Pearly Neo

Editor – APAC

Pearly is the Editor of FoodNavigator-Asia. She covers industry news from regulations and market trends to business updates and new product innovations, in addition to producing and hosting the title’s regular multimedia features and events, including video series, industry deep dives and webinars. She also has experience in various B2B titles covering the F&B, science, biotech and healthcare sectors.

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Japan, Korea pour billions into bid for food-tech dominance

22-Jul-2026

By Pearly Neo

The governments of South Korea and Japan are making a serious bid to take the lead in the global food-tech industry, investing billions in this new arms race

Iran conflict: Is ceasefire too little, too late for global food?

08-Apr-2026

By Pearly Neo

A two-week ceasefire is now in place in the war between US-Israel and Iran, but much is still uncertain about how long-lasting the impacts of damage done thus far will be and what still lies ahead for the global food sector