In this week's episode, we will have the Former Foreign Minister of Singapore George Yeo share his thoughts on China’s relationship with the world and the publication of his book the Musings Series One, Two, and Three. George Yeo was invited by the the...

In this week's episode, we will look into Hong Kong’s anti-dog movement that climaxed during the ‘Hong Kong Clean Campaign’. Professor Catherine Chan from Lingnan University sheds light on the darker side of Hong Kong’s progressive seventies when thou...

In this week's episode, we will look into China’s post office. The make of it traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system and goes beyond the bounds of institutional history to explore the political manoeuvrings, econ...

In this week's episode, we will look into Japan’s overland invasion of India in 1944. David Allison is a lawyer whose interest lies in the military history of Commonwealth forces in Asia from the Second World War to the present. He tells us how the me...

In this week's episode, we will talk about China and the world economy. This year’s Two Sessions in Beijing provide an opportunity for us to refocus, re-evaluate, and re-envision China's economic trajectory and its relations with the world. The Univers...

In this week's episode, we will talk about the history of Chinese and Americans through the lens of sports. Professor Guoqi Xu from The University of Hong Kong discusses why the period 1890 to 1920 was so important in both Chinese and American history,...

In this week's episode, we will talk about Chinese women and business in twentieth-century China. Dr. Jackie Wang from The University of Hong Kong found out how the changing social norms of the era provided a fertile context for women to explore diffe...

In this week's episode, we will look into the living standards of pre-modern Japanese and Korean societies. Professor Duol Kim from Myongji University uses data on the height of Koryo dceased individuals who died on the street or in institutions withou...

In this week's episode, we’ll continue to look at the work of Yu Ying-shih. He is one of China’s most famous historians and is known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy. Professor Michael Puett from Harvard University will tel...

In this week's episode, we will look into the work of Yu Ying-shih. He is one of China’s most famous historians, and is known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy, his ability to synthesise them on a wide range of topics, and f...