Asia Insight (2012)
An in-depth portrait of Asia today, covering its dynamism as a center of growth as well as its traditions tossed around by the advance of globalization.
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Episode 1 - Singapore and China - Ready for New Heights
Release Date: 2013-01-11 -
Episode 2 - The Female Guides of the Himalayas
Release Date: 2013-01-18 -
Episode 3 - Nine Days of Christmas Prayer - The Philippines
Release Date: 2013-01-25 -
Episode 4 - The Sight Saving Doctor - Nepal
Release Date: 2013-02-01 -
Episode 5 - East Timor - Ten Years On
Release Date: 2013-02-08 -
Episode 6 - Bangkok's Ambulance Volunteers
Release Date: 2013-02-22 -
Episode 7 - Aiming Big in South Korea
Release Date: 2013-03-01 -
Episode 8 - Baby Boomer Blues in South Korea
Release Date: 2013-03-08 -
Episode 9 - A Crossroads for Hong Kong
Release Date: 2013-03-15 -
Episode 10 - Transforming Cambodia Through the Arts
Release Date: 2013-03-21 -
Episode 11 - All Eyes on China's New Age
Release Date: 2013-03-29 -
Episode 12 - Illegal Guns in the Phillipines
Release Date: 2013-04-05In this episode of Asia Insight we investigate the viscous circle of gun violence in the Philippines
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Episode 13 - China's Whistle Blowers
Release Date: 2013-04-12 -
Episode 14 - An Innovative Program in the Philippines
Release Date: 2013-04-19 -
Episode 15 - Saltwater Intrusion in the Mekong Delta
Release Date: 2013-05-03 -
Episode 16 - Cambodia's Maids Working for a Brighter Future
Release Date: 2013-05-10 -
Episode 17 - Empowering the Disabled in Bhutan
Release Date: 2013-05-17In Bhutan, there is a traditional belief, which stems from Tibetan Buddhism, that people with disabilities are suffering karmic retribution from past lives. Although attitudes are slowly changing there is still a lot of stigma attached, with many parents going as far as hiding their disabled children away at home.
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Episode 18 - China's Social Business
Release Date: 2013-05-24This episode of Asia Insight follows a social business that has been trying to improve the lives of Chinese farmers for the past 20 years
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Episode 19 - Women Building Business in the Mountains of Vietnam
Release Date: 2013-05-31 -
Episode 20 - Bhutan Battles Waste
Release Date: 2013-06-14 -
Episode 21 - "Tianamen No More" HK Fights for Democracy
Release Date: 2013-06-21 -
Episode 22 - South Korea's Foreign Labor Policy: 10 Years On
Release Date: 2013-07-05With more than 70% of young South Koreans going on to further education, the country is facing a chronic shortage of manual workers in its medium and small sized factories. Seeking to resolve this problem, 10 years ago, the government instigated the Employment Permit System whereby it has opened its doors to foreign workers. Although South Korea has achieved much international acclaim for this policy, there may be negative consequences for some of the country's domestic workers.
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Episode 23 - Indonesia's Growing Eel Business
Release Date: 2013-07-12 -
Episode 24 - The 1.5 Generation Defectors from North Korea
Release Date: 2013-07-19 -
Episode 25 - Gold Mining in Myanmar
Release Date: 2013-07-26 -
Episode 26 - Indonesia's Waria
Release Date: 2013-08-09Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country, but for many years, many schools of Islam have stigmatized Indonesia's transgender people, known as Waria. However, in recent years, Waria have started asserting their rights, and some religious leaders are now showing increasing acceptance. We report from Indonesia where Waria are demanding greater participation in the community, and look at how society itself is gradually becoming more tolerant.
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Episode 27 - Bride Kidnapping in Kyrgyzstan
Release Date: 2013-08-23In Kyrgyzstan, a small country in Central Asia, the institution of marriage is troubled by the serious social problem of "bride kidnapping". Women are abducted and forced to marry men they have never met. A traditional practice of Kyrgyzstan's formerly nomadic people, during the Soviet years and since independence the custom has taken on a criminal character. It leaves deep scars in its victims, and 2012 saw a series of kidnapping-related suicides.
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Episode 28 - Hard Times Ahead for Graduates in China
Release Date: 2013-08-30 -
Episode 29 - Dreams on the Steppe
Release Date: 2013-09-06 -
Episode 30 - China's Rapidly Aging Society
Release Date: 2013-09-13A succession of population policies - first encouraging childbirth and then enforcing one-child families - has brought on one of China's most pressing problems, its ever growing aging population. Adequate laws, support systems and care centers have yet to be developed and the country is facing a major crisis. In this episode of Asia Insight, we follow the efforts of private enterprises and caring individuals who are trying to give the senior citizens of China the support and respect they need.
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Episode 31 - Surviving Cluster Bombs in Laos
Release Date: 2013-09-20 -
Episode 32 - Young Cambodians Bear the Future
Release Date: 2013-09-27Cambodia is going through a dramatic transformation, with its GDP jumping three-fold over the past 10 years, thanks to heavy foreign investment. Prolonged internal conflict in the 1970's however, saw thousands of innocent lives perish and created deep scars for this ancient empire. Now, a new generation is finally emerging, who aim to make Cambodia a proud nation once again. This episode of Asia Insight follows the dreams and hopes of 4 young Cambodians who are active in the fields of politics, economics and culture.
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Episode 33 - Preserving Laos through Ecotourism
Release Date: 2013-10-18 -
Episode 34 - Chinese Turn to Crowdfunding
Release Date: 2013-10-25 -
Episode 35 - China's Last Eco-friendly Region
Release Date: 2013-11-08 -
Episode 36 - Mining Tourist Gold in South Korea
Release Date: 2013-11-15 -
Episode 37 - Searching for Ideal Education
Release Date: 2013-11-22 -
Episode 38 - South Korea's Flower Men
Release Date: 2013-11-29 -
Episode 39 - Taiwan Gets Closer to Mainland China
Release Date: 2013-12-06 -
Episode 40 - Nepal Villages Get Online
Release Date: 2013-12-13 -
Episode 41 - Reviving Peking Opera
Release Date: 2013-12-20