Yvonne Lau

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.

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PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 31: Shuai Peng of China serves during her ladies singles second round match against Caroline Garcia of France during day five of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

The case of a missing tennis star threatens WTA’s decades-long courtship of the Chinese market

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 05: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co., participates in a discussion on Detroit’s economic recovery on April 5, 2016 in Washington, DC. JPMorgan Chase announced they will make a five-year, $125 million commitment to Detroit’s economic recovery. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon gets the ‘Nicole Kidman’ quarantine exemption in Hong Kong—and locals aren’t happy

High angle view of the landmarks and skyscrapers in Beijing,China

China launched the new Beijing Stock Exchange to fund small businesses—but it may also ‘cannibalize’ existing bourses

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 10: US special climate envoy, John Kerry speaks during a joint China and US statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020’s on day eleven of the COP26 climate change conference at the SEC on November 10, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day eleven of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on driving the global transition to zero-emission transport. This is the 26th “Conference of the Parties” and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year’s conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

The threat of global warming may finally thaw chilly U.S.-China relations

By Clay Chandler and Yvonne Lau

One of the world’s top crypto exchanges is shutting accounts in Singapore, weeks after it exited China

A Chinese woman boiling a pork slice with hot pot soup

A hot pot chain opened 850 new restaurants in the pandemic. What could go wrong?

Shiba Inu coin trading frenzy could help lift Coinbase out of its third-quarter funk

Benjamin Franklin Sunglasses Bitcoin Signs.

Cryptocurrencies hit market cap of $3 trillion for the first time as Bitcoin and Ether reach record highs

Jack Ma, former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is displayed on screens during the company’s listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Alibaba raised about $11 billion in a long-awaited Hong Kong stock sale, braving the worsening political unrest gripping the city and potentially gaining favor in Beijing. Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The year since Beijing canceled the world’s biggest IPO is proof that the golden era of Chinese listings is gone for good

Fortnite shuts down in China, the latest foreign video game to face off with regulators—and surrender

A presenter speaks about sales data at the gala event for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s annual November 11 Singles’ Day online shopping event in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Alibaba posted sales of $75 billion during the world’s largest shopping binge, wrapping up an annual frenzy of Chinese consumption that this year was overshadowed by escalating regulatory scrutiny over the country’s giant internet sector. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

China’s Singles Day already tops Black Friday. Now holiday creep is making the world’s biggest shopping event even bigger

Turkey-Shortage

My legless Thanksgiving Day turkey is a sad symptom of the supply chain crunch

Shiba Inu crytpocurrency

What’s behind Shiba Inu coin’s stunning rise—up 777% in 30 days

By Lee Clifford, Chris Morris, and others

YICHANG, CHINA – OCTOBER 25, 2021 – The Evergrande Real Estate complex is seen in Yichang, Hubei Province, China, On October 25, 2021. (Photo credit should read Liu Junfeng / Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Xi Jinping wants ‘common prosperity,’ but China’s regressive tax codes favor the rich

By Clay Chandler and Yvonne Lau

Hong Kong’s COVID-19 policies are forcing world’s biggest banks to consider shifting resources from the city