Elizabeth Beattie

Elizabeth discusses a sinkhole in Japan, an impeachment in the Philippines and Thailand cuts power to parts of Myanmar in a move to stop scammers.  Audio

Typhoon Yagi, which battered southern China, the Philippines and Vietnam may have eased, but residents in Vietnam are grappling with mass flooding, which has swept away buses seen a bridge collapse… Audio

The fight against deepfake pornography in South Korea;  the son of the outgoing Indonesian president questioned about his recent use of a private jet, and Typhoon Shanshan is descending on Southwest… Audio

Japan is set to get a new Prime Minister, and in Tokyo names are already being floated about who might take over from Fumio Kishida. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, Owen Chow has been jailed for… Audio

Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie covers the Supreme Court in Bangladesh scrapping quotas on government jobs, Myanmar's military dictatorship extending a state of emergency, and Hong Kong Pizza… Audio

 Elizabeth Beattie with news from Asia. Audio

A group of young environmental activists have been jailed in Cambodia on charges, while Japan finally takes the plunge to ditch floppy disks. Audio

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was in Japan this week meeting with fellow PM Fumio Kishida, agreeing on a new security agreement and speaking about boosting economic security cooperation. Russian… Audio

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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