February 9, 2016 Creating a 25,000 foot 'Vertical University' in Nepal Between 1990 and 2005, Nepal lost 25 percent of its forest cover to haphazard urbanization, a lack of sustainable economic alternatives, inadequate support to organic farmers, and climate change. In an interview with Asia Blog accompanied by photos, Asia 21 Young Leader Rajeev Goyal discusses how he’s trying to counter this trend through a Himalayan biodiversity “university” illustrating that environmental conservation, livelihood, and education “are not mutually exclusive.” Read the article/See photos Senior Japanese Official: North Korea is a 'Crying Baby' At Asia Society in New York last week, Deputy ‎Foreign Minister of Japan Shinsuke Sugiyama urged the ‎international community to move beyond condemnations of North Korea for its repeated flouting of global agreements and take the "further significant measures" that are called for in U.N. Security Council resolutions. Without such measures, Sugiyama said, "the crying baby wouldn't listen." Read the article/watch video Video Gives Sneak Peek of Kamakura Exhibit Asia Society in New York has kicked off its Season of Japan with the opening of Kamakura: Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan, showcasing one of the country's most significant artistic periods by examining the interplay of realism and the sacred in more than 30 Buddhist sculptures. In this video, get a sneak preview of what the Wall Street Journal has called a “stellar” exhibition. Watch the video Upcoming Events New York: Origami Demonstration with Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander, 2/12 Houston: Family Day: Lunar New Year, 2/13 New York: CEO Forum: Featuring Andrew Wu of LVMH Greater China, 2/16 Become a Member Donate Now                  Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society, All rights reserved.  www.asiasociety.org