystem of the Loess Plataeu, the subject of his film. (2 min., 24 sec.)
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Vietnamese American Creativity
Lifestyle

Vietnamese American Creativity

HOUSTON, November 21, 2008 - Andrew Lam, Chloe Dao, Dai Huynh, and Lan Tran talk about how the Vietnamese American experience shapes their creativity. (9 min., 31 sec.)
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John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)

John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)

John Burns on 1970s China (Complete)
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