Obama strikes clean energy deal with China Nov 18, 2009
"The progress they presented today is great, but doesn't go far enough to aggressively develop commercial (clean energy) power," says Scott Daniels of the Monitor Group, which last week released "A Roadmap for U.S.-China Collaboration on Carbon Capture and Sequestration report with the Asia Society and the Center for American Progress. "China is further along than the U.S. in advancing many of these technologies. " By Dan VerganoPhoto: Smoke rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power... (USA Today -- Tech)
Newsweek: Pakistan artists workwith violence Nov 8, 2009
But Rana's decision to use animal flesh as a stand-in for human also reflects the kind of political subtext increasingly common to the work of a new generation of internationally savvy Pakistani artists, a sampling of which are in Hanging Fire: Contemporary Art From Pakistan, the first major exhibition of contemporary Pakistani art in the United States (and currently on display at the Asia Society in New York). Throughout Pakistan's volatile 62-year history, artists and writers have often had to... (MSNBC -- International)
Report on US-China collaboration on carbon capture and sequestration Nov 5, 2009
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Julio Friedmann, in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, the Asia Society Center and with partner Monitor Group, today released the report, "A Roadmap for U.S.-China Collaboration on Carbon Capture and Sequestration.". The report provides a framework for long-term bilateral cooperation in the development and use of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies, and sets out the benefits of the job creation opportunities and consumer... (EurekAlert!)
Pakistans jihadist problem moves east Oct 23, 2009
A former Pakistani government official and current fellow at the Asia Society, Hassan Abbas, recently wrote, "Between March 2005 and March 2007 alone ... about 2,000 militants from southern and northern Punjab Province reportedly moved to South Waziristan." Interviews with jihadis in the region suggest that there are somewhere between 5,000 and 8,000 young men from southern Punjab fighting in Afghanistan and the tribal areas. Jihadis have also said that they were either recruited by or are... (MSNBC -- International)
Reevaluating Obama's North Korean Policy Sep 19, 2009
Jamie Metzl, Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, offers his insight. Photo. (CBS News)
China's massive clean coal bill Sep 5, 2009
The center and the New York-based Asia Society, a nonprofit group that promotes Asian-US relations, plan to release a separate report this month that proposes cooperation between the US and China on developing capture projects. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Confucius to teach Houstonians ancient Chinese philosophy Sep 3, 2009
Since Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity, the Houstonians and visitors from other parts of the county to the park will have a chance to read Confucius teachings for an ideal society of peace, prosperity, orderliness and mutual love, said Charles Forster, chairman of Asia Society, Texas Center. On Aug. 14, an article published by the Christian Science Monitor said that the "middle way" advocated by Confucius could... (Xinhuanet, China)
Vietnamese art exhibition to premiere in Houston Sep 1, 2009
The exhibit was co-organized by The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and Asia Society in New York, which worked with nine museums in Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture. The show will travel to New York next year and be on view at Asia Society Feb. 2-May 2, 2010. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
* A new Sino-American relationship? Aug 30, 2009
Orville Schell is director of the Center on US-China Relations at the Asia Society. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 519 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
US inches toward dialogue with NKorea Aug 26, 2009
Asia Society scholar John Delury, who recently returned from a five-day trip to North Korea, said he was struck by the warm welcome that North Koreans extended to him and other US visitors. "It did suggest to me that the environment in North Korea is one where they're getting indicators that a thaw is occurring," said Delury, associate director of the New York-based Asia Society's Center on US-China Relations. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Nemazee, Political Fundraiser, Charged With $74 Million Fraud on Citigroup Aug 26, 2009
The online site lists affiliations with institutions including the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy, the Asia Society, Harvards Center for International Affairs and Nemazee Hospital in Shiraz, Iran, which was built into a modern facility by his father, Mohamed Nemazee, according to the. The case is U.S. v. Nemazee, 09-mag-1927, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). (Bloomberg -- US)
A Sydney curator takes art to New York Aug 20, 2009
Baume joins an influential circle of Australians, including Michael Brand, the director of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and Melissa Chiu, the head of New York's Asia Society Museum. Baume expects the global financial downturn to figure in his plans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Vanessa's Problem Body Part Jul 6, 2009
Just minutes before the official announcement that Kobe Bryant would remain with remain with the Los Angeles Lakers for the coming season, Bryant accepted an award from Asia Society Southern California honoring his commitment to creating goodwill and understanding between the US and China through his philanthropic work in both countries at a dinner in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. Mike Tyson putting on a brave face despite the recent loss of his daughter by enjoying dinner in the main dining room at... (Fox News)
* Worlds center of gravity shifts from the Atlantic to the Pacific Jul 4, 2009
Jamie Metzl is executive vice president of the Asia Society and a former member of the US National Security Council during the Bill Clinton administration. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE This story has been viewed 400 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
S.F. suits by online travel sites draw interest May 26, 2009
-- The relationship between Taiwan and China, in which the United States and California have great interest, is the subject of a panel discussion Thursday, sponsored by the Asia Society, the World Affairs Council and USF's Center of the Pacific Rim. 5. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
* Tiananmen Square revisited May 25, 2009
John Delury is associate director of the Center on US-China Relations and director of the China Boom Project at the Asia Society. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Zardari's gifts comewith nuclear glow May 21, 2009
Pakistan needs up to $50 billion over the next five years to avoid an economic meltdown, according to a report recently released by The Asia Society, a US think-tank. The report said the global economic crisis risked further weakening Pakistan's civilian government, which has little control over tribal areas that have become safe havens for al-Qaeda. (Asia Times Online)
Despite Setback, Asean Has Important Role May 5, 2009
Simon SC Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and, for 2009, Schwartz Fellow with the Asia Society in New York. Rights. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
High-tech Mexico offices adapt to flu threat May 1, 2009
The Asia Society of Northern California and the Bay Area Council are hosting a one-day conference in San Francisco Friday, featuring specialists from the U.S., China and elsewhere in Asia who are looking to mitigate this contribution to global warming. The conference, "Scaling Up: From Green Buildings to Green Cities in the U.S. and China," brings together a star-studded cast of technologists, architects, business executives and policy makers from the Bay Area and beyond. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Michelle Obama's First 100 Days Apr 30, 2009
21st Century Ambassador: , president, Asia Society. The Other Community Organizer: , professor of law, Harvard University. (Slate)
Report says Pakistan needs up to $50 bln in aid Apr 3, 2009
The Asia Society, whose chairman was Richard Holbrooke until he was appointed U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan in January, convened a task force to compile the report: "Back from the Brink? A Strategy for Stabilizing Afghanistan-Pakistan.". The report, made public on Thursday, was provided to President Barack Obama's administration before he unveiled his strategy on Afghanistan last week. (AlertNet)
High five: Messages from North Korea Mar 19, 2009
" The renunciation of nuclear weapons programs, as the US has often asked the North to do, has earned nations such as Libya little of the rewards promised in return by the US. The New York Times reported on March 10 that five years after it halted its nuclear weapons programs, Libya has charged the US with doing little to fulfill promises of compensation. 5. Eventual reunification With the satellite launch the movement for the long-elusive reunification of the divided Korean Peninsula will... (Asia Times Online)
China Reluctant to Lead Mar 19, 2009
Orville Schell, director for US-China relations at the Asia Society, points out that, despite China's tremendous success in overcoming poverty and pursuing development over the last two decades, the country still lags in self-confidence ... Orville Schell is director of the Center for US-China Relations at the Asia Society and founder of "The Initiative for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change.". (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Expert: China, U.S. should jointly tackle economic crisis Feb 28, 2009
China and the United States are two essential players in the world economy and are "in the same boat" as the worldwide economic meltdown is hurting both, speakers said at Tiger Ball 2009, a half-day conference hosted by the Asia Society ... Orville Schell, director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China relations, said the United States and China should join hands first in handling the economic crisis, and then cooperate on climate change and other issues of common interest. (Xinhuanet, China)
Great potential for China and US to jointly tackle climate change Feb 20, 2009
"Our mutual economic engagement with China was evident during the economic growth of the past two decades. It is even clearer now in economic hard times and in the array of global challenges we face from nuclear security to climate change to pandemic disease and so much else," said Clinton in her speech at the Asia Society New York Headquarters on Feb. 13. Zhang Haibin, Director of the Center for International Organizations Studies of Peking University, said that climate change is high on... (Xinhuanet, China)
* Clinton can usher in real change Feb 20, 2009
As she said in a pre-trip speech at the Asia Society in New York: Collaboration on clean energy and greater efficiency offers a real opportunity to deepen the overall US-Chinese relationship ... Orville Schell is director of the Asia Societys Center on US-China Relations and a coauthor of the recent report Road-map on US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change, issued by the Asia Society and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Clinton leaves for Asia... Feb 16, 2009
In her first foreign policy speech delivered before the New York-based Asia Society, Clinton said she also is "ready to help prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons in Asia.". Clinton said North Korea's nuclear program remains "the most acute challenge to stability in northeast Asia.". (The Drudge Report)
Clinton makes first visit to Asia Feb 16, 2009
"I hope to signal that we need strong partners across the Pacific, just as we need strong partners across the Atlantic," she said at the Asia Society in New York. "We are, after all, both a trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific power.". (BBC News -- Americas)
Clinton doubts extent of N. Korea's uranium effort Feb 16, 2009
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Asia Society on Friday in New York ... U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Asia Society on Friday in New York. (Insight on the News)
Clinton says China not an adversary Feb 14, 2009
"Some believe that China on the rise is, by definition, an adversary. To the contrary - we believe that the and China can benefit from and contribute to each other's successes," she said in a speech at the Asia Society in New York - her first major address since taking office ... GETTY IMAGES Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves to members and guests of the Asia Society in New York City on Friday ... GETTY IMAGES Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves to members and guests of... (Insight on the News)
Plane crashes in U.S. New York state, 50 dead Feb 14, 2009
In New York, Clinton told a gathering at the Asia Society that Eckert was one of the "principal champions of the idea of the creation of the 911 commission." She thanked her for "all she did in the midst of her own tragedy.". The Continental Airlines issued a statement early Friday expressing sadness concerning the crash. (Xinhuanet, China)
Clinton to N. Korea: No provocations Feb 14, 2009
Clinton spoke to the Asia Society on the eve of a trip to Japan, Indonesia, South Korea and China her first in her new job. She sought to reassure Japan, the top U.S. ally in the region, on one of its top concerns, promising to meet with the families of Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AP News in Brief Feb 14, 2009
Clinton spoke to New York's Asia Society on the eve of a trip to visit China, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea her first as secretary of state and noted that their major economies and huge populations will be critical to turning around the global financial crisis. She declared that President Barack Obama's administration is "ready to work with leaders in Asia to resolve the economic crisis that threatens the Pacific as much as any other region, ready to strengthen our historic partnerships and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Clinton's first destination as secretary of State: a rising Asia Feb 13, 2009
In a new report, the Asia Society calls for climate change to become the center of US-China relations, while some human rights activists want democratization, religious freedom, or the impact of China-Sudan relations on Darfur to top Clinton's priorities. But some big-picture security experts say the secretary of State has to be pragmatic, especially in the midst of a global financial crisis and when the US needs Beijing's cooperation on issues like Iran and North Korea. (Christian Science Monitor)
