David Qi Yan Chong

Professional translator with extensive experience in the newspaper and media analysis industry. Effectively trilingual, has years of experience in translation work.

Truescope, Translator (English, Mandarin, Malay) Dec 2022 – Present:

1. Translated and summarised at least 25 Chinese or Malay news articles on a daily basis for clients
2. Extracted important insights from news articles related to the latest geopolitics, business, and social development to assist clients’ (government agencies) media monitoring effort

1. Researched and analyzed at least 45 news articles from news wire (in English) to produce Chinese news articles for local audiences on a daily basis 
2. Wrote and published around 100 news articles within 3 months, two articles were featured in front-page headline
3. Represented Lianhe Zaobao as a press representative at Singapore-Indonesia Business Forum 
4. Spearheaded the coverage of the 2022 Philippines Presidential Election and undertook field reporting at the Philippines Embassy in Singapore, published an article about overseas voter sentiment 

School of Social Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Aug 2019 – May 2023:

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Public Policy and Global Affairs, Minor in Philosophy
• Second Class (Upper) Honours – CGPA: 4.45 / 5.00 
• Recipient of Kuok Foundation Full Ride Scholarship (A prestigious private scholarship provided by Kuok Foundation Berhad. Each year, only 2 full-ride scholarships are awarded to outstanding individuals)
• Awarded the coveted title of President Research Scholar for undertaking and excelling in a full-blown undergraduate research project about possibilities of public engagement around technological development in Singapore