Asia Specific Episodes Episode guide
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China tries to control anger over the Hong Kong fire
Hong Kong mourns 150 killed in one of its worst fires in decades as anger grows
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Can Vietnam still reach its growth target?
The country鈥檚 economy is under pressure, with manufacturers hit by the oil shock
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Can the South East Asia scam centres be stopped?
Cambodia has vowed to shut down the multi-billion dollar industry
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Can Prabowo Subianto finally unleash Indonesia鈥檚 potential?
A year into his free food programme, are the Indonesian president's plans on track?
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Can Indonesia stop SE Asia鈥檚 annual smoke haze?
Slash and burn farming is to blame, so why won鈥檛 farmers stop?
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Can electric bikes save Vietnam's most polluted cities?
Vietnam pushes more than 70 million riders to switch their petrol motorbikes to e-bikes
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Can China鈥檚 economy survive global shocks?
China鈥檚 growth is slowing as the US-Israel war with Iran jolts the world economy
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Can China reverse a billion-dollar tech deal?
China halts Meta鈥檚 Manus takeover, marking a turning point in the US-China tech rivalry
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Can China deal with a huge graduate glut?
A record 12.7 million university students enter a strained job market
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Bonus: Xi Jinping's North Korea visit
Having welcomed Trump and Putin to Beijing, China's leader goes to Pyongyang
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Bonus: Why does Trump care about the Japanese yen?
In a highly unusual move, the US has stepped in to back Japan's currency, the yen.
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Bonus: What in the World
Why are people in China looking for parental love from strangers?
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Bonus: What caused Nepal鈥檚 deadly flash floods?
What we know about the devastating Nepal floods and the search for survivors
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Bonus: What an Iran US ceasefire means for Asia
Donald Trump believes China helped push Iran towards a ceasefire
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Bonus: South Korea鈥檚 former leader convicted for insurrection
Will a life sentence for South Korea鈥檚 ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol end divisions?
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Bonus: Japan PM鈥檚 landslide election win
What will Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi do now she has a resounding mandate?
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Bonus: Catching My Teacher
The Indonesian students pursuing the truth about a dark secret in a powerful institution
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Bonus: Bondi shooting tests Australia鈥檚 social cohesion
Australia grapples with grief, gun laws and social cohesion after Bondi Beach shooting
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Bonus - Inheritance: Samsung
When Samsung鈥檚 chairman has a heart attack, a succession struggle begins
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Bali鈥檚 rubbish crisis
Bali faces mounting waste problems as tourism surges and landfill rules change
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Asia鈥檚 soft power battle: Has the Korean Wave peaked?
How did South Korea become Asia's soft power juggernaut and can China or Japan catch up?
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Asia鈥檚 affordable housing problem
Can governments bring down property prices? Australia is trying
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Asia鈥檚 'irrelevant' uni degree question
A push in Indonesia to dump "irrelevant" university degrees sparks debate
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Are the glory days of cheap flights in Asia over?
Rising fuel prices are squeezing Asia鈥檚 budget airlines - what happens next?
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Are microdramas the future of entertainment?
Short, addictive and highly lucrative, microdramas are reshaping storytelling in China
