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Yvonne Lau
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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.

Sotheby’s posted its highest-grossing year ever, boosted by millennials and NFTs
Tech
Sotheby’s posted its highest-grossing year ever, boosted by millennials and NFTs
By Yvonne LauDecember 16, 2021
SenseTime postpones its Hong Kong IPO after Washington blocked U.S. investment in the facial recognition giant
AI
SenseTime postpones its Hong Kong IPO after Washington blocked U.S. investment in the facial recognition giant
By Yvonne LauDecember 13, 2021
Two Chinese real estate giants face default—but only one is positioned to pull off a comeback
Two Chinese real estate giants face default—but only one is positioned to pull off a comeback
By Clay Chandler and Yvonne LauDecember 8, 2021
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ice hockey testing activities
China’s hockey team wins right to play in Olympics—despite concerns it’s too bad to compete
By Yvonne LauDecember 8, 2021
The U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 is practically meaningless but symbolically important
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The U.S. diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 is practically meaningless but symbolically important
By Grady McGregor and Yvonne LauDecember 7, 2021
7 years ahead of schedule, AIA becomes the first major Asian insurer to end coal exposure
Environment
7 years ahead of schedule, AIA becomes the first major Asian insurer to end coal exposure
By Yvonne LauDecember 7, 2021
Terra’s Luna coin surges past Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Avalanche to become world’s 10th largest coin amid crypto selloff
The Coins
Terra’s Luna coin surges past Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Avalanche to become world’s 10th largest coin amid crypto selloff
By Yvonne LauDecember 6, 2021
China poured millions into ice hockey only to get a national team so bad it might be banned from the Olympics
China poured millions into ice hockey only to get a national team so bad it might be banned from the Olympics
By Yvonne LauDecember 3, 2021
Grab shares sink in historic Nasdaq debut as president touts the cross-selling opportunities of its super app strategy
Grab shares sink in historic Nasdaq debut as president touts the cross-selling opportunities of its super app strategy
By Yvonne LauDecember 2, 2021
EVE.0122.Evergrande Group complex
Magazine
China stores 70% of its wealth in real estate. Now, the property crisis is forcing investors to reconsider their favorite means of savings
By Yvonne LauDecember 2, 2021
Arrest of gambling CEO suggests Macau’s days as a casino hub are numbered
Newsletters
Arrest of gambling CEO suggests Macau’s days as a casino hub are numbered
By Clay Chandler and Yvonne LauNovember 30, 2021
CHINA-ECONOMY-pmi-omicron
China’s economy may get an Omicron bump—but it’s likely to be short-lived
By Yvonne LauNovember 30, 2021
Global drugmakers could roll out Omicron-adapted COVID vaccines in 100 days
Health
Global drugmakers could roll out Omicron-adapted COVID vaccines in 100 days
By Yvonne LauNovember 29, 2021
JAPAN-STOCKS
Finance
‘Taking no chances:’ Investors abandon travel stocks and seek safe havens as new, highly-mutated COVID variant spooks markets
By Yvonne Lau and David MeyerNovember 26, 2021
SOUTH AFRICA-EAST LONDON-COVID-19 VACCINATION
Health
New COVID variant with ‘unusual constellation’ of mutations is already more dominant than Delta in South Africa
By Yvonne LauNovember 26, 2021
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