Asia Correspondent

Leslie Nguyen-Okwu

Leslie Nguyen-Okwu covers Asia. She writes for major media outlets and the world's biggest companies, including BBC, National Geographic, The Economist, NPR, Google, and Airbnb. A first-generation American, Leslie is the...

DELAYED REACTION
What it’s like to be in Taiwan, one year late to a pandemic lockdown
Quartz • June 11, 2021
FLIGHT OF THE TECHIES
Tech workers who flocked to Taiwan’s Covid-free haven are now fleeing
Quartz • June 3, 2021
What you need to know
China’s three-child policy, Nepal’s crisis, real-life “Schitt’s Creek”
📬 Quartz Daily Brief • May 31, 2021
What you need to know
The next Netanyahu, Nepal’s crisis, real-life “Schitt’s Creek”
📬 Quartz Daily Brief • May 31, 2021
STILL LEFT OUT
Taiwan’s Covid-19 crisis adds gravity to its plea for a bigger role at the WHO
Quartz • May 24, 2021
AN OLYMPIC DILEMMA
Singapore and Taiwan’s Covid-19 spikes are bad omens for Japan’s Olympics
Quartz • May 21, 2021
WORKING NINE TO FOREVER
Taiwan’s face-time work culture is hurting its pandemic response
Quartz • May 18, 2021