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Hong Kong-based journalist covering ASEAN. With special focus on Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore.

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China Daily • 10th April 2022

Filipino voters in HK start casting presidential ballots

Around 3,000 Filipino voters swamped a polling station at the Bayanihan Center in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong on Sunday, the first day of the month-long overseas absentee voting for the 2022 Philippine presidential elections.
China Daily • 8th August 2020

Philippines pinched by squeeze on remittances

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a clamp on the flow of remittances from the Philippines' overseas workers, hurting families at home as well as government coffers.
China Daily Global • 19th October 2020

Esports heats up in Southeast Asia

While China is the world’s biggest market for esports, Southeast Asia is catching up fast. Playing video games has become widely popular in the region, where favorable government policies and corporate support have helped nurture the growing industry. In addition to those playing esports as a hobby, professional players aspire to become world champions.
China Daily Global • 5th October 2020

My home is my castle, and my workplace too

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we think about our employment.
China Daily Global Weekly • 5th November 2019

Taxing times as Asia gets tough on sugar

Asian consumers with a sweet tooth are having to swallow the bitter pill of higher taxes as governments combat the rising prevalence of obesity with levies on sugar and restrictions on the marketing of products with a high sugar content.
China Daily Global Weekly • 15th October 2018

Upward slope

A Beijing think tank is expecting more tourist arrivals spurred by China hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Newsbreak • 13th September 2009

Uncertain Future

The two Filipina overseas workers are separated by distance and social circumstances but share the same fear that the deepening global recession could shatter their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.
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