Simon Cockerell, General Manager of Koryo Tours
North Korea is a perennial news highlight, but in 2012 the isolated country seems to stand at a crossroads. The death of Kim Jong-il and the ascendance of the former leader’s heir apparent have pundits...
View ArticleNew Year Podcast! North Korea In Focus
There’s more to North Korea than what headlines would indicate, at least for Simon Cockerell and Katharina Hesse, two Beijing-based expatriate professionals whose projects often center around the...
View ArticlePierre Gervois, CEO of China Elite Focus
Travel in Asia is a two-way street, or more accurately speaking, a multi-channel super highway that crosses paths around the world. On one side we have inbound tourists flocking to popular destinations...
View ArticleAndrew LaVallee, Editor at The Wall Street Journal
In our continued focus on travel in Asia, AsianTalks turned to Hong Kong-based Andrew LaVallee, The Wall Street Journal‘s Weekend editor in Asia. For this interview, LaVallee shares his journalistic...
View ArticleJustin Calderon, Analyst at Inside Investor
Considering a career in Southeast Asia? Justin Calderon, a research analyst for Inside Investor, did just that in 2006, and his plan has taken him to Malaysia, Thailand, and now Manila, Philippines....
View ArticleRobyn Eckhardt, founding blogger at Eating Asia
Food is sustenance, but it’s also pleasure, and most travelers to Southeast Asia know from experience the colorful spectrum of cuisines that are part of the cultural experience in Bangkok or Kuala...
View ArticleNick and Dariece, Authors of “Goats on the Road” Part 1
Nick and Dariece are a delightful couple originating from Canada and backpacking the world. Although we focus on China in this interview, their nomadic lifestyle has led them all around this globe of...
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