Former CNN International correspondent Diana Magnay joins Sky News; meanwhile Sky's technology correspondent Tom Cheshire moving to Beijing as new Asia correspondent.

The former CNN International (DStv 401) correspondent Diana Magnay has joined Sky News (DStv 402) as Moscow correspondent while Sky News; technology correspondent Tom Cheshire has been appointed as Sky News' Asia correspondent.

Tom Cheshire (right) will be based in Beijing, China.

Diana Magnay is replacing John Sparks who is Sky News' new Africa correspondent replacing Alex Crawford who is moving to Istanbul, Turkey to set up a new news bureau for Sky News there.