Joyce ZK Lim
China Correspondent
Joyce is China correspondent at The Straits Times. Based in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen, she reports on China’s transitioning economy and what this means for its people and the region. She joined the broadsheet in 2023 after seven years with the Singapore Foreign Service. She previously worked in Singapore and Beijing.
Latest articles
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Key for countries to work together to seize opportunities amid tariff uncertainty: DPM Gan in China
