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Yvonne Lau is a former Hong Kong-based writer for Fortune, where she covered Asia's financial markets, with a focus on IPOs, fintech, crypto, and China. Prior to joining Fortune, Yvonne covered commercial re/insurance markets for InsuranceAsia News and worked for Thomson Reuters and The Economist. She speaks English, Russian, Cantonese, and Mandarin. An Alberta native, Yvonne studied political science at the University of Calgary.

Chipmaker TSMC needs to hire 4,500 Americans at its new Arizona plants. Its ‘brutal’ corporate culture is getting in the way
FeaturesChipmaker TSMC needs to hire 4,500 Americans at its new Arizona plants. Its ‘brutal’ corporate culture is getting in the way
By Yvonne LauJune 3, 2023
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of Binance, photographed in Dubai on March 21, 2023.
CompaniesThe making of Binance’s CZ: An exclusive look at the forces that shaped crypto’s most powerful founder
By Jeff John Roberts and Yvonne LauApril 10, 2023
Russian schoolchildren hold bouquets of flowers while partaking in a. school ceremony on September 1, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
EuropeMillennials and Gen Z are blaming Putin for intensifying Russia’s baby shortfall: ‘It’s pretty bad for us’
By Yvonne LauDecember 3, 2022
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Energy ‘We are determined to go on’: Russia is using Ukraine’s brutal winter as a powerful weapon but businesses aren’t giving up
By Yvonne LauNovember 19, 2022
Foxconn workers in India
‘Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: How a mass lockdown at the world’s biggest iPhone factory is India’s big chance to beat out China as Apple’s favorite supplier
By Yvonne LauNovember 12, 2022
EU Chancellor Ursula von der Leyen and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shake hands onstage.
EnergyIn an effort to wean itself off Russia’s energy, the EU is running into the arms of another dictator
By Yvonne LauNovember 5, 2022
A woman walking in front of a mural.
What does Xi’s third term hold for women in China? It’s been bad for 15 years already, but experts say it could get worse
By Yvonne LauOctober 29, 2022
An e-bike cyclist rides a bike on a street.
MagazineCollisions and close calls: The e-bike boom is getting increasingly dangerous, creating a push for stricter cycling rules
By Yvonne LauOctober 7, 2022
China’s millennials and Gen Z are falling out of love with consumerism and fueling a new ‘frugal living’ social media movement as reality bites
LifestyleChina’s millennials and Gen Z are falling out of love with consumerism and fueling a new ‘frugal living’ social media movement as reality bites
By Yvonne LauOctober 1, 2022
Photo of Forever 21 staff and shoppers at the store's grand opening in Barcelona, Spain, on June 4, 2011.
FeaturesFast-fashion pioneer Forever 21 has a new CEO and is betting its post-bankruptcy comeback on in-person shopping
By Yvonne LauOctober 1, 2022
Commuters stand on the subway platform looking at their mobile phones.
EuropeMeta shuts down ‘influence operations’ from Russia and China that sought to influence Western public opinion on U.S. politicians and war in Ukraine
By Yvonne LauSeptember 28, 2022
Russian men sit on the bus waiting for their departure to a military training centre.
PoliticsThe Russian economy will ‘die by winter’ because of the ‘catastrophic consequences’ of the military mobilization, a top Russian economist warns
By Yvonne LauSeptember 26, 2022
A bride and groom dressed in traditional wedding costumes pose in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, on March 23, 2022.
LifestyleChina’s Generation ‘DINK’—double income, no kids—is feeding a demographic time bomb that threatens to upend economic stability
By Yvonne LauSeptember 17, 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands at the podium during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, on September 16, 2022.
EnergyRussia is holding Europe hostage by threatening to ‘freeze’ its energy supplies. Germany just made a big move to regain control
By Yvonne LauSeptember 16, 2022
Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin pose for a photo during the SCO Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15, 2022.
EuropeXi meets ‘old friend’ Putin for first time since early February, but raises ‘questions and concerns’ about the war
By Yvonne LauSeptember 15, 2022
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