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Finance and Economics
Uwe von Parpart
publisher & Editor-in-chief
Uwe von Parpart is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Asia Times. He has over three decades of experience in finance and journalism in East Asia, with stops in Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong. He served as a strategist at Bank of America, Cantor Fitzgerald and Reorient Group. He is a graduate of the German Naval Academy and currently resides in Hong Kong.
William Pesek
Correspondent
William Pesek is a Tokyo-based journalist, former columnist for Barron’s and Bloomberg and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” His honors include the Society of Publishers in Asia awards for commentary (2011, 2018) and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary (2010).
Southeast Asia
Nile Bowie
Correspondent
Nile Bowie covers politics and current affairs in Malaysia, Singapore as well as regional trade, business and economics for Asia Times. Previously a columnist with the Malaysian Reserve newspaper, his journalistic work has appeared widely, including on Al Jazeera, CounterPunch and the New Straits Times, among others. He is based in Singapore.
Bertil Lintner
Senior Security correspondent
Bertil Lintner is a journalist and author based in Thailand. He has covered Myanmar and regional security issues for over three decades, largely for the Far Eastern Economic Review. He has written 18 books on geopolitics, ethnic conflicts and organized crime, including Outrage: Burma’s Struggle for Democracy; Burma in Revolt: Opium and Insurgency Since 1948; Bloodbrothers: Crime, Business and Politics in Asia; Great Game East: India, China and the Struggle for Asia’s Most Volatile Frontier; and China’s India War: Collision Course on the Roof of the World.
Shawn W. Crispin
Managing & Southeast Asia editor
Shawn W. Crispin has worked as a journalist and editor in Thailand for over 20 years, including as Bangkok Bureau Chief for the Far Eastern Economic Review and Wall Street Journal. He now serves as Asia Times’ Southeast Asia and Managing Editor. Mr. Crispin makes regular presentations to international banks, investment funds and think tanks on Thai politics and economics. He has a master’s degree in Southeast Asian Studies and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He speaks fluent Thai.
Northeast Asia
Bradley K. Martin
Associate Editor
Bradley K. Martin is a world-renowned North Korea expert and the author of Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty. He is currently based in Japan.
China
Jeff Pao
China editor
Jeff Pao is Asia Times’ China editor. He has over 20 years experience as a reporter and editor, and is a recognized expert on Hong Kong’s politics, economy and society. He also has expertise in mainland China’s stock markets. Mr. Pao has reported from the front lines of Hong Kong’s recent protests and has interviewed key actors on both sides of the political divide. He is based in Hong Kong.
Science and Technology
Jonathan Tennenbaum
Chief Science writer
Jonathan Tennenbaum received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California in 1973 at the young age of 22. A physicist, linguist and pianist, he’s also the former editor of FUSION magazine. Mr. Tennenbaum currently lives in Berlin and travels frequently to Asia and elsewhere where he consults on economics, science and technology.