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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.

A Tibet Airlines flight seen in flight
China’s Tibet Airlines flight bursts into flames after aborting takeoff and veering off runway
By Eamon BarrettMay 12, 2022
A volunteer squeezes water from a wet towel over an older man's head during a heatwave in Pakistan
NewslettersThere’s a 50-50 chance we’ll exceed a doomsday climate threshold in the next 5 years
By Eamon BarrettMay 11, 2022
A graphic shows a Bitcoin against a chart tracking price declines.
The CoinsBitcoin price crash has left 40% of investments underwater
By Eamon BarrettMay 10, 2022
A woman works on a laptop from a seaside deck
SuccessAirbnb CEO says the pandemic was the group’s ‘most productive’ two years ever, so now he’s making remote work permanent
By Eamon BarrettApril 29, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
NewslettersNew Zealand is preparing for climate change disaster. More countries should do the same
By Eamon BarrettApril 27, 2022
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey says Musk is the only person fit to take the platform private
TechTwitter cofounder Jack Dorsey says Musk is the only person fit to take the platform private
By Eamon BarrettApril 26, 2022
Elon Musk seen dancing beneath a sign reading 'Shanghai'
TechJeff Bezos asks whether Elon Musk buying Twitter gives China extra leverage over democracy’s ‘town square’
By Eamon BarrettApril 26, 2022
A Turkish Bayraktar drone seen flying from below
TechMeet the Phoenix Ghost, a secretive new drone the U.S. fast-tracked for delivery to Ukraine
By Eamon BarrettApril 22, 2022
A Maersk truck parked in front of a container ship
China’s COVID-19 lockdown is inflaming the world’s supply chain backlog, with 1 in 5 container ships stuck outside congested ports
By Eamon BarrettApril 21, 2022
The Binance logo is seen behind people in conversation at a Binance booth during a crypto event
The LedgerBinance created a Twitter emoji that looks a lot like a swastika, then deleted it after facing a swift backlash
By Eamon BarrettApril 21, 2022
Packets of Impossible Meat
NewslettersPlant-based meat might never be cheap enough to offset meat production
By Eamon BarrettApril 20, 2022
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recevies a booster shot, in March 2022
HealthNovavax stock continues its monthslong slide even after COVID vaccine earns approval in another country
By Eamon BarrettApril 19, 2022
Elon Musk opens Tesla’s Texas gigafactory with an all-night, neon-light ‘Cyber Rodeo’
TechElon Musk opens Tesla’s Texas gigafactory with an all-night, neon-light ‘Cyber Rodeo’
By Eamon BarrettApril 7, 2022
Steam clouds vent from a power plant
Newsletters‘Status quo’ interests have prevented urgent action on climate change, IPCC says
By Eamon BarrettApril 6, 2022
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not run for a second term, leaving a job that pays more than the U.S. presidency
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will not run for a second term, leaving a job that pays more than the U.S. presidency
By Eamon BarrettApril 4, 2022
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