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Li Xueying

Foreign Editor

Xueying oversees The Straits Times’ international coverage, which is driven by its extensive network of foreign correspondents. She has been a journalist since 2002 and was previously the newspaper’s enterprise editor and political editor. Between 2012 and 2016, she was a senior regional correspondent based in Hong Kong, covering the Greater China region.

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‘Foreign policy now has domestic salience’: Vivian Balakrishnan on a decade of representing Singapore

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is one of Singapore’s longest-serving foreign ministers.
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is one of Singapore’s longest-serving foreign ministers.

Church and fortune-tellers: Why Filipinos find solace in both

In this episode, we explore how Filipinos find the balance between two contradictory belief systems.
In this episode, we explore how Filipinos find the balance between two contradictory belief systems.

Rich men and pretty women: Glimpses at a matchmaking event in China

Wealthy single Chinese mingle at a high-end matchmaking event for China's wealthy singles in Beijing on July 13, 2025.
Wealthy single Chinese mingle at a high-end matchmaking event for China's wealthy singles in Beijing on July 13, 2025.

Are South Koreans lonely?

wtlonely - A banner hanging outside Seoul's Gwanak district social welfare centre advertises the "Heart Convenience Store's" services. The "Heart Convenience Store" is part of Seoul Metropolitan City's "Seoul Without Loneliness" five-year project to combat the growing problem and isolation and loneliness in the city. 

Credit: Wendy Teo
wtlonely - A banner hanging outside Seoul's Gwanak district social welfare centre advertises the "Heart Convenience Store's" services. The "Heart Convenience Store" is part of Seoul Metropolitan City's "Seoul Without Loneliness" five-year project to combat the growing problem and isolation and loneliness in the city. 

Credit: Wendy Teo

Hong Kong’s wistful longing for its cityscape to remain unchanged

mfletter07 - Bamboo master Chan Yuk Kwong setting up bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong. 

Photo courtesy of Chan Yuk Kwong.
mfletter07 - Bamboo master Chan Yuk Kwong setting up bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong. 

Photo courtesy of Chan Yuk Kwong.

This Shandong city produces 80 per cent of China’s peony paintings

A visitor at the Caozhou Peony Garden on April 9, 2025.
A visitor at the Caozhou Peony Garden on April 9, 2025.

Europe’s top diplomat rejects Pentagon chief’s call that it limits role in Asia

Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said she had made her views known to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth after his speech.
Europe’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said she had made her views known to US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth after his speech.

Podcast: A view of the cemetery - why house-hunting in Jakarta is a challenge

aaletter08 - Jakarta’s dense population of nearly 12 million people meant its 80-odd public cemeteries are often squeezed between apartments and houses. In 2008, when I first moved to Indonesia, I was shocked to open the balcony of an apartment I was viewing to look into a graveyard.

ST Photo: Arlina Arshad
aaletter08 - Jakarta’s dense population of nearly 12 million people meant its 80-odd public cemeteries are often squeezed between apartments and houses. In 2008, when I first moved to Indonesia, I was shocked to open the balcony of an apartment I was viewing to look into a graveyard.

ST Photo: Arlina Arshad

Podcast: Xi'an - China's city known for its terracotta warriors and pollution

China's Xi’an is famous for its terracotta warriors but still faces significant challenges in air pollution.
China's Xi’an is famous for its terracotta warriors but still faces significant challenges in air pollution.

Podcast: From pineapple farms to data centres - Johor’s changing landscape

Since 2021, Sarawak Gold 1 (SG1) featuring a smaller crown, was introduced in Miri.
Since 2021, Sarawak Gold 1 (SG1) featuring a smaller crown, was introduced in Miri.

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