Southeast Asia Senior Business Correspondent

Reuters is looking for an experienced and enterprising journalist to develop business-focused initiative stories and spot analyses for Southeast Asia, a region increasingly important in global supply chains. The position will be based in Malaysia and report to the Southeast Asia Bureau Chief. With more than 655 million people. Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies with a combined GDP estimated at more than $3 trillion. The region’s 11 countries host a wide range of industries – from Indonesia’s coal, palm oil and other commodity producers, to Malaysia’s electronics manufacturers, Thailand’s automobile assemblers, Vietnam’s upstart electric vehicle endeavors, call centers in the Philippines and tech startups in Singapore. In particular, Southeast Asian countries have emerged as an alternative to China for many companies looking to diversify their supply chains amid the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions. With this expansion has come controversy, including migrant labour-abuse accusations against Malaysian companies and environmental concerns in Indonesia from its mining and palm oil operations.