Eunice Yoon
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Eunice Yoon is CNN
’s Beijing-based Correspondent, responsible for the network’s news coverage of China alongside Senior International Correspondent Stan Grant and Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz.
Yoon's role in Beijing allows her to document the world's most populous nation as it continues to grow in influence across the global economic and geopolitical landscape. From domestic policy to foreign affairs, technology to tradition, she reveals the remarkable dynamics and human stories driving more than 1.3 billion people. Since arriving to Beijing, Yoon has investigated the wave of protests triggered by grassroots discontent, the government crackdown on activists in the wake of the Arab Spring
, the impact of the nation's worst drought in half a century, and the complicated relationship between China and neighbor North Korea
.
She has interviewed numerous newsmakers as well as ordinary Chinese citizens, including victims of the property boom forced to live in underground shelters and a father reunited with his kidnapped son thanks to an online movement to find lost children. She also tracks consumer trends such as how Chinese are forming organic food buying clubs in the wake of several food safety scandals.
Yoon brings award-winning experience working in China and across Asia to CNN's Beijing bureau. She was formerly the network’s Asia Business Editor based in Hong Kong where she focused particularly on the rapid economic development of the region and the impact of the global financial crisis. Yoon has worked extensively as a correspondent and reported on major news events. Most notably, she was one of the first journalists to reach the Sichuan earthquake zone, undertaking perilous journeys to describe the efforts to rescue survivors.
She also reported on the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, Typhoon Parma
as it battered the northern coast of the Philippines, and, from the Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ) between North and South Korea, she investigated the lives of villagers and soldiers in one of the most heavily guarded places on earth. Her reports for CNN's coverage of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ensured she was part of the team who won a prestigious DuPont Award.
Yoon has anchored and reported for several news organizations, including CNBC
, Voice of America
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
and YTN
of South Korea. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in political science from Brown University
in Rhode Island and graduated magna cum laude.
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
’s Beijing-based Correspondent, responsible for the network’s news coverage of China alongside Senior International Correspondent Stan Grant and Beijing Bureau Chief Jaime FlorCruz.
Yoon's role in Beijing allows her to document the world's most populous nation as it continues to grow in influence across the global economic and geopolitical landscape. From domestic policy to foreign affairs, technology to tradition, she reveals the remarkable dynamics and human stories driving more than 1.3 billion people. Since arriving to Beijing, Yoon has investigated the wave of protests triggered by grassroots discontent, the government crackdown on activists in the wake of the Arab Spring
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
, the impact of the nation's worst drought in half a century, and the complicated relationship between China and neighbor North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
.
She has interviewed numerous newsmakers as well as ordinary Chinese citizens, including victims of the property boom forced to live in underground shelters and a father reunited with his kidnapped son thanks to an online movement to find lost children. She also tracks consumer trends such as how Chinese are forming organic food buying clubs in the wake of several food safety scandals.
Yoon brings award-winning experience working in China and across Asia to CNN's Beijing bureau. She was formerly the network’s Asia Business Editor based in Hong Kong where she focused particularly on the rapid economic development of the region and the impact of the global financial crisis. Yoon has worked extensively as a correspondent and reported on major news events. Most notably, she was one of the first journalists to reach the Sichuan earthquake zone, undertaking perilous journeys to describe the efforts to rescue survivors.
She also reported on the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, Typhoon Parma
Typhoon Parma
Typhoon Parma was the second typhoon to affect the Philippines within the span of a week during September 2009....
as it battered the northern coast of the Philippines, and, from the Demilitarized Zone
Demilitarized zone
In military terms, a demilitarized zone is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more military powers , where military activity is not permitted, usually by peace treaty, armistice, or other bilateral or multilateral agreement...
(DMZ) between North and South Korea, she investigated the lives of villagers and soldiers in one of the most heavily guarded places on earth. Her reports for CNN's coverage of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ensured she was part of the team who won a prestigious DuPont Award.
Yoon has anchored and reported for several news organizations, including CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
and YTN
YTN
YTN is a 24-hour news channel in South Korea. It was founded on September 14, 1993 as a subsidiary of Yonhap News Agency, and began broadcasting on March 1, 1995...
of South Korea. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in political science from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Rhode Island and graduated magna cum laude.