Douglas Wong
@douglaswong.bsky.social
Asia Watcher. Bloomberg editor. Culturally incoherent citizen of everywhere. Holder of personal opinions
London: sunny with gale ⚠️
September 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
London: sunny with gale ⚠️
The Graell family, on holiday from Barcelona, had been to the National Gallery that morning and went to a Whitehall pub for lunch “Then when we wanted to go out, we couldn’t leave,” said Elisenda. “It has been interesting.” www.reuters.com/world/uk/pol...
September 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The Graell family, on holiday from Barcelona, had been to the National Gallery that morning and went to a Whitehall pub for lunch “Then when we wanted to go out, we couldn’t leave,” said Elisenda. “It has been interesting.” www.reuters.com/world/uk/pol...
'History shows that many countries have fallen because of obsession with defending language, race or religion,' Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. 'A civilised Malaysia can only have meaning through understanding, commitment and a clear resolve to safeguard unity'
August 31, 2025 at 4:51 AM
'History shows that many countries have fallen because of obsession with defending language, race or religion,' Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. 'A civilised Malaysia can only have meaning through understanding, commitment and a clear resolve to safeguard unity'
'The past 2 years have been incredibly challenging for many firms & lawyers in Asia,' writes Jessica Seah. 'Like-minded professionals offering help include former COO Brian Henderson, who left Baker McKenzie in 2020 and now runs a Hong Kong mental health support group' www.law.com/internationa...
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
'The past 2 years have been incredibly challenging for many firms & lawyers in Asia,' writes Jessica Seah. 'Like-minded professionals offering help include former COO Brian Henderson, who left Baker McKenzie in 2020 and now runs a Hong Kong mental health support group' www.law.com/internationa...
'There is an ominous sense in the air in Britain — a sense that the country is headed toward the rocks and that the captain has no idea how to steer the ship' www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
July 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
'There is an ominous sense in the air in Britain — a sense that the country is headed toward the rocks and that the captain has no idea how to steer the ship' www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
July 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
How is #China telling this story? 'Such outlawed unilateralism sets a dangerous "might-makes-right" precedent.. As the world stands on the brink of a cataclysm, it is imperative that reason prevails' #Iran www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202506/22/...
June 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
How is #China telling this story? 'Such outlawed unilateralism sets a dangerous "might-makes-right" precedent.. As the world stands on the brink of a cataclysm, it is imperative that reason prevails' #Iran www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202506/22/...
'China strongly condemns the US attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the IAEA'
June 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
'China strongly condemns the US attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the IAEA'
China hasn't commented, but assures its citizens it will get them home safely x.com/MFA_China/st...
June 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
China hasn't commented, but assures its citizens it will get them home safely x.com/MFA_China/st...
“Iran still has very sophisticated offensive cyber capabilities, their network maintains all sorts of sleeper cells far beyond the Middle East,” said Dana Stroul, former US deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East www.ft.com/content/41a7...
June 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“Iran still has very sophisticated offensive cyber capabilities, their network maintains all sorts of sleeper cells far beyond the Middle East,” said Dana Stroul, former US deputy assistant secretary of defence for the Middle East www.ft.com/content/41a7...
'It's a bit like Glastonbury & also a party political broadcast for the Green Party. Obviously things will go wrong because @28yearslater.bsky.social is a horror film, but until then you couldn't be more off grid because there is no grid. It's a cosy apocalypse, the Ewok Village. Positively hygge'
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
'It's a bit like Glastonbury & also a party political broadcast for the Green Party. Obviously things will go wrong because @28yearslater.bsky.social is a horror film, but until then you couldn't be more off grid because there is no grid. It's a cosy apocalypse, the Ewok Village. Positively hygge'
June 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Trump Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites, Threatens More Hits www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
June 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Trump Strikes Iran Nuclear Sites, Threatens More Hits www.bloomberg.com/news/live-bl...
Ardern’s response the 2019 terror attack in Christchurch was instinctive and moving, most notably in the simple statement about the Muslim victims: “They are us” #IslandofStrangers
June 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Ardern’s response the 2019 terror attack in Christchurch was instinctive and moving, most notably in the simple statement about the Muslim victims: “They are us” #IslandofStrangers
'If we are to live under arbitrarily changed laws in a discriminatory society, we would rather do it in the Gulf region for the double of what we earn now' @UKLabour says👋 to more tax revenue www.ft.com/content/6eed...
May 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
'If we are to live under arbitrarily changed laws in a discriminatory society, we would rather do it in the Gulf region for the double of what we earn now' @UKLabour says👋 to more tax revenue www.ft.com/content/6eed...
'#WorldPressFreedomDay acts as a reminder for #HongKong’s government officials to respect their stated commitment to press freedom, which is guaranteed in the city’s Basic Law,' says @fcchk.bsky.social www.fcchk.org/fcc-statemen...
May 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
'#WorldPressFreedomDay acts as a reminder for #HongKong’s government officials to respect their stated commitment to press freedom, which is guaranteed in the city’s Basic Law,' says @fcchk.bsky.social www.fcchk.org/fcc-statemen...
Do not go gentle into that good night
January 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Do not go gentle into that good night