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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SHANGHAI , CHINA – OCTOBER 22: Players compete in an online mobile game ‘Arena of Valor’ during the 2021 G-Power e-sports competition at a shopping mall on October 22, 2021 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images)

Beijing reportedly removes a key official responsible for video games after the surprise release of draft rules wipes billions in value from the sector

Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, accompanied by his lawyers, is leaving the Labour Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 1, 2024, after receiving a verdict in a labor law violation case against him. Dr. Muhammad Yunus and three other top officials of Grameen Telecom have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for violating labor laws. (Photo by Rehman Asad/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The Nobel-winning banker behind the microfinance movement faces six months in jail, and supporters think it’s politically motivated

‘Sacred mountain’ TSMC becomes a flash point in Taiwan’s election, as opposition blames China tensions for pushing the chipmaker to invest overseas

NEW DELHI, INDIA DECEMBER 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media on the first day of the Winter session of Parliament house, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, December 4, 2023. Union Ministers Jitendra Singh, and V. Muraleedharan are also seen. The government has 21 Bills on its agenda for the Winter Session, including the bills to replace the IPC, the Indian Evidence Act and the CrPC. Of those 21 bills, two bills were passed on Monday one each in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. (Photo by Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

The U.S. presidential race isn’t the only election next year. Here are four in Asia that could also reshape global politics

Le président du constructeur automobile japonais Toyota Motor, Akio Toyoda au salon de l’auto de Chiba le 13 janvier 2023. (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Toyota’s bet on hybrid cars seems to be paying off as it rides consumer skepticism of an all-EV future to maintain its lead as the world’s top selling automaker

Shares of Tencent and NetEase bounce back as Beijing seeks to quell fears of a new gaming crackdown

Signage at the Tencent Holdings Ltd. headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Tencent is scheduled to release earnings results on Aug. 16. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shares in Tencent and NetEase plunge after Beijing surprises investors with new spending limits for video game players

Nike sneakers are displayed for sale at the Sneaker Con Southeast Asia show in Singapore on April 1, 2023. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Nike shares dive in after-hours trading after it warns of ‘increased macro headwinds’ in Greater China and EMEA

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. President Soichiro Okudaira (L) and Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President Hiroki Nakajima bow as they apologize at a press conference regarding Daihatsu Motor’s testing and certification fraud in Tokyo on December 20, 2023. Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu said on Deember 20 it will suspend shipments of all car models in Japan and abroad, following news it had rigged safety tests. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Toyota, the world’s largest automaker by vehicles sold, takes a hit as it recalls over a million cars and a subsidiary reveals faked data stretching back to 1989

WUZHEN, CHINA – NOVEMBER 08: Eddie Wu Yongming, CEO of Alibaba Group, speaks during the 2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit on November 8, 2023 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Ni Yanqiang, Wang Jianlong, Li Zhenyu/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images)

Alibaba is replacing its e-commerce head as it tries to beat back Pinduoduo and Temu owner PDD

A sign dedicated to the workers of the United States Steel Corp. near the Pump House in Homestead, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. The United Steelworkers is urging US regulators to scrutinize Nippon Steel Corp.’s $14.1 billion takeover of United States Steel Corp. as it rebukes the iconic American company for agreeing to sell to the Japanese producer. Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nippon Steel’s Harvard-educated president explains his $14 billion deal for U.S. Steel: It’s all about China and leading the ’free-competition world’

WUHAN, CHINA – JUNE 20: (CHINA OUT) Xiaomi Tech Company founder Lei Jun delivers a speech during a graduation ceremony at Wuhan University on June 20, 2023 in Wuhan, China. China is forecasted to produce 11.58 million fresh graduates this year. (Photo by Getty Images)

Phonemaker Xiaomi is spending 10 times the industry average to break into China’s EV market and challenge Elon Musk’s Tesla

Japan’s chipmaking companies can’t quit the China chip market, despite Washington and Tokyo’s controls

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia

Indonesia’s decision to ban nickel ore exports was a surprising success for President Jokowi. Will it work for his successors?

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands during a meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi on December 13, 2023. China and Vietnam pledged on December 12 to deepen ties during President Xi Jinping’s first visit in six years, as Beijing seeks to counter growing US influence with the communist nation. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Independent actor’ Vietnam is deftly navigating geopolitical tensions as both Biden and Xi make trips to Hanoi promising investment