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Asia Specific — 54 episodes

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The US-China problem

2

Is India’s internet becoming more like China’s?

3

Can China reverse a billion-dollar tech deal?

4

New Zealand and India’s trade deal row

5

Can Vietnam still reach its growth target?

6

Japan’s megaquake threat

7

Indonesia’s US airspace deal risks China ties

8

Who’s winning the EV race?

9

Thailand’s complicated relationship with tourism

10

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs, one year on

11

Bonus: What an Iran US ceasefire means for Asia

12

Who is leading the race to the Moon?

13

Bonus - Inheritance: Samsung

14

Is Australia seeing an immigration backlash?

15

The billion dollar return of K-pop kings BTS

16

South East Asia’s oil shortage fears

17

What message does the Iran war send to Asia’s nuclear powers?

18

The US-China crypto split

19

Can China’s economy survive global shocks?

20

Is AI threatening Japan’s manga industry?

21

China warns against ‘law of the jungle’ after US-Israeli strikes on Iran

22

The boom in queer romance shows

23

Marcos v Duterte: The family feud shaking the Philippines

24

Inside Singapore’s war on vapes

25

Bonus: South Korea’s former leader convicted for insurrection

26

Why don’t Chinese workers get more leave?

27

The pressure to be thin in Asia

28

What do Thailand’s election results mean?

29

Bonus: Japan PM’s landslide election win

30

Malaysia's football scandal

31

Bonus: What in the World

32

The daughter who could rule North Korea

33

China's extraordinary purge of military leaders

34

Why the Philippines’ most valuable export is its people

35

Japan's snap election: Inside Takaichi’s political gamble

36

Why South Korea keeps jailing its ex-presidents

37

Can electric bikes save Vietnam's most polluted cities?

38

Which Asian country has the world's best passport and why?

39

How do journalists cover a disputed election in Myanmar?

40

Inside South Korea's K-beauty obsession

41

Why many in Taiwan dismiss China’s threat to blockade and invade their island

42

The paradise island nation caught between the US, Taiwan and China

43

Food, flags and feuds: Why Asians fight over cuisine

44

Can Prabowo Subianto finally unleash Indonesia’s potential?

45

Jimmy Lai verdict: From Hong Kong activist to national security criminal

46

Bonus: Bondi shooting tests Australia’s social cohesion

47

Science and solutions to prevent a repeat of South East Asia’s huge floods

48

Special episode: Thailand-Cambodia peace shattered

49

Trump: the man who made Asia reimagine the US

50

Is banning children from social media smart or excessive?

51

China tries to control anger over the Hong Kong fire

52

Asia’s soft power battle: Has the Korean Wave peaked?

53

The Japan-China feud: Why has it reignited?

54

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