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About Asia

By: South China Morning Post
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  • Let’s talk… About Asia by looking deep into the stories unfolding on the world’s most populous continent. Each episode showcases the reportage of SCMP’s journalists across Asia and in-depth interviews with experts, putting context and analysis to current affairs.
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Episodes
  • Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia through China-US tensions

    Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia through China-US tensions
    Jun 17 2024
    How does a country deepen its relationship and do business with China without risking retaliation by the US and its allies? How can a nation protect its territorial claims in the South China Sea yet maintain a delicate balancing act with its neighbours with their own views and claims? Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discusses these issues and more, including his deep anguish over the Israel-Gaza war, in this extended version of Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo.
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    28 mins
  • Why Japan’s Harajuku is enjoying a surprising fashion revival

    Why Japan’s Harajuku is enjoying a surprising fashion revival
    May 27 2024
    Harajuku, a neighbourhood in the Japanese capital Tokyo, has long been known as the birthplace of some incredibly colourful and unique fashion subcultures. The district had gone relatively quiet for years, but now one of its best-known styles called decora is staging a surprise comeback. In this episode of About Asia, we chart the rise, fall and rebirth of Harajuku’s fashion scene. Read more: https://sc.mp/cdeb24
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    20 mins
  • Unravelling China and India’s roles in the US fentanyl crisis

    Unravelling China and India’s roles in the US fentanyl crisis
    Apr 12 2024
    The US has been grappling with an opioid crisis for decades, but the problem has been exacerbated by the arrival of fentanyl – a synthetic drug 50 times more potent than heroin. What roles do China and India play in the global illicit fentanyl trade? Post correspondent Khushboo Razdan and independent investigative journalist Ben Westhoff walk us through their reporting. For more on this: https://sc.mp/8c9626
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    20 mins
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