Josh Spencer @_joshjs

Asia news editor @TheEconomist Joined December 2015

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The Economist @TheEconomist

2 months ago

The Kremlin dominates the cross-border business of nuclear fuel and technology economist.com/international/…

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The fall of Saigon in 1975 triggered one of the world’s biggest diasporas. Fifty years on, Vietnamese emigrants and their children are returning to their homeland econ.st/4dFKGDi Photo: Hannah Reyes Morales/New York Times/Redux /Eyevine

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The Economist @TheEconomist

4 months ago

Many Vietnamese emigrants are returning home to connect with their roots. It is not always an easy transition econ.st/4jh9Mcy

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The Economist @TheEconomist

4 months ago

Feuding dynasties, hit men, impeachment—and geopolitical tension. Just another day in Filipino politics, @_joshjs tells “The Intelligence” econ.st/4jN4czQ

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The Economist @TheEconomist

4 months ago

Fifty years ago the fall of Saigon ended the war in Vietnam and created a huge diaspora. On “The Intelligence” @_joshjs finds out what happened to them econ.st/3ExJZ1L

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The Economist @TheEconomist

4 months ago

Fifty years ago this month, amid chaotic scenes, America pulled its remaining citizens out of South Vietnam, abandoning an ally and a war that it had once defined as essential to its interests. How did this shape America’s views on foreign conflicts? econ.st/4lPXYR1

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Aaron Connelly @ConnellyAL

4 months ago

This is not the first time that America’s credibility as an ally has been questioned. A good look back by @_joshjs at our coverage of the fall of Saigon 50 years ago today, now in front of the paywall. Much of it will sound familiar. economist.com/interactive/as…

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Josh Spencer @_joshjs

4 months ago

Fifty years ago, Saigon fell and the Vietnam war ended. America's chaotic evacuation raised big doubts about its credibility, The Economist wrote at the time. Sound familiar? My piece this week economist.com/interactive/as…

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Mike Bird @Birdyword

a year ago

We have a big package of Singapore coverage this week, including our interview with Lawrence Wong, the incoming Prime Minister. We asked him about navigating the US-China split, the future for race in Singapore, the politics of the country and the growth of the opposition.

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Will Coldwell @will_coldwell

a year ago

“I can’t understand what’s happening in England…but I leave everything in the hands of God.” For @prospect_uk I’ve been following the case of Ibrahima Bah, a young asylum seeker convicted of manslaughter following a tragedy in the English Channel prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/polic…

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Will Coldwell @will_coldwell

2 years ago

For the past couple of years, I've been tracking the rise of the notorious property influencer, Samuel Leeds It's a story about smoke and mirrors, TikTok grifting and hard sells. Most of all, it's about our toxic obsession with housing. economist.com/1843/2024/02/0…

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The Economist @TheEconomist

2 years ago

Rap music, more than any other creative form, is used as evidence of crimes. We explain how it is used against artists, like Young Thug, in court econ.st/4aI0Vxt 👇