The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong

YouTube video by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong Club Breakfast – Breakfast Briefing with Pankaj Mishra, Co-Founder of Equator.org

Speaking at an FCC breakfast event, Mishra shared his critiques of legacy media in the US & UK, as well as his take on the state of democracy in Western nations.

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Pankaj Mishra is an essayist & novelist, as well as a longtime contributor to various legacy publications. He's recently helped launch Equator.org, a magazine that aims to "create a more cosmopolitan home for thought and art than Western periodicals."

YouTube video by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong Club Lunch – DEI Book Talk: Bond (2024) by Greg Morley

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To explain why #inclusion efforts in the workplace still matter, Greg Morley, #DEI expert & author of "BOND: Belonging and the Keys to Inclusion and Connection" (2024), spoke at the FCC, drawing from his decades of HR experience working for GE, Disney, Hasbro, & other large corporations.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) has become a cultural flashpoint across the world with varying levels of public interest & discourse. In the #US, support for DEI has declined due to new policies put forth by the #Trump administration which views DEI as a threat to American society.

The Correspondent, January 2026

Read all about this once-in-a-lifetime FCC love story where Wang & Allen share their first impressions of each other, what it was like to get married at the FCC + their tips for maintaining a successful relationship.

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Eudora Wang, a former Clare Hollingworth Fellow & current FCC member, met James Allen in Bert's Bar in 2018. Unbeknownst to the both of them at the time, they would begin dating the following year & eventually got married last October in the FCC's Main Dining Room in front of all their loved ones.

YouTube video by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong Club Lunch – Book Talk: Prison Letters (2024) by Bruce Aitken

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Aitken spoke about his book alongside fellow prison faith experts at an FCC Club Lunch moderated by Jay Ganglani, a former Clare Hollingworth Fellow & member of the Club's Professional Committee.

Aitken is also the author of "Prison Letters: With God's Love, I Can Scale these Walls" which was published by Christian Faith publishing in 2024. The book offers a glimpse into how Hong Kong's prisoners overcome their difficulties & grow in their faith while serving time.

Bruce Aitken first arrived in Hong Kong in 1972 & since then has become a spiritual mentor for the city's foreign prisoners. As host of "The Hour of Love - Prison Visitation on the Air" which is on every Sunday night on AM 1044, Aitken relays prayers of encouragement for those behind bars.

YouTube video by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong Club Lunch: Book Talk – Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI (2025)

Speaking at an FCC Club Lunch, she elaborated on her investigative reporting on OpenAI’s internal management & business strategies + how the company’s decision-making has impacted lives within & beyond the tech world.

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Her latest book Empire of AI (2025) uncovers the behind-the-scenes story that shocked the entire tech industry – Sam Altman’s sudden firing and triumphant return to OpenAI.

When AI expert & investigative journalist @karenhao.bsky.social first began covering OpenAI in 2019, she thought they were the good guys. Through her investigative reporting, she found OpenAI to be the leader of a new & ominous age of empire in which only a small handful of companies can compete.

The Correspondent, January 2026

Stories in this edition feature this year's Clare Hollingworth Fellows, the history behind the FCC's previous premises on Conduit Road, an FCC love story, plus the Club's upcoming Wall Exhibitions and F&B events.

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The very first 2026 issue of The Correspondent is now available!

Trump’s economic policies to improve US trade deficit ‘will fail’ says Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz By Hugo Novales It’s not often that a Nobel laureate visits the FCC. Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, visited Hong Kong in mid-November for t...

Alongside FCC First Vice President Karen Koh, Professor Stiglitz first gave his overall impressions of Trump’s economic policies since he took office in January 2025.

In full: www.fcchk.org/trumps-econo...

It’s not often that a #Nobel laureate visits the FCC.

Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, visited #HongKong for the International Forum on China’s Economy and Policy 2025 & came to speak at the FCC while in town.

CPJ documented a total of 330 journalists behind bars globally in connection with their work on December 1, 2025. Five journalists who were released in recent years spoke with CPJ about the horror they experienced behind bars.

Learn more in CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org?p=553128

Up-close and personal with Tyler Brûlé, editorial director of Monocle By Hugo Novales What makes a good magazine? Is the glossy finish on the cover? The immaculately styled photoshoots and exclusive interviews? Tyler Brûlé, editorial director of Monocle magazi...

The FCC had the rare chance to have an intimate, wide-ranging conversation with Tyler Brûlé, Editorial Director of Monocle, at a Club Lunch moderated by Correspondent Board Governor Lee Williamson.

In full: www.fcchk.org/up-close-and...

Since 2007, Monocle has strived to perfect the modern-day magazine. Published 10 times a year, each issue gives updates on global affairs, business, culture & more.

Monocle has since expanded its empire, offering shops & cafés across the world — including Hong Kong International Airport & Wan Chai.

Should the world fear China? No says Zhou Bo, author and retired PLA officer, at the FCC By Hugo Novales China’s rise has been documented in Western media as a threat to global stability, especially through the lens of observers in Washington DC. Regardless of their political di...

But should the world actually fear China?

Zhou Bo – a retired Senior Colonel of the People’s Liberation Army, senior fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, & author – says otherwise.

In full: www.fcchk.org/should-the-w...

China’s rise has been documented in Western media as a threat to global stability, especially in Washington DC. Regardless of their political differences, both Democrats & Republicans agree that China’s growing influence is a problem & that the US needs to safeguard its position as a global leader.

David Webb: Webb-site shareholder activism, Hong Kong economics and corporate governance

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An FCC Farewell from David Webb, the Founder of Webb-site.com By Hugo Novales, FCC In-House Journalist David Webb first arrived in Hong Kong in 1991 as a young investment banker, unaware that his new, two-year assignment would turn into a lifetime. He ...

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YouTube video by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong Club Lunch: A Farewell Fireside Chat with David Webb, Founder of Webb-site.com

YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7md...

Rest in peace, David Webb. The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong, would like to express our deepest condolences to David's family and loved ones at this time. Thank you, David, for your contributions to our Club and Hong Kong. You will be missed.

Watch The Stringer: The Man Who Took The Photo | Netflix Official Site What's the origin of an iconic Vietnam War photo? This documentary investigates the authorship of an era-defining image.

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Behind the Napalm Girl photo controversy: memory, ethics & myths of the photo of the century

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The Correspondent, July 2025

Read "Whispers of Saigon" on pages 20-23 of the July issue of The Correspondent: issuu.com/fcchk/docs/t...