He divides his time between writing columns, books and helping develop www.asiasentinel.com, a news and analysis website. From 1992 to 2011, he was a columnist on Asian affairs for the International Herald Tribune. He also worked at the Far Eastern Economic Review for many years, including as its editor. Prior to that, he was a regional correspondent for the Financial Times. Born in England and educated at Cambridge University, he spent his earlier career as a financial journalist in London and Sydney as well as a freelancer in Africa. He is married to Hong Kong Civic Party legislator Claudia Mo. His hobbies are studying southeast Asian history and competitive sailing.