July 18, 2021
Stephen Vines’ prescient new book pulls few punches as it traces the furious face-off between Hong Kong and the motherland. By Mark Jones
The breakneck speed of recent events in Hong Kong now has a book that manages to keep up. Stephen Vines’ account of the past three years takes us well into 20...
July 17, 2021
What do a Swede, a Singaporean, a surveyor and a solicitor have in common? The FCC, of course.
Rebecca Bailey
I moved to Hong Kong last November to join AFP as a news editor (and as it turned out, bassist in the newsroom band, The Wires.) I also produce the “Asia Matters” podcas...
July 10, 2021
Known for its free-flow virtual discussions and debates, Clubhouse has become a valuable resource for curious audiophiles in an era of isolation. By Erin Hale
Chances are you’ve heard of the “invite-only” app Clubhouse – or maybe you’ve already tuned in.
Unlike Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn o...
July 7, 2021
It is lamentable that there was no shortage of entries for the 25th edition of the Human Rights Press Awards, which are organised by the FCC, Amnesty International and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. But as Rhea Mogul reports, the high standard of submissions was inspirational.
At the h...
July 7, 2021
Journalists shopping around for a new home base in Asia may find that the Little Red Dot has thick red lines. Alexis Ong reports from Singapore.
Beijing is no longer a spectre that looms over Hong Kong, but a very tangible presence in the form of the National Security Law, which came into ef...
7 Jul 2021 08:00 PM — 09:00 PM
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT
Book Talk – ‘The Chinese Communist Party: A Century in Ten Lives’
SPEAKER
HANS VAN DE VEN
Professor of Modern Chinese History, Cambridge University
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
8:00pm HKT on Zoom
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June 30, 2021
China’s income disparity and environmental degradation are the biggest challenges currently facing the ruling Chinese Communist Party at the 100th anniversary of its founding, said Shanghai-based venture capitalist and political scientist Eric X. Li, who vigorously defended the party’s style of g...
23 Feb 2021 08:00 AM — 09:00 AM
ONLINE ZOOM BREAKFAST EVENT
Book Talk – ‘Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now’
SPEAKER
EVAN OSNOS
Author
Tuesday, Feburary 23, 2021
8:00am HKT on Zoom
Joseph R. Biden has been in American public life for four and a half ...
26 Feb 2021 08:00 AM — 09:00 AM
ONLINE ZOOM BREAKFAST EVENT
Why I Founded the Bauhinia Party
SPEAKER
DR. LI SHAN
Chairman, Bauhinia Party
Friday, February 26, 2021
8:00am HKT on Zoom
The launch last year of the new Bauhinia Party in Hong Kong has stirred intense cur...
29 Jun 2021 08:00 PM — 09:00 PM
ONLINE ZOOM EVENT
Can the Chinese Communist Party Rule for Another 100 Years?
SPEAKER
ERIC LI
Venture Capitalist and Political Scientist
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
8:00pm HKT on Zoom
The Chine...
