Daryl Loo

Senior Correspondent

Daryl Loo is a senior correspondent focusing on the impact of China’s policy, economy and business on its people and the world. He rejoined The Straits Times in 2026 after working in the technology and pharmaceutical industries in Shanghai and Singapore since 2017. Previously, he was a journalist with Reuters in London and Bloomberg News in Beijing.

Latest articles

Concerns over ASEAN’s effectiveness, though it’s seen as proactive in Thailand-Cambodia clash: Survey

Over a third of South-east Asian opinion leaders see the grouping as as 'slow and ineffective' in recent poll.

China returns as S-E Asia’s preferred superpower as fears grow over Trump’s policies: ISEAS survey

The survey showed that 52 per cent of ASEAN opinion-makers and thought leaders surveyed would pick China to align with.