Scott Tong

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Scott Tong is a former correspondent for Marketplace. He reported on sustainability issues (energy, climate, environment, resources) for Marketplace, as well as the U.S.-China technology relationship, frequently described as “fraught.” He is Marketplace’s former China bureau chief. What was your first job? English-language audiotape (yes, tape) voice-over work. Sixth grade.Taiwan. What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career? Show up an hour before the interview. Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______. Gas for kid carpools; Washington Capitals hockey tickets. What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs? Smoker (plus wooden slotted spoon). What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment? Sneaking into Burma for twenty bucks.

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Jan 21, 2010
China’s fast economy brews bubble fear
Investors in China fear the country's rapidly-growing economy can't slow down too much now without having major global consequences. Scott Tong explores China's increasing role in the world market.
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Jan 20, 2010
China tells banks to ease up on lending
Regulators in China are telling the country's major banks to get stingier with credit this year in an effort to keep the economy from overheating. Some fear the lending will lead to asset bubbles and inflation. Scott Tong reports.
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Jan 20, 2010
Chinese soap highlights housing issue
The hottest primetime soap opera in China has a few things that won't surprise you: infidelity, crooked business deals and… a housing bubble? Scott Tong reports on China's "Snail House."
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Jan 19, 2010
China takes steps to cool off economy
China is taking steps to rein in its banks, which have been been lending like crazy over the last year to fight off the global recesssion. Now, China is concerned about controlling inflation and an overheating economy. Scott Tong reports.
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Jan 13, 2010
Google warns it may leave China
Google is accusing Chinese hackers of attacking company servers and compromising Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists. The search engine is threatening to leave the country. Scott Tong reports.
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Dec 31, 2009
China-ASEAN free trade starts new year
Duties on some 7,000 products traded between China and Southeast Asia are going away on New Year's Day as the countries form a trade bloc rivaling NAFTA or the E.U. But some Indonesian vendors are worried. Scott Tong reports.
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Dec 29, 2009
China keeps its money flowing
Chinese exports have grown an average 25% a year this past decade. That growth rate shouldn't be a huge surprise since China seemed barely rattled by the economic turmoil of 2009. Scott Tong in Shanghai looks back on 2009 and forward to 2010 with host Bob Moon.
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Dec 28, 2009
China pulling to lead in world exports
Chinese officials are indicating that the country will probably pull ahead of Germany as the world's top exporter of goods. But as far as that title goes, there are a few footnotes where China is concerned. Scott Tong reports.
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Dec 22, 2009
WTO rules restrict media in China
Beijing said it regrets a decision by the World Trade Organization that sides against China on market restrictions made against certain media providers. Scott Tong reports how these rules restrict Hollywood.
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Dec 17, 2009
China, U.S. at odds over cutting carbon
The U.S. and China are the world's largest emitters of heat-trapping gases. But they have big disagreements about how much carbon to cut and who should pay for it. Scott Tong reports.
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