Asia
Extreme weather sweeping across Southern China
Asia correspondent Diane To speaks to Lisa Owen about Taiwan's incoming president featuring in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and extreme weather sweeping across southern… Audio
Asia: Xi Jinping meets with former Taiwanese premier
Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about China's growing auto industry, a Vietnamese woman being sentenced to death and Xi Jinping's meeting with a former Taiwanese premier. Audio
South Koreans head to the polls to vote in a new parliament
Asia correspondent Per Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Eid al Fitr celebrations, South Korea going to the polls, and US President Joe Biden's meeting with Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Audio
Asia: Large earthquake strikes Taiwan
Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Susana Leiataua about the large earthquake that struck Taiwan today and El Niño contributing to soaring temperatures. Audio
Vietnam's president resigns only a year into the role
Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about Myanmar's civil war, Vietnam's president resigning only a year into the role and Indonesia ushering in a new, contentious president. Audio
Relatives of Flight MH370 passengers want govt to do more to find wreckage
Asia correspondent Per Elinder Lilijas speaks to Lisa Owen about Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the United States urging allies to impose harsher sanctions against China's microchip sector, and the… Audio
Taiwan looking to combat youth mental health situation
Asia correspondent Per Elinder Liljas speaks to Lisa Owen about trafficking and cyber scams in Thailand, the youth mental health situation in Taiwan and trouble at sea between China and the… Audio
Singapore forking out for Taylor Swift Eras tour
We've been talking about Taylor Swift throughout the programme and the projected millions our economy may have missed out on by not hosting a tour here. She's on her way to Singapore tomorrow where… Audio
Is Australia 'asleep at the wheel' as China ramps up presence in Antarctica?
When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep.
Polling stations torched in Bangladesh day before election
At least 14 polling stations in Bangladesh have been set on fire, including one on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.
Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later
A woman in her 90s has been found alive under rubble five days after a devastating earthquake struck central Japan.
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
Mount Marapi: Eleven hikers killed as volcano erupts in Indonesia
Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia's Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say.
Pakistan police bust organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from hundreds
Eight members of an organ trafficking ring in north-east Pakistan have been arrested, police say.
Aunty's House: A new collective for the South Asian diaspora
Aunty's House has been founded as a collective focused on celebrating and uplifting the South Asian diaspora in New Zealand, and launched with its first event, the Chai Session.
K2: Climbers deny walking by dying guide in bid to break record
A well-known Norwegian mountaineer has denied accusations that her team climbed over an injured guide during a bid to break a world record.
India's main opposition leader reinstated as an MP
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has returned to parliament for the first time since he was convicted in a criminal defamation case.
Lawyers for Pakistan's Imran Khan to meet him in jail
The conviction, which Khan rejects as politically motivated, likely means he will be disqualified from running in an upcoming general election.
Cambodia's king approves nomination of PM's son as next PM
Cambodia's king on Monday approved the nomination of the Western-educated son of Prime Minister Hun Sen to become the next premier, confirming a much-anticipated transfer of power by one of the…
Pakistan passenger train derails killing 30
Pakistan's railway minister said initial investigations showed the train was travelling at normal speed and they were trying to establish what led to the derailment.
