Chinese and Korean-speaking foreign correspondent and author of 'North Korea Confidential' with rich experience reporting from North Korea, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand. In Korea, I investigated North Korea's black market economy, nuclear missile programme, overseas financial networks and leadership. From 2018-2022 I ran the Reuters bureau in Vietnam, covering the South China Sea, Communist Party politics, and the supply chain shift. I'm now in London, conducting investigations into digital espionage and cybersecurity globally.
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Visual Investigations JournalistReutersLondon, Gb
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European Cybersecurity CorrespondentReuters Jan 2022 - PresentLondon, England, United KingdomInvestigating the shadowy world of hacks, leaks and digital espionage. Europe-based with a global focus.
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Vietnam Bureau ChiefReuters Jan 2018 - Jan 2022Hanoi, VietnamRan the Reuters bureau in Hanoi and worked on assignments in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Focused on Vietnamese economics, Communist Party politics, the anti-corruption campaign, fast-growing companies and naval developments in the South China Sea.
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Korea CorrespondentReuters Sep 2013 - Dec 2017Seoul, South KoreaCovered social change in North Korea, its black market economy, and investigated Pyongyang's overseas financial networks, and nuclear missile programme. Published "North Korea Confidential" (Tuttle, 2015)
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Reuters Graduate Journalism ProgrammeReuters Sep 2013 - Jun 2014Seoul, South Korea
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MidshipmanRoyal Naval Reserve Sep 2009 - Oct 2012London, CambridgeUnderwent officer training with the University Royal Naval Unit in London and Cambridge. Occasional placement with defence ministry as Chinese interpreter for First Sea Lord.
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East Asian Studies
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