11 Oct 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. ZHOU Xun
Assistant Research Professor
School of Humanities, University of Hong Kong
Topic: The hidden story of the Great Famine in China under MAO
The history of the Great Famine in China (1958 - 1962) under MAO has long been obscured by official taboos and restricted access to prima...
27 Sep 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panelists:
Angie LAU
Reporter, Bloomberg Television
Mariko SANCHANTA
Senior Editor, The Wall Street Journal Asia
Asha PHILLIPS
Senior Editor, Storyful
David BANDURSKI
Researcher at China Media Project, a project of The Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong
Roy SEKOFF
...
4 Sep 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Panelists:
Albert CHENG
Founder, President, Editor in Chief, Digital Broadcasting Corporation
Claudia MO
Freelance journalist and university lecturer
Allen CHENG
Institutional Investor's Asia Bureau Chief and Managing Director for the magazine division in Asia, Editor in Chief of IIChina.com
MAK ...
29 Aug 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Authors: Matthew FLYNN and Doug WOODRING
Topic: Water Margin Hong Kong’s Link to the Sea
Water Margin is a timely reminder of the special relationship between Hong Kong and the waters that surround it. Hong Kong was born because of its location on the southern coast of China, dotted with beautifu...
27 Aug 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Gerard LEMOS
Author / Former Chairman, The British Council
Topic: What do people in China want and will they get it?
Gerard LEMOS, author of “The End of the Chinese Dream: Why Chinese people fear the future”, spent several months in the South West of China far from the shiny, prosperous ...
24 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Howard FRENCH
Associate Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Former Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Topic: Haphazard Empire: Encounters with China's Migrants to Africa
In recent years, China's deepening relationship with Africa has become one of the most wi...
4 Jul 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Johnny Yui-siu LAU
Independent Political Commentator
Topic: Self censorship in Hong Kong: how worried should we be?
The South China Morning Post has come under the spotlight as the world considers the state of Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms on the 15th anniversary of its handover to Chi...
21 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Mark MOBIUS
Executive Chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group
Topic: MOBIUS on emerging market
The traditional dominance of the G7 countries continue to be challenged by emerging nations like China and Brazil, especially as the Eurozone crisis grips the global economy. Mark ...
20 Jun 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mark O’ NEILL
Author & Journalist
Topic: Boxer Rebellion, Manchurian Plague, Japanese Invasion and House Arrest: 45 years of an Irish Missionary Life in Liaoning 1897 to 1942
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1870, Frederick O’NEILL went to Liaoning in 1897 to serve as a missiona...
31 May 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ruchir SHARMA
Managing Director, Head of Global Emerging Markets Equity team
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Topic: Breakout Nations: in pursuit of the next economic miracles
Mr. SHARMA will talk about the main themes in his new bestseller, “Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next ...
