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Peter Langan

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Covers:  Politics, business, energy, markets. Have covered China, Japan, Southeast Asia. Recent stint included all things cryptocurrency and blockchain, as well as all the macro stuff that feeds into it.
Journalist in Asia. Views are my own, or so I’ve been led to believe.

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Peter Langan’s Biography

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Experience and skills to cover major breaking news events; manage large, diverse teams in deadline news environments; run investigative journalism projects; report, write and edit news features.

Peter Langan’s Journalist Portfolio

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Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say

Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say

After African swine fever and the coronavirus, Chinese authorities plan to plug holes to control diseases in …

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The life or death question: who gets the Covid-19 vaccine?

The life or death question: who gets the Covid-19 vaccine?

Experts warn drug development structure and signs of protectionism and nationalism send worrying signals abou…

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As death toll passes 300,000, US-China discord hampers search for Covid-19's origin

As death toll passes 300,000, US-China discord hampers search for Covid-19's origin

The WHO has been in the thick of previous outbreaks to help contain infectious disease. But this time is diff…

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Who owns a virus? Covid-19 reignites debate on 'viral sovereignty'

Who owns a virus? Covid-19 reignites debate on 'viral sovereignty'

The international community has failed to agree on obligations countries have to share genetic sequence data,…

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One virus caused Covid-19; scientists say thousands more are in waiting

One virus caused Covid-19; scientists say thousands more are in waiting

In the second part of a series on lessons learned from the pandemic, we look at the need to identify new viru…

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Mekong nations face food risk on claims China's dams exacerbate drought

Mekong nations face food risk on claims China's dams exacerbate drought

Drought, erratic water levels along 4,300km river are disrupting rice yields and fish catches, raising costs …

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Bitcoin, Ether fall as market digests Curve hack

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By Danny Park Verified, Peter Langan Verified
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Bitcoin and Ether prices fell in early Tuesday afternoon trading in Asia amid spreading concern about the hack of the popular decentralized finance platform Curve Finance over the weekend that saw an estimated US$41 million stolen and raised concerns about a DeFi contagion. The hack has been linked to a flaw in a programming language. Bitcoin dropped under support at US$29,000. Solana and Matic led the top 10 losers mid Tuesday. Litecoin also gave up gains ahead of its halving event on Wednesday.
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Bitcoin, Ether end week in interest rate doldrums; Binance’s BNB token leads winners Original

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By Tom Zuo, Peter Langan Verified
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Bitcoin and Ether prices were largely mixed but running into the red on Friday morning in Asia, with both looking to end the week in the losers column after a period of directionless trading. The interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday was followed by a bigger than expected GDP number in the U.S. overnight raising concern about rates staying higher for longer. Speculation Japan may be about to tweak its interest rate policy on Friday added to the risk-averse mood.
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Bitcoin, Ether lose direction as caution rules market; Dogecoin still a winner on Musk factor Original

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By Tom Zuo, Peter Langan Verified
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Bitcoin traded flat on Wednesday morning in Asia as risk-aversion remained the market theme, though the token is managing to hold above US$29,000. Analysts say a possible extended legal fight between the U.S. regulator and Ripple Labs as well as comments from the Federal Reserve on the interest rate outlook expected later today is breeding caution. Ether also treaded water, while other leading tokens were a mixed picture.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Learning how to do it, specifically structuring ledes.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Is that another way of asking my age?

How is social media changing news?

The best of times and the worst of times.

Awards

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Society of Publishers in Asia.

2015 - Excellence in Reporting on the Environment

Editor on team covering environmental disasters in India.

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2015 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia

2015 - 2015 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia

Editor on team that produced a series of stories on environmental disasters in India.

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Society of Publishers in Asia

2015 - Excellence in Investigative Reporting

Editor on team covering a series of environmental disasters in India.

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The Society of Publishers in Asia

2012 - Excellence in Business Reporting

Japan’s Deal with the Devil, a profile of Tepco and its leaders showing how the company drove nuclear power development in Japan and the building of the Fukushima plant that was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami.

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Society of Publishers in Asia.

2012 - Excellence in Reporting Breaking News

Inside Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, a tick-tock of the Fukushima disaster based on interviews with engineers in the plant when the earthquake and tsunami hit, as well as survivors from towns in the coastal regions.

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