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Frederik Balfour

Frederik Balfour

Frederik Balfour is the Asia correspondent in Hong Kong for Bloomberg Businessweek. Prior to BusinessWeek, he was deputy bureau chief for Agence France Presse in Vietnam. Balfour first came to Asia in 1986 on a McGraw-Hill Correspondent's Fund Fellowship. Balfour received a special McGraw-Hill achievement award for covering the Iraq War, where he was embedded with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Div. He holds a master's degree from the London School of Economics, a master's degree in journalism, and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

Recent Articles by Frederik Balfour

January 4, 2012

China's 'Demographic Tsunami'

The one-child policy makes caring for the elderly a looming concern

September 8, 2011

China and Hollywood Team Up for More Co-Productions

The mainland is using partnerships with Western studios to develop its own movie business

August 3, 2011

A Hong Kong Haven for China’s Pricey Wines

Storage facilities are booming as sales of top wines soar

May 31, 2011

Christie's Triumphs in Hong Kong Sales

A pair of singing-bird pistols made of gold and inlaid with gems sold for HK$45.5 million ($5.8 million) at a Christie's International sale in Hong Kong yesterday. A ...

May 26, 2011

Luxury Brands Take IPOs to Hong Kong

Prada, the Milan-based luxury goods house, is expected to list its shares in Hong Kong in a $2 billion initial public offering on June 24. Prada will follow on the ...

May 5, 2011

China's Next Port of Call: Luxury Yachts

Caprice Lam took 90 minutes to close his first luxury-yacht sale. That's all the time it took for the customer to step aboard his company's 62-foot, 13 million yuan ...

April 28, 2011

A Grim Future for Japan's Fisheries

The wreckage of a 379-metric-ton tuna boat blocks the road to the deserted fish market in Kesennuma, once Japan's largest port for bonito and swordfish. More vessels ...

February 16, 2011

For Hong Kong's Jockey Club, the Race Is Online

Over its 126 years, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has survived equine flu, the Japanese occupation, bribery scandals, and the end of British colonial rule. Now the club is...

February 2, 2011

For Macau's Stanley Ho, a Family Feud

From the moment you step on a plane or ferry to get to Macau, check into a new luxury hotel on the gaming mecca's waterfront, or dine at the city's three-Michelin-star...

December 28, 2010

Skin Care Products Strike It Big in China—for Men

Every morning, Shane Zhang uses a facial scrub and applies a toner from Estée Lauder and a L'Oréal moisturizer. At night he uses Lancôme anti-aging cream. Twice a ...