Mure Dickie was appointed Tokyo bureau chief for the Financial Times in November 2008. Prior to that, he was the Financial Time’s Beijing correspondent with responsibility for areas such as; technology and internet companies, telecoms, oil, drinks, media and airlines. Dickie has also worked as a correspondent in Taipei and for Reuters news agency in Beijing and Tokyo. He has taught English in Japan and Cambodia. Dickie studied Chinese at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies and at Beijing Normal University.