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China's economic power has been growing for decades. The capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping quickly transformed China into the world's fastest-growing major economy, with growth rates averaging 10% annually. But in recent years the so-called China miracle has begun to slow down. The Covid-19 pandemic and the default of property giant Evergrande (the world's most indebted property developer) are among the factors that have economists and politicians around the world asking: Is China's economy in big trouble? As we enter 2024 President Xi Jinping faces some formidable challenges: slow growth, high youth unemployment and a domestic property market in turmoil. In May 2024 renowned economist Keyu Jin came to Intelligence Squared to help us all make sense of the problems China faces. In conversation with the BBC's Jonny Dymond at London's Asia House, she explained how the success or failure of China's economy will have profound consequences for the rest of the world. Some argue that a more vulnerable China will seek better relations with the United States and the West. Others say economic weakness could make the country more aggressive and therefore more likely to invade Taiwan. Either way it has never been more important for us to understand the Chinese economy. This recording is part of The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook series of events made in partnership with Guinness Global Investors, an independent British fund manager that helps both individuals and institutions harness the future drivers of growth to achieve their investment goals. To find out more visit: https://www.guinnessgi.com/ If you would like to attend The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook's next event, visit www.IntelligenceSquared.com/attend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy is joined by journalist Dr. Leta Hong Fincher to discuss her book, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China, as well as recent changes in Chinese gender relations, and the courageous women defying their state in search of a more equitable future.Dr. Leta Hong Fincher has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Dissent Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and others. As a long-time TV and radio journalist based in China, she won the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award, the Cowan Award for Humanitarian Reporting and other journalism honors for her reporting. The 10th anniversary edition of Leta's first book, Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China (2023), was named one of the best books of 2023 by China Books Review. Leta's second book, Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China, was named one of the best books of the year by Vanity Fair, Newsweek, Foreign Policy Interrupted, Bitch Media and Autostraddle; it was also a New York Times “New and Noteworthy” pick. The New York Public Library named Betraying Big Brother one of its “essential reads on feminism” in 2020. The original edition of her book Leftover Women was named one of the top 5 China books of the year by the Asia Society's ChinaFile and one of the best Asian books of the year by Asia House. It was on the New York Times list of recommended books on China in 2018 and on Book Riot's list of 21 recommended Chinese history books in 2021.Leta is the first American to receive a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University's Department of Sociology in Beijing. She graduated from Harvard University magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations and won a Harvard Foundation award for contribution to race relations. She was awarded a Shaw fellowship and Walter Shorenstein fellowship for her master's degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University. She is currently a Research Associate at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.

The story of Jane Kwok Chinese name Wu Ming Ting. Born Shanghai 1928 She is 94 years old. Formby Podcast interviewed at her home in Crosby November 2022. Jane was one of 6 children, girls and boys, born and raised in Shanghai during a time of massive cultural change and unrest in China. Educated in speaking 5 different languages - regional dialects from China, Mandarin, Cantonese, English and French, Lucy got a job working with China National Aviation Corporation as an air hostess. During her travels with the job she met her husband and moved to the UK living in Crosby. Working, caring for family, bringing up 4 girls. China was ruled one family during the Qing Dynasty from 1643 - 1912. In 1900, China's glory days were behind her. China was a nation in decline. In 1900, China was heavily controlled by foreign nations who tended to dominate the ports such as Shanghai. China was ruled by the Qing family, though the family is better known as the Manchu's. 1912 - 1949 Chinese Republic was formed. 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China. Communism crept over China. Jane's memory of her mother was that she could not walk. Foot binding had began and became a fashion in China's educated soceity in the 1200s . Binding girls feet is one of the most vivid images from China. The culture of foot binding girl's feet was a custom demanded by society. “In Chinese society, it was the only way forward for women,” says Farrell. “They did it because they thought it would give them a better future, a better life.” Jo Farrell - photography published in The Guardian written by Jack Mills The Guardian Mon 15 Jun 2015 02.00 EDT The photographer Jo Farrell tracked down 50 surviving women whose feet had been bound. Many could no longer walk, and kept their disfigurement hidden. Her images reveal the survivors' strength, determination – and hope Unbound: China's last ‘lotus feet' – in pictures Foot binding was embedded in Chinese Culture - Jo Farrell reports - ‘Guo's mother was unwilling to bind her feet, so at the age of 15 she bound her own. She had watched how her own mother did it and copied her. All her small toes are broken underneath the sole, but ultimately she didn't manage to reduce the length of the feet.Jo Farrell Living History: Bound Feet Women of China," talk
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http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/15/the-last-women-in-china-with-bound-feet How were the feet bound? Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet, and the shoes made for these feet were known as lotus shoes. www.wikipedia.org Why did the Chinese stop foot binding? From https://www.britannica.com › science Opposition to the practice became more widespread when missionaries to China argued that it was cruel; missionaries also pointed out that the rest of the world looked down on it. After the Nationalist Revolution in 1911, footbinding was outlawed in 1912.Oct 10, 2022 Interviewed by Formby Podcast in 2022 for ‘Catching Voices' Would you like to be on Catching Voices? Contact FormbyPodcast@gmail.com Thanks to Lisa Clayson for arranging this incredible interview and for sharing her family story. Thank you to Wu Ming Ting /Jane Kwok Note References Jo Farrell - photography published in The Guardian written by Jack Mills The Guardian Mon 15 Jun 2015 Jo Farrell Photographer Living History: Bound Feet Women of China," talk
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Liz Truss steers away from her original plans for the economy after weeks of market turmoil, and says she will have to deliver economic stability 'in a different way'. We listen to the interview she gave to the BBC, the first since the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what's been described as the biggest ever U-turn in British economic policy. China delays the release of key economic figures amid the Chinese Communist Party. Zhouchen Mao, head of research and advisory at Asia House, tells us more. Kanye West is to buy the conservative social media app Parler. We hear more details from Rachel Lerman, tech reporter at The Washington Post. And Brazilians who don't support current president Jair Bolsonaro can now search for love without having to ask suitors about their political stance. Alex Felipelli is the founder of Lefty, a dating app just for them. He explains why he created it. (Picture: Liz Truss. Picture credit: BBC News.)

China delays the release of key economic figures amid its five-yearly decisive political meeting, where the Chinese Communist Party has outlined its priorities for the economy. We hear more from Zhouchen Mao, head of research and advisory at Asia House, a think tank based in London. The UK Prime Minister Liz Truss insists that recent U-turns in her economic policies haven't damaged her leadership. In an interview with the BBC, she says she has “fixed” her mistakes and that preserving economic stability is now her "priority". Arbor Financial Service's Peter Jankowskis joins us from Illinois to tell us about the markets' reaction to Britain's new economic route. After the pandemic, many women in rural parts of the North Indian state of Punjab are now struggling to pay back microloans, falling in a debt trap. World Business Report's Devina Gupta travels there to find out more. The conservative social media app Parler has announced rapper Kanye West is buying the platform. Rachel Lerman, tech reporter at The Washington Post, tells us more. And the division ahead of the Brazilian Presidential election's run-off has reached the love scene. Lefty is a dating app for people who oppose current president Jair Bolsonaro. Its founder, Alex Felipelli, explains why he felt the need to bring it to the market.

In August 2022, Fazz Financial, the Southeast Asia group formed out of the merger of rural Indonesia fintech Payfazz and payments infrastructure fintech Xfers back in 2019, rebranded to Fazz, bringing together access to their ecosystem's various entities into one business account offering, and later announced raising US$100 million in Series C to build on this next step for the fintech group. We go on call with Fazz Business heads Zack Yap (Singapore) and Hendoko Kwik (Indonesia) to talk about this evolution, what it means for their customers across Singapore and Indonesia, how this fits into the emerging wave of fintech stacks for businesses in a challenging market for financial management, as well as how they have evolved as leaders having been founding team members of Xfers and Modal Rakyat (P2P lending) respectively. Check out our previous calls with other Fazz leaders, and find out how you can join their growing team. Transcript Timestamps (02:13) Joining and Growing in the Fazz Family; (06:10) Fazz on the Fast Lane: Implications of a “House of Fintech”s Rebranding Under One Focus; (14:31) Singapore and Indonesia Parallels on the Fintech for Business Landscape; (19:03) From Founding Team to Growth Stage Management: Professional Growth in Hypergrowth Venture-Backed Companies; (22:29) Future of Financial Services for Businesses; (26:48) Rapid Fire Round; About our guests Zack Yap is an experienced product manager and engineer with more than a decade's career in tech companies. He was Xfers' first product manager then eventually became Head Product Manager and now leads Fazz Business in Singapore. Hendoko Kwik has a decade of experience in SME banking in various Indonesia banks before co-founding P2P lending business Modal Rakyat. He became CEO of Modal Rakyat and now also leads Fazz Business in Indonesia. He is also a co-founder and commissioner at Verihubs. Music: Energetic and Upbeat Rock Background Music For Videos and Workouts The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any Insignia Ventures fund. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/oncallinsignia/message

In this episode Gary Mansfield speaks to James Vaulkhard (@jamesvaulkhard)   James Vaulkhard holds a BA degree in History of Art from Leeds University, and has both trained and taught at Charles Cecil Studios and Studio Della Statua in Florence, Italy. Here, he gained a formidable reputation for his ability to embrace and manifest traditional techniques in both portraiture and sculpture. Notably, upon his graduation in 2013, Vaulkhard was commissioned to participate in a bridge project between Italy and Kenya, developing the preliminary studies for The Sacred Heart Cathedral Kericho in collaboration with local Kenyan sculptors.   In his most recent work, Vaulkhard has combined techniques developed in both these series of works and married them to the aesthetic arena of Japanese art, specifically addressing the mysterious concept of Ma or negative space. The result is a series of abstract landscapes intended to draw the viewer deeper into nature via an overwhelming visual cacophony that seeks to communicate the vast potentialities that exist between the elements.   ‘World Waxed Green' opens at Asia House on 23-28 March and is curated by MC Llamas   For more information on the work of James Vaulkhard go to https://www.jamesvaulkhard.com/     To Support this podcast from as little as £3 per month: www.patreon/ministryofarts   For full line up of confirmed artists go to https://www.ministryofarts.org Email: ministryofartsorg@gmail.com Social Media: @ministryofartsorg  

Join Matt Saba for a fascinating conversation about the magnificent palaces built by the Abbasid Caliphs of Iraq.  This dynasty realised that kingdoms invariably rose and fell, and that the longest lasting legacy of the reign would be literature.This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House and the Barakat Trust exploring the arts and cultures of the Islamic World. Converging Paths is generously supported by the Altajir Trust and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's Education Programme.

May Al-Ibrashy, conservation architect and founder of Megawra Built Environment Collective and al-Athar Lina (Heritage is Ours!), talks to us about the projects she is leading to preserve historic Cairo, putting the community first. May discusses the recently completed Imam Shafii Conservation Project - one of the most magnificent buildings of historic Cairo, and the opportunities and challenges of the growing interest in reviving the historic city.  This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust exploring the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

The Making of a Master Calligrapher - Bilal Badat and Seif El RashidiJoin Bilal Badat, master calligrapher and scholar for a conversation about the meaning of Islamic calligraphy. Badat explains calligraphy not just as a craft but as a means of transmitting and glorifying sacred knowledge.  He shares fascinating on the making of calligraphers  - the way in which the  long training process is as much about spiritual and character development as it is about the production of great art.  This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Alain George shares his most recent book research on the Mosque of Damascus, an incredible building in Syria that is a living testament to better our understanding of community relations between Pagans, Christians and Muslims during the formative years of Islam.This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Featuring in our new Young Perspectives series, Doğukan Atmaca explores the emergence of coffeehouses in Istanbul, and the way in which coffeehouse culture spread like wildfire despite accusations that cafes were the source of political unrest and seduction.This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Join photographer and writer Christopher Wilton-Steer on a colourful journey of five months through the many Silk Roads to discover the cultures, peoples, traditions, flavours and beliefs he encountered on this magnificent odyssey.This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Mysa Kafil-Hussain explores the changes that Iraqi art went through to form a unifying identity across the nation by revitalising aspects of ancient folklore and traditional art. This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Professor Robert Hoyland takes us on a journey through time to discover the many faces that inhabited the ancient Arabian Peninsula, evidencing a much more multi-cultural and cosmopolitan world than what it is often assumed.This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Tharik Hussain, Journalist and travel writer speaks to us about his projects to discover and tell the stories of Muslim Europe, include trails he worked on reveal and share the stories of Muslim Britain, and his upcoming book, "Minarets in the Mountains," the outcome of his journey in search of Muslim Europe, following in the footsteps of a 17th century Turkish Ottoman traveler, Evliya Celebi. This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Wendy Shaw, professor of Islamic Art History at the Free University of Berlin, reflects on the importance of 'Art History' as a discipline to engage with the different narratives that conform our history and a subject that provides the means by which we can gain a different perspective by assuming a different way of being in the world. This podcast is part of Converging Paths, an initiative organised by Asia House in partnership with the Barakat Trust that promotes the arts and cultures of the Islamic World.

Hvis man har en lille eller mellemstor teknologivirksomhed, hvordan kommer man så ind på det indiske marked?Se - det problem skal projektet NORDIN løse. Udenrigsministeriet, Dansk Industri, Asia House, Green Innovation Group og Industriens Fond er gået sammen om at hjælpe små og mellemstore danske ingeniørvirksomheder ind på det indiske marked. Techtopia var med da de første otte virksomheder i slutningen af 2019 besøgte  de to byer Bangalore og Mumbai.Optagelserne i denne udsendelse var lavet før coronakrisen, men NORDIN projektet lever stadig og er lige nu i gang med at samle den anden omgang danske virksomheder til en intro til det indiske marked. Link: https://nordin.ioMedvirkende:Kunal Singla, tidligere chef for Dansk Industri i MumbaiEchobetaTom Sebastian, projektleder NORDINMorteza, stifter Pure CityAnandita Prakash, Innovation Head of Tech, ICDK India 

Ed Ratcliffe, head of research and advisory at London-based think tank Asia House, discusses the FDI outlook in Indonesia with podcast host Jacopo Dettoni as president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo enters another 5-year term at the helm of the South-East Asian country after winning general elections in April. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Venture's Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, manages $2 billion in investment funds, is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Prior to founding Sinovation in 2009, Dr. Lee was the President of Google China and held executive positions at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Times 100 in 2013, WIRED 25 Icons , Asian Business Leader 2018 by Asia House, and followed by over 50 million audience on social media. In the field of artificial intelligence, Dr. Lee built one of the first game playing programs to defeat a world champion (1988, Othello), as well as the world's first large-vocabulary, speaker-independent continuous speech recognition system. Dr. Lee founded Microsoft Research China, which was named as the hottest research lab by MIT Technology Review. Later renamed Microsoft Research Asia, this institute trained the great majority of AI leaders in China, including CTOs or AI heads at Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, Lenovo, Huawei, and Haier. While with Apple, Dr. Lee led AI projects in speech and natural language, which have been featured on Good Morning America on ABC Television and the front page of Wall Street Journal. He has authored 10 U.S. patents, and more than 100 journal and conference papers. Altogether, Dr. Lee has been in artificial intelligence research, development, and investment for more than 30 years. His New York Time and Wall Street Journal bestselling book AI Superpowers discusses US-China co-leadership in the age of AI as well as the greater societal impacts brought upon by the AI technology revolution.   Connect Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaifulee/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/kaifulee Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kai-Fu_Lee Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kaifu_lee/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/drkaifulee/ Google+ – https://plus.google.com/101657038397569061811 Website – http://www.sinovationventures.com   People Mentioned Confucius Elon Musk – https://twitter.com/elonmusk   Resources VIP Kid – https://www.vipkidteachers.com/    Books AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee: https://amzn.to/2QmNV6y

Fresh from a two week break, rejuvenated and revitalised, the Native Immigrants unleash a bumper packed show with no arguments in sight! This week, they look back on visiting not one, but TWO festivals! Firstly the Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival, where they saw their friend Nikesh Shukla in conversation with Nish Kumar. Here they heard about racism and diversity, whilst afterwards heard what 30 means now and also Rita Masi's quirky wisdom! They also went to the London Podcast Festival, to hear from other podcasters about their experiences and advise. Also, they touch on the Great British Bake Off, Bodyguard, and more cultural phrases that literally 'blast the mind'! Listen in, share your thoughts and PLEASE subscribe/rate/review us... to stop the Man shutting us down! Thanks to Mellzo for providing the musical interludes! Find & follow us on all our links below! Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheNativeImmigrants/
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Find the full interview on our Webpage LORD GREEN: "A CORE STRATEGY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL BE TO BE AN OPEN TRADING PARTNER TO SWITZERLAND." Lord Stephen Green, former UK Minister of State for Trade and currently Chairman of the Asia House in London, will be speaking at the Asia Leaders Series Event on April 12 in Zurich about Britain’s future relationship with Europe and the rise of Asia. Prior to his visit to Zurich, we had the opportunity to talk to him about his views on Brexit and the implications for trade relations on Switzerland and Europe. Interview: Sibylle Zumstein Lord Green, 29 March marked the first step of Britain’s departure from the EU: Prime Minister Theresa May formally kicked-off the two-year process to exit the European Union. Was this a historic event? In my opinion it was. It represents a new departure for the country that is the most significant one since 1949 when NATO was established. Since the referendum and our government’s commitment to abide by it, a lot of work and thinking was done about the implications of all this in public and within the business community. During the referendum campaign nobody had any real idea of what the decision to leave would actually mean in practice. Today, we have reached a point where the government has tabled the letter and set the priorities for the new relationship with the EU and Britain's new place in the world. We now face a two-year period of the Article 50 negotiations and most likely continued discussions, since a lot of details will need to be sorted out, particularly in trade. What next steps can we expect? The government has made it clearer that it does not expect to be a member of the Single Market or remain within the common external tariff. Those are pretty clear positions. Britain will seek to negotiate a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU. The EU has not yet formally responded but Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier has made it clear that the two high-priority items that everybody will want to deal with first are: budgetary responsibilities and sorting out the position of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the EU. The media have used the analogy of a divorce. What’s your take on this? Obviously, Britain leaving the EU as second largest member state is a major event and it will have implications for reflection within the EU about its future course, but the divorce isn’t a very helpful analogy. What we need to think about are the shared interests of Britain and the EU going forward, and those are extensive. With over 40% of British exports going to the EU, Britain is a major trading partner and will continue to be so. But not only trade is a connection, there are so many common areas of activities that will be affected, such as the ERASMUS program, common research projects, security questions, air space management, and so on. The British government will be preoccupied with this for the next two years and probably much longer. ...

Find the full interview on our Webpage LORD GREEN: "A CORE STRATEGY OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WILL BE TO BE AN OPEN TRADING PARTNER TO SWITZERLAND." Lord Stephen Green, former UK Minister of State for Trade and currently Chairman of the Asia House in London, will be speaking at the Asia Leaders Series Event on April 12 in Zurich about Britain’s future relationship with Europe and the rise of Asia. Prior to his visit to Zurich, we had the opportunity to talk to him about his views on Brexit and the implications for trade relations on Switzerland and Europe. Interview: Sibylle Zumstein Lord Green, 29 March marked the first step of Britain’s departure from the EU: Prime Minister Theresa May formally kicked-off the two-year process to exit the European Union. Was this a historic event? In my opinion it was. It represents a new departure for the country that is the most significant one since 1949 when NATO was established. Since the referendum and our government’s commitment to abide by it, a lot of work and thinking was done about the implications of all this in public and within the business community. During the referendum campaign nobody had any real idea of what the decision to leave would actually mean in practice. Today, we have reached a point where the government has tabled the letter and set the priorities for the new relationship with the EU and Britain's new place in the world. We now face a two-year period of the Article 50 negotiations and most likely continued discussions, since a lot of details will need to be sorted out, particularly in trade. What next steps can we expect? The government has made it clearer that it does not expect to be a member of the Single Market or remain within the common external tariff. Those are pretty clear positions. Britain will seek to negotiate a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU. The EU has not yet formally responded but Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier has made it clear that the two high-priority items that everybody will want to deal with first are: budgetary responsibilities and sorting out the position of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the EU. The media have used the analogy of a divorce. What’s your take on this? Obviously, Britain leaving the EU as second largest member state is a major event and it will have implications for reflection within the EU about its future course, but the divorce isn’t a very helpful analogy. What we need to think about are the shared interests of Britain and the EU going forward, and those are extensive. With over 40% of British exports going to the EU, Britain is a major trading partner and will continue to be so. But not only trade is a connection, there are so many common areas of activities that will be affected, such as the ERASMUS program, common research projects, security questions, air space management, and so on. The British government will be preoccupied with this for the next two years and probably much longer. ...

What’s the difference between saving face in the Asian style and our more Western idea of simply being polite? I was thinking about this recently when I was at an event, which I co-sponsored, at London’s Asia House. It was an evening event on ‘South Korea’s Economy in Transition’ and my new book on South […] The post Is Saving Face Just a Myth in Asia? appeared first on David Clive Price.

Find out how the Metropolitan Police are planning to use Tasers, meet the new Borough Commander and hear how crime and anti social behaviour are being reduced. Survivor of Institutional abuse in Ireland, Mary Lodato will be talking about the road to recovering her who self, at the Feminist Library on Sunday 19th May; The Festival of Asian Literature comes to a close at Asia House with a conversation between Maya Jaggi and Tan Twan Eng. ‘How Can Art?’ youth sessions are taking place at the Camden Arts Centre . Read by: Mainga Bhima, Marian Larragy & DJ P.Tosh Research & Editing: Mainga Bhima Feminist Library :: Camden Arts Centre :: Asia House :: Camden Community & Police Consultative Committee :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: File Download (6:18 min / 6 MB)

Celebrate May Day in Camden Square with the Speakeasy Jazzmen – or in the Irish Centre if it’s raining; There is Hubcap Music at the Roundhouse; Join a chat about feminist consciousness raising group at the Feminist Library on Tuesay 2nd May. Writers from fifteen countries feature in Asia House Festival 2013, which will be opened by Michael Palin on 7th May and follows the theme ‘Freedom’. Read by: Marian Larragy, Mainga Bhima & DJ Rudeboy P.Tosh Edited by: Mainga Bhima Roundhouse :: Asia House :: Feminist Library :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter :: File Download (3:54 min / 4 MB)

Theatre, music, job advice, housing protest, exhibitions, Read by: Anna Marshall, Betiel Baraki, Cina Aissa, Darryl McKay, Luna Rodrieguz, Marian Larragy, Martin Lim, Sarah O’Brien & Sid Phoenix Dingwalls :: Kojo :: Resusitate Theatre :: Theatro Technis :: The Roundhouse :: Etcetera Theatre :: Defend Council Housing :: Kentish Town Library :: Lauderdale House :: Hunterian Museum :: Asia House :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (9:31 min / 9 MB)

Art exhibitions at The Parlour Gallery and The Free Space Gallery both in Queens Crescent; Quilt Exhibition at Swiss Cottage Library; poetry at The Roebuck and at Torriano; Escort Orchestra is at the Camden Jazz Cafe and Honky Dory at the Tricycle Theatre; the Asian Film Festival is at Asia House in Cavendish Square; Sprint Festival at Camden People’s Theatre; Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Freud Museum; International Women’s Day will be celebrated from 1pm-4pm at West Hampstead Women’s Centre and poet Ruth O’Callaghan reads. Produced by: Darryl McKay Read by: Charlotte Briere-Edney, Darryl McKay, Denise O’Connor, Laurie Bolger and Marian Larragy The Parlour Gallery :: Free Space Gallery :: Quilt Exhibition :: Bang Said the Gun :: Torriano :: Jazz Cafe :: Tricycle :: Asia Film Festival :: Sprint Festival :: The Return of the Repressed :: West Hampstead Women's Centre :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (11:03 min / 10 MB)

The Asia Society inaugurated its new Asian Arts & Ideas series this month with “The ‘Chindia’ Dialogues,” a three-day forum that examined the confluence of the world’s two most powerful developing economies. The organizers chose an unusual point of departure for event — not a historical overview, but a conversation between Jonathan Spence, former Sterling Professor of History at Yale, and the Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh. Ghosh’s most recent book, “River of Smoke,” centers around the mid-19th century Opium Wars, and in their talk, Ghosh and Spence used the topic as a lens through which to view the early modern histories of India and China. As Ghosh notes, historians tend to segment the past in terms of their own specialties (economics, politics, culture, etc.), but, “What a novelist can do is imagine the totality of the experience.” Bon Mots Jonathan Spence on Amitav Ghosh: "The joy of reading Amitav’s work is the completely new way of reading about things I thought I knew — of asking outrageously simple questions that are so difficult." Amitav Ghosh on India and the opium trade: "India today does not recognize this past." Ghosh on learning Cantonese in preparation for writing “River of Smoke”: "It was so exciting to discover this whole world of Cantonese street slang and Cantonese obscenities, which are so inventive!” Ghosh on old (drug) money: "It’s possible to say that all old money in the major presidency cities in India really goes back to the opium trade. The same is true of Massachusetts, I should add." Hear the complete conversation by clicking on the audio player above. The image of the painting above by George Chinnery was provided courtesy of Asia House, where it is featured in the exhibit: The Flamboyant Mr Chinnery. An English Artist in India and China. The show is open through Jan 21 and its curator is Patrick Conner.

‘Tweeting to Topple Tyranny’ and the implication for IT companies is examined at UCL; The Nitty Gritty Sessions continue at the Constitution on Sunday afternoon; LGBT GFEST readings from Paradise Press authors at Gays’ the Word Bookshop in Marchmont Street; Melbourne Director’s Choice Award Winner, Hannah Gadsby, Mrs Chuckles, is at the Soho Theatre; Irish Travellers Movement, post Dale Farm national conference is at the Resource Centre; ‘Cables From Kabul’ author, Sherard Cowper-Coles will be at Asia House asking whether enough has been done to secure the strategic goal of stabilising Afghanistan and the Speakeasy Jazzmen play for FREE at the Irish Centre in Camden Square. Africa V Asia UK Comedy Tour at the Shaw Theatre; ‘A Walk On Part, The Fall of New Labour’ opens at the Soho Theatre; Lucy Waterhouse selects the pick of Classical Music in Camden this Week Read by: Amy Solomon, DJ Rudeboy P Tosh, Marian Larragy, Vicki Battison, Nabil Abdul Rashid & Lucy Waterhouse. Recorded by: Vicki Battison Script and Editing: Marian Larragy Gay's The Word Bookshop :: UCL 'Tweeting To Topple Tyranny' :: Irish Traveller Movement Conference :: 'A Walk on Part, The Fall of New Labour :: Cables from Kabul :: Hannah Gadsby :: Africa V Asia Uk Comedy Tour :: The Forge :: St Mark's Church, Regents Park Road :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: CCRadio on Twitter :: File Download (7:37 min / 7 MB)

‘Unprovoked’ plays for two days at the Roundhouse Theatre for 14+: The ethics of a market in live human kidneys is debated at Conway Hall; Five Korean artists exhibit their critique of a changed society at Asia House; To mark recent cycling deaths, there is a protest cycle ride around the TfL identified ten most dangerous junction for bikes: A FREE public lecture at UCL from author of The Third Industrial Revolution: Real Old Skool are at The Forum in Kentish Town on Saturday 12th. Read by: Matina Grebener Marian Larragy Iustina Tomas Charlotte Briere Edney Cina Aissa Conway Hall - Ethics of live kidney market :: The Korean Miracle :: Third Industrial Revolution :: Route for Protest Cycle :: Pure Old Skool :: UNPROVOKED at the Roundhouse :: The Forgiveness Project :: CCRadio on Twitter :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: File Download (5:32 min / 5 MB)

Buson’s Two Candles” is a very private interpretation/expansion of appreciation for this poet’s breadth of subject matter and his variety of “styles" of writing. Anita Virgil, an artist by training, viewed Buson’s original artwork at Asia House in NYC. The complete essay of, “Buson’s Two Candles” by Anita Virgil is available in the Haiku Chronicles, Reading Room at: www.haikuchronicles.com