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Emily Chan

Emily Chan

Associate Producer, Video
Emily Chan is a journalist who is passionate about video storytelling on Hong Kong and China.
Emily Chan is a journalist who is passionate about video storytelling on Hong Kong and China.
Areas of Expertise:
Video production, Hong Kong news
Languages Spoken:
Cantonese, English, Mandarin

Video | Surging fuel prices hit Asia’s workers

Malik Mohsin Ali, a rider for Bykea, ride-hailing and delivery platform, heads to deliver parcels in Karachi, Pakistan, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez
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Low-income labourers in Asia among the hardest hit groups as fuel costs skyrocket because of the US-Israel war on Iran.

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In first declaration since his appointment as the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei said all US military bases in the region must close.

Spot prices have surged above US$5,000 an ounce, up more than 40 per cent over the past year, driven by central banks and traders shifting out of bonds and currencies.

Spokesman for top legislature says Beijing sees self-reliant tech growth as vital to innovation, noting country is ready to work with the US, but will safeguard its ‘red lines’.

Protesters stormed the US consulate in Karachi as South and Southeast Asian leaders condemned the killing of Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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