By Kelvin Ong and Adrian Lim 15 March 2012, Singapore - It was late afternoon when we arrived at the lobby of The Naumi, a boutique hotel situated in the historic Seah Street in downtown Singapore. Richard Porter was already there, engrossed in a phone conversation with his children back home in England, as he tells us. Over coffee, we asked the Controller of English at BBC Global News about BBC’s new Asia-focused business programme: Power of Asia. Audio Interview Part 1 (9:04) … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB-EXCLUSIVE: Richard Porter on Asia’s rising Power (Audio inside)
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BBC searches for Chief Business Correspondent
London – The BBC is launching an international search for the new role of Chief Business Correspondent to be based in East Asia, as part of a major drive to expand the breadth and depth of its international business coverage. Richard Porter, Director of News Content, BBC World News, tells TV ASIA Plus that the incoming correspondent has to be a credible journalist with a good track record of business reporting and one who is also capable of presenting on broadcast TV. While their prime … [Read more...] about BBC searches for Chief Business Correspondent