Steven BOROWIEC is a Nikkei Asia staff writer based in Seoul, covering politics and the economy. Before joining Nikkei full time in 2023, he was an independent feature and commentary writer, filing for outlets such as the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, Channel News Asia, Rest of World and Al Jazeera. He has appeared as a commentator on broadcast outlets including CBC, BBC and NPR.
His reporting on the e-commerce sector in South Korea won a Best in Business award from the U.S. Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and a Gold for Best COVID Reporting at the World Association of News Publishers Asia Media Awards.