Xinghui Kok

    Singapore Bureau Chief, Reuters

    Xinghui leads the Singapore bureau, directing coverage of one of the region’s bellwether economies and Southeast Asia’s main financial hub. This ranges from macroeconomics to monetary policy, property, politics, public health and socioeconomic issues. She also keeps an eye on things that are unique to Singapore, such as how it repealed an anti-gay sex law but goes against global trends by maintaining policies unfavourable to LGBT families. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/even-singapore-lifts-gay-sex-ban-lgbt-families-feel-little-has-changed-2022-11-29/ Xinghui previously covered Asia for the South China Morning Post and has been in journalism for a decade.

    All Sessions by Xinghui Kok

    • 26 May

      Fri

    • 16:00  - 17:00
      Exacerbated by China's ambiguous position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions in Asia are growing on all fronts: the South China Sea; increasing military action around Taiwan; the rise of authoritarian regimes; and rising nationalism in China. This panel will feature journalists based in the US and APAC, seeking to unpack the challenges facing the region under Xi's third term as president of the PRC. It will also discuss the increasing difficulties that these journalists are facing to cover the troubled region.
      Plenary
      Where
      NUSS Kent Ridge Guild Hall - Main Ballroom



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