Asia Insight

Migrants Gain Upper Hand

An in-depth portrait of Asia today, covering its dynamism as a center of growth as well as its trad...

Indonesia's First National Car

Diversifying Shanghai

As most parts of Shanghai become more modernized, one district retains its pre-war landscape. TianZ...

Vietnam's Court Music Revival

500-year-old Vietnamese Nha Nhac court music was recently recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heri...

Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK

When Hong Kong was returned to mainland China from the U.K. in 1997, it was promised 50 years of au...

Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers

More and more people from rural areas are moving to the slum district of Mongolia's capital, in sea...

The "80's Writers" in China

A new group of writers is capturing the hearts of young readers these days. The so-called "80's wri...

Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers

About one third of population of Indonesia lacks access to electricity, especially in rural areas....

Energy-Hungry Nepal

Nepal is developing the use of alternative energy sources such as biogas and solar power due to a c...

China's Job-Hunting Inn

The number of college graduates has been increasing steadily in China. But the nation known as "the...

The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom

2012 is the year of the dragon. This is triggering a baby boom in China. More than 17 million babie...

The Dancing Prisoners

Dance has always been an integral part of Philippine culture and Filipinos love to dance. Now it is...

Singing Out for Change in China

In Guangzhou, a group of university students have formed a choir and are singing about their discon...

The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change

South East Asia's Golden Triangle used to be notoriously known as the world's largest opium produci...

South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs

Some 80% of students now go on to college in South Korea, but many graduates are struggling to land...

China's Good Deeds Banks

The free market economy continues to grow vigorously in China but at the cost of traditional values...

Born This Way in Thailand

Thailand is increasingly accepting into society transgender women or "ladyboys" as they are commonl...

The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center

In the Greater Mekong Subregion, the bordering countries of China, Thailand, Laos Cambodia, Vietnam...

The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos

In the Greater Mekong Subregion, the bordering countries of China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietna...

The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia

In this program in the Greater Mekong Subregion series, we focus on the economic strategies of Camb...

Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea

These days, more and more Korean kids are setting their sights on becoming pro golfers. There are n...

China's Traveling Handymen

Traveling handymen, who live and work from their vans, travel from town to town to fix leaking roof...

From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners

In the Philippines, brightly coloured housing complexes are springing up all over the country. This...

East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics

10 years after gaining independence from Indonesia, East Timor is slowly rebuilding itself but basi...

The New Heroes of the Philippines

In the Philippines in recent years, merchant seaman has been gaining popularity as a profession amo...

Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants

A social enterprise in Vietnam is giving deprived children the opportunity to become professional c...

Thailand's Little Myanmar

The Kingdom of Thailand has managed to get through recent economic crises and continue to enjoy ste...

Strike Action in Cambodia

Singapore Playing Cupid

Singapore faces a declining birth rate that could threaten the stability of the nation.