Lionel Lim

Lionel Lim is a Singapore based reporter covering the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Fortune he spent time at BBC in Singapore, and CGTN and CNN in the United States.

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Tony Douglas, chief executive officer of Riyadh Air, speaks during the Aviation Festival Asia in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. The conference runs through Feb. 29. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia needs a second airline because it’s ‘not as easy as it should be’ to get to ‘the home of Cristiano Ronaldo,’ says the CEO of the country’s next carrier

BYD’s Europe president says subsidies aren’t the reason for its success, instead claims the EV giant is just better managed than its competition

HENGSHUI, CHINA – FEBRUARY 14, 2024 – Consumers learn about Li Auto new energy vehicles at a shopping mall in Hengshui, Hebei province, China, February 14, 2024. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Li Auto wins race to become the first of China’s major EV startups to turn a profit, sending shares up by over 25%

This aerial picture shows nickel smelter activities at Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (PT VDNI) in Konawe on September 21, 2022. (Photo by ANDRY DENISAH / AFP) (Photo by ANDRY DENISAH/AFP via Getty Images)

Mining giants are worried that a flood of cheap Indonesian nickel could wipe them out

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – MARCH 01: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks to the press at Malacanang Palace on March 01, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. Anwar Ibrahim is in Manila to hold talks with President Marcos in an effort to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. (Photo by Aaron Favila – Pool/Getty Images)

Malaysia’s prime minister doesn’t want to choose between the U.S. and China: ‘Why must I be tied to one interest?’

Nvidia just indicated perhaps its biggest competitor in China: The U.S.-blacklisted company Huawei

Lenovo Group Ltd. laptop computers sit on display at the company’s headquarters in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Lenovo Chief Executive Officer Yang Yuanqing has expanded in computer servers and mobile phones, including the $2.91 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, to help combat a shrinking personal-computer market. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Lenovo, the world’s largest maker of personal computers, is going all in on AI. Investors aren’t wowed

A crane moves a shipping container at the Yusen container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the US last year, has seen operations return to normal as pandemic-era cargo volumes plummet. Photographer: Lauren Justice/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Biden administration highlights a new alleged national security threat: Cheap cranes from China

HANGZHOU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 3, 2022 – Visitors visit the Nvidia stand at the 2022 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Nov 3, 2022. May 25, 2025 – Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings beat expectations by a large margin, the company’s second-quarter revenue outlook of $11 billion also beat market expectations, and Nvidia’s forecast of a large increase in chip supply in the second half of the year, attracting heavy buying, the stock jumped 23% in premarket trading on May 25. (Photo credit should read Nvidia Stock Soar/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Nvidia’s China sales are down to a ‘mid-single-digit percentage,’ as U.S. controls restrict exports of the $1.7 trillion chipmaker’s leading AI chips

Supernal’s product concept for an air taxi, the S-A2, was unveiled at CES 2024 in Las Vegas this year.

The CEO of Hyundai’s electric air-taxi subsidiary thinks we’ll be flying in them by 2028—but admits batteries aren’t there yet

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Inter Miami forward Leo Messi (10) controls the ball during the preseason match between Inter Miami CF vs Newell’s Old Boys on February 15, 2024 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Lionel Messi takes to Chinese social media to assure fans that his decision to skip a match in Hong Kong had nothing to do with politics

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 24: Fairgoers play video games at the Japanese publisher Nintendo Switch’s stand during Milan Games Week 2023 at Rho Fieramilano on November 24, 2023 in Milan, Italy. Milan Games Week is the most important video games festival in Italy, featuring the latest news of gaming industry, the most exciting esports tournaments and amazing digital entertainment moments. (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images)

Shares of Nintendo drop as much as 8.8% as it reportedly delays its next Switch console, the latest bad news for a struggling gaming sector

Shoppers at the One Avenue shopping center in Shenzhen, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Hong Kong residents are flocking to nearby mainland cities in record numbers for cheaper shopping and entertainment. Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Chinese consumers spend big to welcome the year of the dragon—but analysts don’t yet see signs of a ‘meaningful recovery’

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 01: Mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-Hoon attends a photo call for JULYCOLUMN at Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2024 at DDP on February 01, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage)

South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate. Seoul’s mayor thinks he has a solution: A city-sponsored dating event

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – FEBRUARY 14: Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, the current Defence Minister, addresses supporters at an event on February 14, 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections on Feb. 14. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images)

Controversial ex-general Prabowo Subianto is likely Indonesia’s next president. Here’s what that means for Southeast Asia’s largest democracy