Letter From Hong Kong: Flexibility Amid Transition
The Daily Friend July 12, 2026 Continue reading Letter From Hong Kong: Flexibility Amid Transition
Author: Barry D. Wood
Barry D. Wood is a writer, teacher and journalist in Washington, DC. His focus is the global economy and financial markets. He has reported from 60 countries and specializes in US China relations, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa. His 2017 book is Exploring New Europe, A Bicycle Journey.
This is Shenzhen
A 1:51 video of being in Shenzhen, a new city of 18 million adjacent to Hong Kong and accessible in 20-minutes by high speed train. Shenzhen is modern, dynamic and booming, the tech center of China’s Greater Bay Area. Watch Continue reading This is Shenzhen
Trauma at Samsung: Super-Generous Bonuses for Chip Workers Trigger Huge Controversy in South Korea
June 28, 2026 The Daily Friend Continue reading Trauma at Samsung: Super-Generous Bonuses for Chip Workers Trigger Huge Controversy in South Korea
Remembering June 16th in Soweto
TDF, the Daily Friend podcast with Nicolas Lorimer. In this 30-minute interview Nicholas asks Barry about his career, writing for the Daily Friend, and what it was like in Soweto, June 16th, 1976. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yIMJEWatV8 Continue reading Remembering June 16th in Soweto
Peter Lewis’s Money Talk
June 9, 2026 https://peterlewismoneytalk.substack.com/p/peter-lewis-money-talk-tuesday-9-f44?utm_source=podcast-email%2Csubstack&publication_id=1427401&post_id=201217350&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=play_card_post_title&r=ttt04&triedRedirect=true Continue reading Peter Lewis’s Money Talk
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