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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.

Samsung and Apple exited Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Chinese smartphone brands have already seized their market share
Samsung and Apple exited Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Chinese smartphone brands have already seized their market share
By Yvonne LauJuly 7, 2022
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
A dockworker directs container ship CSCL GLOBE to lift a container unit at Qingdao Port on December 23, 2021 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China.
A looming supply chain crisis will test just how far Washington will go to prove it’s tough on China
By Yvonne Lau and Grady McGregorJune 18, 2022
Photo of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at a press conference regarding Canada's new firearm legislation
LeadershipCanada’s tough gun laws aren’t enough to stop the flood of illegal firearms from the U.S.
By Yvonne LauJune 11, 2022
Thought Zara was inexpensive? China’s $100 billion startup Shein is undercutting the fast fashion industry with even cheaper clothes
MagazineThought Zara was inexpensive? China’s $100 billion startup Shein is undercutting the fast fashion industry with even cheaper clothes
By Yvonne LauMay 31, 2022
Fewer meetings, less ‘mommy guilt,’ and more efficiencies: Executives explain how 4-day workweeks reshaped their lives
EuropeFewer meetings, less ‘mommy guilt,’ and more efficiencies: Executives explain how 4-day workweeks reshaped their lives
By Yvonne Lau and Grady McGregorMay 30, 2022
Photo of Cheng Wei, Didi's co-founder and CEO, giving a speech onstage at the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, on December 3, 2017.
FinanceDidi Global languishes in limbo, ordered by Beijing to pull shares off Wall Street and, for now, denied permission to float them in Hong Kong
By Yvonne LauMay 23, 2022
Photo of singer Belinda Pegregrín performing alongside fashion models during a Shein concert and fashion show in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 16, 2021.
NewslettersWhy can’t Gen Z—the world’s most eco-conscious generation—quit fast fashion?
By Yvonne LauMay 4, 2022
Photo of a man walking in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
FinanceThe standard home in Canada now costs twice as much as in the U.S. A plan to rein in the ‘stunning’ boom is a test for both housing markets
By Yvonne LauApril 24, 2022
Photo of Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau speaking at an event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on April 8, 2022.
FinanceCanada has banned foreigners from buying homes for 2 years, but the measure is unlikely to cool its hot housing market
By Yvonne LauApril 24, 2022
Photo of iQiyi's executive team during its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq.
InvestingBeijing is scrambling to keep the U.S. from kicking Chinese firms worth $1.4 trillion off Wall Street. But Congress is in no mood for compromise
By Yvonne LauApril 16, 2022
Photo of Greenpeace activists protesting against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans to build an oil pipeline in British Columbia outside of the Canadian High Commission in London, England, on April 18, 2018.
NewslettersGlobal lenders are confronting their climate responsibility. Canada’s banks are way behind.
By Yvonne LauApril 13, 2022
A photo of a Russian oil and gas worker at a Gazprom pipeline in Irkutsk, Russia, on April 6, 2021.
How Russia is managing to sell the oil and gas no one wants to buy
By Yvonne LauApril 7, 2022
Passengers board a subway in Moscow.
They fled Russia with little cash. Here’s how cryptocurrency saved them
By Yvonne LauMarch 30, 2022
Photo of Russian shoppers in an Apple store in Moscow on November 27, 2020.
‘Transported back to the 2000s’: Russia faces a smartphone shortage as Apple and Samsung exit and Chinese brands retreat
By Yvonne LauMarch 19, 2022
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