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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.

Photo of a shop sign in Moscow, Russia, displaying the logos of Visa, Mastercard and UnionPay.
FinanceWhat is UnionPay? China’s alternative to Visa and Mastercard is a controversial new lifeline for Russians as Western sanctions bite
By Yvonne LauMarch 11, 2022
Photo of shopkeeper Nadiia Snihur at Kalyna Ukrainian Market in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on March 8, 2022.
In the world’s second-largest Ukrainian diaspora, business is booming at Ukrainian-owned stores
By Yvonne LauMarch 11, 2022
Photo of anti-war protestors gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia on March 1, 2022.
‘Money doesn’t mean anything anymore’: 10 Russians explain what it’s like to live under Western sanctions and a Kremlin crackdown
By Yvonne LauMarch 9, 2022
Chinese President Xi Jinping (on right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin
China has the financial infrastructure to provide Russia with a SWIFT alternative—but it may not have the political will
By Yvonne LauMarch 4, 2022
A photo of Ukrainian servicemen standing at a location north of Kyiv, on February 24, 2022.
FinancePeople have donated over $400,000 in crypto to support the Ukrainian army in the past 24 hours
By Yvonne LauFebruary 24, 2022
A photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin making a toast in Vladivostok, Russia, in September 2018.
Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea brought it closer to China. 5 charts show why Putin’s Ukraine invasion could do the same
By Yvonne LauFebruary 24, 2022
Photo of Vitalik Buterin speaking at a cryptocurrency summit in Denver, Colorado, in February 2022.
The Ledger‘Ethereum is neutral, but I am not’: Russian-born Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin blasts Putin for Ukraine invasion as crypto nose-dives
By Yvonne LauFebruary 24, 2022
Two people hug in the departures area of Hong Kong airport.
Travel & LeisureHong Kong banned international flights with little notice. Residents are stranded overseas and spending huge sums on ‘washouts’ to get home
By Yvonne LauFebruary 18, 2022
A photo of Canadian demonstrators in downtown Ottawa protesting against the country's COVID-19 mandates.
FinanceFed up Ottawa residents win secret suit to freeze the crypto wallets funding Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters
By Yvonne LauFebruary 18, 2022
Photo of billionaire Elon Musk
TechElon Musk mysteriously deleted a tweet comparing Trudeau to Hitler
By Yvonne LauFebruary 17, 2022
Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 requirements march and hold flags in Ottawa.
PoliticsCanada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ has shut down Ottawa and is blocking $500 million daily in cross-border trade. Here’s where things stand
By Yvonne LauFebruary 16, 2022
JPMorgan bets metaverse is a $1 trillion yearly opportunity as it becomes first bank to open in virtual world
TechJPMorgan bets metaverse is a $1 trillion yearly opportunity as it becomes first bank to open in virtual world
By Yvonne LauFebruary 16, 2022
Reserve Bank of India Ahead Of Rate Decision
The LedgerCrypto is a ‘Ponzi scheme’ or worse and should be banned, an Indian central banker warns
By Yvonne LauFebruary 15, 2022
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
PoliticsCanada’s Prime Minister Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to fight ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests. These are the powers it gives his government
By Yvonne LauFebruary 14, 2022
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raise $56 million to buy an NFT for his U.S. extradition battle
TechSupporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raise $56 million to buy an NFT for his U.S. extradition battle
By Yvonne LauFebruary 9, 2022
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