Charlie Campbell

Campbell is an editor at large at TIME, based in the Singapore bureau. He covers business, tech, and geopolitics across Asia. He was previously China bureau chief.

Recent Articles

The Biggest Takeaway of China’s 2025 NPC

Beijing’s biggest annual political meeting is unlikely to make any big splashes. That could be a problem.

By Charlie Campbell

Australia Has Lessons for L.A. on Dealing With Fires

Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless.

By Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra

Who Will Die in 'White Lotus' Season 3?

Mike White's hit HBO drama moves to Thailand and opens, as the show always does, with a mysterious death. Here are some clues as to who might be dead.

By Judy Berman , Eliana Dockterman , Charlie Campbell and Eliza Berman

Aimee Lou Wood on Her 'Lotus' Character

Wood has a plum role as Chelsea, the floaty though street-smart girlfriend of Walton Goggin’s misanthropic grifter.

By Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui

The Breakout Who Romances Lisa in Lotus

In person, Tayme Thapthimthong betrays much of that same tender, soft-spoken charm as his Lotus alter-ego.

By Charlie Campbell / Phuket

Jason Isaacs on the Perverse Pleasures of The White Lotus Season 3

Isaacs was drawn to The White Lotus for several reasons, including working with creator Mike White.

By Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui

Walton Goggins was 'Gutted' By The White Lotus Season 3

When Goggins finally got the scripts for The White Lotus Season 3, he devoured them. “I read all eight scripts in a day,” he recalls.

By Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui

inDrive’s CEO Arsen Tomsky Wants to Redefine Capitalism

“Since the first day, it was a story of fighting injustice,” inDrive’s CEO Arsen Tomsky tells TIME. “That is what really motivates me.”

By Charlie Campbell

Inside the Epic and Dark White Lotus Season 3

On the scorching set with Mike White and the cast in Thailand.

By Judy Berman and Charlie Campbell / Koh Samui and Phuket

Exclusive Q&A With Mongolia’s PM

Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai talks becoming a uranium producer, gladhanding Putin, and navigating Trump 2.0.

By Charlie Campbell

Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’?

The truth is more complex.

By Charlie Campbell

Nvidia VP Talks Training AI-Powered Robots

The VP details the Omniverse, possible AI robotics uses and restrictions on advanced chip exports to China.

By Charlie Campbell

Rene Haas: Arm's Chips Are Indispensable

The CEO talks to TIME about Arm’s role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the speed of AI advancement and sustainability efforts.

By Charlie Campbell

Inside Bhutan’s ‘Mindful Capitalism’ Plan

The $100 billion Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is set to remake capitalism and attract businesses with its focus on green technology and ecological harmony.

By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan

South Korea Arrests Impeached President Yoon Suk-Yeol for Insurrection

Yoon’s detention, after a tense standoff outside the presidential residence, marks the latest chapter in a bewildering series of events since his martial law decree.

By Charlie Campbell

How MMA Glory Is Shining a New Light on China’s Ethnic Minorities

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.

By Charlie Campbell

The Dark Side of Gifting Gold

While the scourge of blood diamonds is well known, the role of blood gold is more insidious but no less ruinous.

By Charlie Campbell / Dubai

Muhammad Yunus on the Race to Build Bangladesh 2.0

Reassuring global firms that Bangladesh remains open for business is a top priority of the interim government. Still, the glacial pace of reform means doubts fester.

By Charlie Campbell / Dhaka, Bangladesh

Inside Armenia’s Mission to Make Itself Indispensable

In the shadow of war, Armenia seeks to recast itself as a global technology hub.

By Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, Armenia

Fears Grow for Health of Pakistan's Jailed Ex-PM Imran Khan

Imran Khan’s ex-wife, Jemima Khan, posted on X about concerns for his wellbeing while in prison.

By Charlie Campbell
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