Kelvin Chan

@AP @APbusiness Associated Press business writer 美聯社財經記者 in London, formerly Hong Kong. Ex @SCMP, @Bloomberg @globeandmail @journalismTMU alum

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

@FrankPingue You're back on twitter?

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Resurfacing here briefly to post this video guide I did on how to use Bluesky. Find me there! My handle is thekelvinchan(dot)bsky(dot)social.
https://t.co/N8bgeaZYaF

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Seems like a lot of people are flocking to @bluesky. If you want to know more about how to Bluesky works, take a look at the @AP One Tech Tip that I wrote this week. https://t.co/kySIajKatu

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Personal news: I've been holding off joining any of the new post-Twitter social media platforms but have now taken the plunge and signed up for Bluesky which is just like Twitter, but... nicer. Find me at https://t.co/s8NXsdV4i4. Will still keep this account for time being

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Ten years on, so much has changed in Hong Kong and it's hard to remember how vibrant that protest movement was. When @kanis_leung and I brainstormed about how to capture it in an anniversary story, I suggested doing a then & now photo gallery. Take a look: https://t.co/3TmTml9iI4

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Does anyone remember that it was 10 years ago this past weekend that Hong Kong erupted with a pro-democracy protest movement led by students who took to the streets of the former British colony turned Chinese "special administrative region." https://t.co/uXdHvl0hfw

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

A decade ago, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters used umbrellas to defend against tear gas and pepper spray from police in a three-month standoff that came to be known as both Occupy Central and the Umbrella Movement. https://t.co/2pwoqKn3Db

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

@nerysinchina @PekingMike Definitely the former, probably some of the latter. I wonder if there are licensing fees too?

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

@nerysinchina @PekingMike Yes 💯 Nerys. Both times I've been to DTF in London (Covent Garden spot when it opened years ago, Centre Point a few months ago) I've been a bit stunned at the bill. In my mind it's at least double what it would be at the HK Causeway Bay branch that we used to frequent

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Plenty of shock among my ex-HK media friends about @selina_cheng's firing today https://t.co/LXM4UDvgaN

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

On my reading list:

[Adrienne LaFrance @AdrienneLaF]

What exactly went wrong at the Washington Post? This is a big one, from @brianstelter, who interviewed more than 70 people over many months. The definitive story: https://t.co/gwYd5Cg1UX

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

I've been using a password manager for years. It might take a bit of work to set up at the beginning but I promise it does make your digital life so much easier. In this week's @AP One Tech Tip I decide to demystify password managers for readers like you. https://t.co/7RzJvzZhZb

[Zoe Kleinman @zsk]

I have around 4,000 unread PR emails in my BBC inbox. My LinkedIn private messages overflow. I get pitches via Instagram DM, WhatsApp, text message. I’ve don’t have open DMs on X but I get pitches there too.
I am utterly overwhelmed by people digitally shouting at me for their client (or themselves) to be heard, 24/7. It’s out of control. I am only one person and I can’t usually do more than one story per day. Most of the comms I receive is not relevant to me but I am sure I sometimes miss good stuff in the constant deluge.
I do tech news.
This doesn’t mean I am interested in which video game 50% brits played last night (survey sample: 20). Or what your client has to say about a story I’ve already covered. It’s also lovely that your client is “in town” and wants to talk at me over coffee/lunch but I don’t have the time and also “town” for me, IE London, is often 400 miles away.
Please think before you hit send.
Some of us are drowning!

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

You know those little chips you stick in your phone to get service? They're going away, replaced by eSIMs. For this week's @AP One Tech Tip, I've got a guide on how to use eSIMs to save on roaming fees when you travel https://t.co/ps3IaiLqsE

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Please pay attention:

[Alice Woodhouse @alicemuwu]

Dear British people, bao means bun. Please stop with the bao buns

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Is this a joke? The name of this Westerner hosting this Xinhua social media video is .... Rick O'Shea. Gettit? It's gotta be a pseudonym, right?

[China Xinhua News @XHNews]

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that his visit to Serbia will open a new chapter of history for bilateral relations. #XinhuaNews

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

Grab your soldering irons! Today the latest in my @AP series on dealing with technology is out. This time it's about what happens when your electric toothbrush starts dying. https://t.co/LRQJ7AnedB

[Pak Yiu @pakwayne]

My role in Hong Kong is open. The @NikkeiAsia bureau is looking for someone with a background in business journalism and an understanding of China. Apply here:

https://t.co/yTW4H2goAH

DM if you have any questions

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

The Olympics are jumping on the AI bandwagon. Today the IOC unveiled its artificial intelligence agenda at the London Olympic Park velodrome. I got to interview skier Lindsey Vonn for my story: https://t.co/e3ATsnNRD2

[Kelvin Chan @chanman]

I've been AWOL on social media but resurfacing to promote a new AP fixture I've created: One Tech Tip. It's about how to use technology in our everyday lives. It's been running for a few months. Here's the latest and more to come. Ideas? Hit me up! https://t.co/AV4qQlQvIm