April 20, 2018
Shanghai in the lead-up to World War Two was a hotbed of writers and journalists covering an infinitely bigger China story than is being covered today, according to the author of a new book about the city during that time.
Acclaimed writer Paul French recounts tales from old Shanghai at the FC...
April 12, 2018
The international news wire Agence France-Presse is looking for an enterprising Anglophone correspondent to join its team in Beijing, covering a wide range of issues in China for a huge global audience.
The role includes covering daily breaking news and writing longer, more in-depth analyses and ...
25 Apr 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
From Coral Reefs to Carbon Markets:
A Writer’s Adventure
SPEAKER
Paula DiPerna
Producer/Writer
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Ms. DiPerna spoke about how her work as a writer and film producer l...
April 10, 2018
Hong Kong’s deteriorating rule of law and human rights environment will come under the spotlight as the SAR is profiled in a landmark submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on China.
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam's v...
19 Apr 2018 06:45 PM
TALK
City of Devils:
Warlordism, War, Journalism And
The High Life In Old Shanghai
SPEAKER
Paul French
Author/Journalist
Thursday, April 19, 2018
6:45pm for 7:00pm – Dinner
7:30pm – Address
1st Floor
Paul French will tell the extraordinary tale of...
March 22, 2018
The way in which we measure the health of our economies needs to change in order to maximise what actually matters: our welfare, according to a new book by a leading financial writer.
David Pilling, talked about his new book, The Growth Delusion: Wealth, Poverty, and the Well-Being of Nations,...
March 21, 2018
Three months ago, Myanmar police invited two Reuters reporters to a restaurant in northern Yangon. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been investigating the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men who were buried in a mass grave after being hacked to death or shot by ethnic Rakhine Buddhist villagers and sold...
March 19, 2018
The fight to save global free trade in the face of rising protectionism is in the hands of the young, who have known only globalisation, says Australia’s trade minister.
Steven Ciobo MP, Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, spoke of the virtues of globalisation at the FCC. Ph...
March 12, 2018
Ireland will not be following Britain’s lead and leaving the European Union next year, said its deputy prime minister, who described the United Kingdom’s decision to leave as a ‘tragedy’.
Tánaiste Simon Coveney spoke passionately about Ireland's position on Brexit. Photo: Sarah Graham/FCC
The ...
19 Mar 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Why Protectionists Will Not Win:
Australia Champions Open Trade
SPEAKER
The Hon. Steven Ciobo MP
Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment
Monday, March 19, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Rising protect...
