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Eamon Barrett formerly was Fortune's news editor for Asia, based in Hong Kong, as well as the author of Fortune’s weekly Trust Factor newsletter. While on staff at Fortune, Eamon covered business and tech news in China and Asia at large. He studied Chinese and International Relations at the University of Leeds and has worked as a journalist in Asia since 2015, previously covering Chinese business trends with Week in China, where he also published several guidebooks to Chinese cities.

Police on stand by outside a Shein pop-up shop in Madrid, Spain
A tax loophole Shein exploited to become the U.S.’s largest fast fashion retailer might help it skirt a new ban on forced labor too
By Eamon Barrett and Yvonne LauJune 20, 2022
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NewslettersThe bear market is hitting ESG funds, too
By Eamon BarrettJune 15, 2022
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky shows off his company t-shirt that says 'banks are not your friends'
The CoinsCrypto lender Celsius suspends withdrawals, locking up billions in user funds amid ‘extreme market conditions’
By Eamon BarrettJune 13, 2022
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NewslettersBiden invoked the Defense Production Act to fund U.S. solar panels, but it isn’t enough to beat China on price
By Eamon BarrettJune 8, 2022
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TechThe CEO behind Taser proposed installing shock-drones to stop school shootings. Most of his ethics board resigned in protest
By Eamon BarrettJune 7, 2022
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EuropeThe U.K. is beginning the world’s largest trial of a 4-day workweek
By Eamon BarrettJune 6, 2022
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TechElon Musk flaunts Tesla’s perfect score on LGBTQ equality index, saying his company respects ‘personal choices’
By Eamon BarrettJune 2, 2022
President Donald Trump holds a sign readign 'Trump digs coal' at a rally in 2017
NewslettersA new report shows how badly the Trump administration slashed the U.S.’s climate credentials
By Eamon BarrettJune 1, 2022
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ has reversed a controversial change that critics say was made to appease China
By Eamon BarrettMay 27, 2022
Your whole identity could soon live in ‘Soulbound tokens’ on web3, Ethereum’s co-founder says
The LedgerYour whole identity could soon live in ‘Soulbound tokens’ on web3, Ethereum’s co-founder says
By Eamon BarrettMay 26, 2022
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 40 at the Cape
TechChina’s military researchers are thinking of ways to take down Elon Musk’s Starlink network
By Eamon BarrettMay 26, 2022
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NewslettersThere’s a reason why regulators want bankers to start planning for climate change now
By Eamon BarrettMay 25, 2022
Jeff Bezos and the other passengers pose in front o the Blue Origin rocket.
NewslettersThe world’s wealthiest 1% are responsible for 21% of emissions growth, research shows
By Eamon BarrettMay 18, 2022
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LeadershipExecutive pay hit a record high for the sixth year in a row, led by a post-pandemic boom in travel and tech
By Eamon BarrettMay 16, 2022
Chinese passengers line up for throat swabs after disembarking a flight.
China is restricting citizens from ‘nonessential’ travel overseas to stop importing COVID
By Eamon BarrettMay 13, 2022
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