14 Mar 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
Trump's Tax Law And How It Will Affect U.S. Expats
SPEAKER
Larry Lipsher
an American CPA
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
A new tax act takes hold in the United States, the first act of its kind ...
March 7, 2018
China’s media industry must do more to combat sexual harassment, according to a report that found that more than three-quarters of female journalists surveyed had been subjected to unwanted advances in the course of their work.
The #MeToo campaign in China. Photo: Handout
The online survey, A ...
March 6, 2018
Beijing’s move to curb Hong Kong’s democratic freedoms while still trying to maintain confidence among businesses is unsustainable, according to Hong Kong’s top barrister.
Philip Dykes, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, gave a talk on the rule of law. Photo: Sarah Graham/FCC
Philip Dy...
February 28, 2018
Women are going to rule the world, predicts a male author and analyst, and it’s largely thanks to empowerment through education.
Author and analyst Surjit S. Bhalla put forward the case that education is the unifying factor behind the decline of poverty and rise of equality. Photo: Sarah Graha...
February 22, 2018
The images in the exhibition are part of a global project undertaken by Xyza Bacani to explore the intersection between migration and human rights. The project is supported by the Pulitzer Center. Bacani is a Filipino street photographer and a Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellow, known for her ...
February 22, 2018
Professional photographers in the past decade or so have had to struggle with declining markets for their photos as publications around the world have faded in the face of online competition. One way around this for many photographers has been to produce books, nearly always associated with an ac...
February 20, 2018
Student protesters were getting increasingly gun-shy as jail sentences were handed out during January. Even Joshua Wong, who was awaiting appeal for his previous conviction, was jailed for three months on a separate case.
Bailed democracy activists Joshua Wong (C) and Nathan Law (L) speak to th...
February 15, 2018
Pollution and over-use of the Ganges is seeing one of the world’s great rivers heading in the direction of other East Asian rivers that have been made unusable at a time when water quality and shortages are becoming critical — unless something is done about it.
A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip ...
February 13, 2018
The latest group of members to join the FCC is, as always, an interesting bunch. The membership committee meets regularly to go through the applications and are always impressed by the diversity of the prospective members. As you would expect there’s a healthy mix of Journalists and Associates – ...
26 Feb 2018 12:30 PM
TALK
The Transformation Age –
Education, Women, Inflation
SPEAKER
Surjit S. Bhalla
Senior India Analyst, Observatory Group
Part Time Member, Economic Advisory Council, India
Monday, February 26, 2018
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
Verandah
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