Asia

Asian countries, including China, are bracing for a second wave of infections with hundreds of thousands of people flocking home as the global pandemic hits the US and Europe. Audio

The wrath of the coronavirus across Asia causing widespread disruption, angst and strained health systems. China and South Korea are the hardest his countries in the region amid concerns around the… Audio

A new study conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has associated consumption of dairy milk with a greater risk of breast cancer in women. New Zealand Professor Gary Fraser was the… Audio

The impact of the coronavirus is resulting in growing anger in Hong Kong with mistrust directed towards the government. Also beyond Hong Kong and China, there's discussion about the Tokyo Olympics'… Audio

Victoria Hoult has been living and teaching in Porto Alegre for the past two and a half years. She and partner Ben have immersed themselves in the local community and culture and both love the… Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China, Edinburgh-based GP and writer Dr. Gavin Francis insists we are getting better and better at controlling these things, but he is adamant there will… Audio

Ed talks to Lynn about how Asian countries are coping with rising coronavirus infection number. Also the rise of discrimination and racism towards Chinese and Asian people since the original outbreak… Audio

The Asian Development Bank is investing more than US$2 billion over a five-year period to help Pacific countries transition to renewable energy production and to develop sustainable transport. Audio

The latest on the deadly spread of China's coronavirus is sparking global concern with more than 500 confirmed cases of the virus, which has claimed 18 lives. Ed White is a correspondent for the… Audio

Another week of major developments in Hong Kong with local elections, a new US law in support of the protesters and the siege at Hong Kong Polytechnic University drawing to an end after days of… Audio

Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer and the author of City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong. He joins the show with all the latest from the protests that have now… Audio

New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen. 

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Rick Stein has been visiting these shores since the 1960s, when he celebrated his 21st by eating crayfish in Kaikoura, and he's still pleading with his TV bosses to do a New Zealand food series. Audio

The African Swine Fever outbreak has been decimating pig populations across Asia this year and has really started to cause major headaches for the government in Beijing. Population control is making… Audio

Ed White, correspondent for the Financial Times, has the latest news from Hong Kong. He is based in Seoul. Audio

The battle between China and Taiwan has made its way into New Zealand's back yard with the Solomon Islands at the centre of the latest dispute. Also Ed has an update on the situation in Kashmir… Audio

Two years on from the atrocities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state the outlook remains grim for the more than one million people who fled Myanmar and are now refugees in Bangladesh.  Ed White is a… Audio

Julia has the latest on the Hong Kong protests, and an admission from China about the detention of a British consulate employee. Julia Hollingsworth is a digital news producer for CNN based in Hong… Audio

Tense times in the skies between South Korea and Japan with Russia and China stepping up military co-operation in the region. And there's not much rest for the South Korean military with the North… Audio