Elizabeth Beattie
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
South Korea and Japan have both sunk to record low fertility rates despite their government's attempts to drop incentives and implore young people in have babies. And Philippines President Ferdinand… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been handed a 14-year jail sentence in a case related to illegal selling of state gifts, just days after being given another 10-year sentence. Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Arrests have been made in Nepal after a gang was accused of smuggling people and forcing them into the Russian military to fight in Ukraine. The people trapped in the scheme and extorted were young… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Tokyo based journalist Elizabeth Beattie gives us the latest on deteriorating relationships at the North and South Korean border, Taiwan's presidential election campaign heats up, and the Philippines… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Extreme smog in India and Pakistan is causing disruption to the Cricket World Cup and causing school closures. Annually in November severe pollution is a worrying issue in India fuelled by… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth Beattie discusses an artillery strike in Myanmar which has killed at least 29 people, including women and children, at a refugee camp near the border with China. It is one of the deadliest… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia, where he has vowed "full and unconditional support" for President Vladimir Putin. He is expected to remain in Russia for several days. And in Tokyo, the… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Treated radioactive water from Japan's severely damaged Fukushima power plant has been released into the Pacific Ocean sparking a Chinese boycott of Japan's seafood products. The UN nuclear watchdog… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Fears are mounting that Manipur, in North East India, is on the brink of civil war. The state, which boarders Myanmar, is strategically significant, but tensions have long brewed with different armed… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Violent protests have again broken out in Pakistan as police attempt to arrest opposition leader Imran Khan who has continued his political standoff with the current government. The courts have… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Two years on from a brutal military coup in Myanmar, pro-democracy activists have held silent protests to mark the date, while others have gathered outside embassies. The Junta also announced this… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Two senior officials of India's ruling party have made controversial comments about the Prophet Muhammad, trigging condemnation of Islamic countries, and domestic unease from the country's minority… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth talks to Kathryn about China's latest foray into the Pacific. And in Pakistan, there are reports of clashes in after ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party have pushed on with… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
A year's worth of rain in just three days in China's Henan province has caused more than 30 deaths, the evacuation of 100,000 people and widespread devastation. Elizabeth also talks to Kathryn about… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
The escalating situation in Myanmar, with the military imposing martial law and sealing of sections of Yangon. Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
In Hong Kong three pro-democracy advocates have been remanded in custody this week after pleading guilty on charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly during last year's protest… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse following China's moves to quash dissent, and Myanmar's election has been called as a victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
An escalation of pro-democracy protests in Thailand, an arrest of a former Hong Kong student group leader attempting to claim asylum and Japan's new Prime Minister pledges Japan will be carbon neutral… Audio
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
An escalation of pro-democracy protests in Thailand, Bangladesh's cabinet approved an amendment that allows the death penalty for convicted rapists and North Korea has revealed previously unseen… Audio