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Mercedes Ruehl is the Financial Times' Asia Tech reporter based in Hong Kong. She writes about technology and investment in Asia, from start-ups and entrepreneurs to the region's biggest companies.

She previously led the Financial Times' newsletters and audience engagement team in Asia, and prior to that spent six years reporting in Australia on business, finance and politics for The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

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  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
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  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
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  • Saturday, 2 November, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 23 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2019
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  • Tuesday, 8 October, 2019
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  • Friday, 4 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2019
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  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
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    Foreign investment drives surge in SE Asian tech takeovers

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  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
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