Bloomberg hires Ng as senior editor for Asia finance and investing
Luo Jun, managing editor for Asia finance & investing, and Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam, senior executive editor for finance and legal, sent the following on Monday to Bloomberg News staffers. Hi all, we’re very excited to welcome Serena Ng to Bloomberg News in Singapore, where she’ll be a Senior Editor for Asia Finance & Investing. Serena will […]
Rest of World hires Chiu as China editor
Joanna Chiu, an award-winning correspondent and author who has covered China for more than a decade, is joining Rest of World as its China editor. A story on its website states, “Joanna comes to us from the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper, where she served as British Columbia bureau chief. She played a key part in […]
Reuters senior correspondent Pullella retiring after 40 years
Reuters senior correspondent Philip Pullella is retiring after more than 40 years at the news organization. He joined Reuters in October 1983. Most recently, he has been covering Italy and the Vatican and was the first U.S. reporter to interview a pope. Pullella covered the Vatican for United Press International before joining Reuters. He has […]
Jiao to cover Southeast Asia economies for Bloomberg
Claire Jiao, a reporter at Bloomberg, is now covering Southeast Asia economies. She previously was the Indonesia economy, government and business reporter. Previously, Jiao has served as a correspondent/senior editor – business and economy at CNN Philippines. There, she reported live and on-camera for the local franchise of CNN International, including TV and digital platforms. […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich has family behind him
Maria Danilova of AFP interviewed the parents and sister of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Danilova reports, “Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He is the first Western journalist accused of spying since the Soviet era. The Russian government has not provided any evidence to support the charges against him and […]
Politico: WSJ has laid off five foreign reporters
The Wall Street Journal has now laid off five foreign reporters, current and former Journal staffers told Politico reporter Daniel Lippman. Lippman reports, “ALASTAIR GALE in Japan, LUCIANA MAGALHAES in Brazil, JUAN MONTES in Mexico and ERIC SYLVERS and FRANCIS X. ROCCA in Italy all were let go earlier this week, according to the sources. Emails sent to several of the reporters’ […]
Bloomberg TV is launching a China show
Bloomberg Television announced Thursday the launch of “Bloomberg: The China Show,” a morning program covering the world’s second-largest economy. The show will start March 4. Airing weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Hong Kong time, the show will be anchored by Bloomberg TV hosts Yvonne Man and David Ingles live from Hong Kong. They […]
Bloomberg hires Weeks as a senior editor
Bloomberg News has hired Ryan Weeks as a senior editor, focused on cryptocurrency news in Asia. He starts on Monday and will be based in Kuala Lumpur. Weeks is deals editor at the The Block, focused on fundraising, M&A and institutional trends in the crypto space, among other things. He previously worked at Financial News, Dow Jones […]
FT hires Kay as its Mumbai correspondent
The Financial Times has hired Chris Kay as its Mumbai correspondent. Kay has been a reporter and editor covering South Asia for Bloomberg News and Businessweek. He has written widely on politics, business, health, conflict and climate change. Currently based in Mumbai, Kay previously managed news bureaus in Nigeria and Pakistan. He has worked for Bloomberg since June […]
SABEW Canada Best in Business now open for entries
Starting its 10th year, the Canadian chapter of SABEW’s Best in Business Awards for 2023 is now open for entries. The awards are the only Canadian journalism awards dedicated exclusively to recognizing exemplary works of business journalism and covers work published, broadcast and posted in the 2023 calendar year. There are 17 contest categories in […]