Genevieve Woo
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Genevieve Woo Marn Huong is a Singapore
an television journalist
and news presenter
with Channel NewsAsia
, an English-language news network reaching more than 20 Asia
n countries and territories. She currently presents Asia Business Tonight, which airs between 10.30pm and 11.00pm (Singapore/Hong Kong time) from Mondays to Fridays. Woo also anchors the channel's evening news bulletins on Sundays. In addition, she fronts Cents & Sensibilities, a weekly current affairs
show on how the person in the street should make investments. Woo was previously a presenter on East Asia Tonight
, Singapore Tonight
, Asia Today and World Today.
in Singapore. She read English
language and literature at the National University of Singapore
.
After graduating from university, Woo started out as a copywriter in advertising
before turning to print journalism. In 1999, she joined Parkway Holdings
- south-east Asia's largest health care
provider - where she managed corporate communications
. She returned to journalism in 2003, serving for a year as an assistant editor
at TODAY
, a free English-language tabloid in Singapore. In 2004, she crossed over to parent company MediaCorp
as vice-president of corporate communications before joining Channel NewsAsia in 2007.
Woo is also a member of the executive committee of the Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans
(GJPA), a not-for-profit society with headquarters in Singapore.
film director
Tony Kern
.
In 2007, Woo co-produced a short film called The Mitre Spell, which weaves a whimsy tale around the mysteriously spooky, colonial-era Mitre Hotel off Killiney Road in Singapore. The film premiered at the 2007 Singapore International Film Festival
. The Mitre Spell was short-listed for The Best of First Take 2008, a special screening of audience favourites of each month, organised by The Substation
.
Another film, A Month of Hungry Ghosts
, which Woo and Kern co-produced, made its debut in local cinemas on August 7, 2008. The feature film
captures the rituals and performances throughout an entire seventh-lunar-month Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. A Month of Hungry Ghosts was nominated for Best Film at the inaugural Singapore Film Awards at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival
.
store specialising in modern handmade and authentic vintage jewellery, created using natural stones, pearls, Bali
nese silver
and Austria
n crystal
s.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an television journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
with Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia is an English language pan-Asian news network based in Singapore and owned by MediaCorp. Started on 1 March 1999 based in Singapore by Television Corporation of Singapore, it was launched internationally on 12 February 2001 as the international broadcasting arm of Channel...
, an English-language news network reaching more than 20 Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n countries and territories. She currently presents Asia Business Tonight, which airs between 10.30pm and 11.00pm (Singapore/Hong Kong time) from Mondays to Fridays. Woo also anchors the channel's evening news bulletins on Sundays. In addition, she fronts Cents & Sensibilities, a weekly current affairs
Current affairs
Current affairs can refer to:*Current affairs : a genre of broadcast journalism* an approximate synonym for current events* an approximate synonym for politics* "Current Affairs", a song by Zion I from Heroes in the City of Dope...
show on how the person in the street should make investments. Woo was previously a presenter on East Asia Tonight
East Asia Tonight
East Asia Tonight is a long-running flagship daily news programme on Channel NewsAsia that airs between 8.00pm and 8.30pm , providing a round-up of all the day's events in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the two Koreas, coverage of breaking news and international news in brief, as well as news...
, Singapore Tonight
Singapore Tonight
Singapore Tonight is a long-running flagship daily local and business news programme on Channel NewsAsia that airs between 10.00pm and 10.30pm , providing a round-up of all the day's events around Singapore and coverage of breaking news...
, Asia Today and World Today.
Early life and education
Woo attended Marymount Convent School and subsequently studied at Raffles Junior CollegeRaffles Junior College
Raffles Institution offers the Raffles Programme at Year 5 and 6 . It is located in Bishan beside the Year 1-4 school campus of Raffles Institution. The Principal is Mrs Lim Lai Cheng...
in Singapore. She read English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
language and literature at the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
.
Career
Woo has more than 15 years' experience in the media and communications industry, where she has worked in a variety of roles.After graduating from university, Woo started out as a copywriter in advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
before turning to print journalism. In 1999, she joined Parkway Holdings
Parkway Holdings
Parkway Holdings is a medical company based in Singapore and is South-east Asia's largest health-care provider.-Parkway Health:Parkway Health owns sixteen hospitals, including three private hospitals in Singapore. It also has a network of regional hospitals in Malaysia, India and Brunei, including...
- south-east Asia's largest health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
provider - where she managed corporate communications
Corporate communications
Corporate communication is the message issued by a corporate organization, body, or institute to its publics. "Publics" can be both internal Corporate communication is the message issued by a corporate organization, body, or institute to its publics. "Publics" can be both internal Corporate...
. She returned to journalism in 2003, serving for a year as an assistant editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
at TODAY
Today (Singapore newspaper)
Today is a free English-language compact in Singapore published by government-owned MediaCorp print media arm. It is distributed from Monday to Sunday....
, a free English-language tabloid in Singapore. In 2004, she crossed over to parent company MediaCorp
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
as vice-president of corporate communications before joining Channel NewsAsia in 2007.
Woo is also a member of the executive committee of the Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans
Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans
The Guild of Jewellery Professionals and Artisans is a not-for-profit society based in Singapore whose aim is to provide the jewellery and accessories industries in the region with much-needed support at the “Designer Jewellery” level by ensuring high standards in education, materials, workmanship...
(GJPA), a not-for-profit society with headquarters in Singapore.
Film-making
In 2006, Woo set up film-production company Mythopolis Pictures with Singapore-based AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Tony Kern
Tony Kern
Tony Kern is a Singapore-based American film director, screenwriter, motion picture artist and film producer.Kern’s latest film A Month of Hungry Ghosts was released in Singapore on August 7, 2008...
.
In 2007, Woo co-produced a short film called The Mitre Spell, which weaves a whimsy tale around the mysteriously spooky, colonial-era Mitre Hotel off Killiney Road in Singapore. The film premiered at the 2007 Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
. The Mitre Spell was short-listed for The Best of First Take 2008, a special screening of audience favourites of each month, organised by The Substation
The Substation
The Substation is Singapore's first and only independent contemporary arts centre. It was founded in 1990 by Kuo Pao Kun.The Substation is centrally located in the city's civic district. Venues at The Substation for hire include a black-box theatre, a gallery, a dance studio, the Random Room and...
.
Another film, A Month of Hungry Ghosts
A Month of Hungry Ghosts
A Month of Hungry Ghosts is a 2008 film about the seventh-lunar-month Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. A Month of Hungry Ghosts is directed by Singapore-based American film director Tony Kern and co-produced by Genevieve Woo, a Singaporean television news anchor and producer with Channel...
, which Woo and Kern co-produced, made its debut in local cinemas on August 7, 2008. The feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
captures the rituals and performances throughout an entire seventh-lunar-month Hungry Ghost Festival in Singapore. A Month of Hungry Ghosts was nominated for Best Film at the inaugural Singapore Film Awards at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...
.
Jewellery designing
Woo owns Vintage Bunny, an online jewelleryJewellery
Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...
store specialising in modern handmade and authentic vintage jewellery, created using natural stones, pearls, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
nese silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n crystal
Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography...
s.