Asia

Mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19 has all but cut influenza cases in New Zealand this year, with only six flu isolates detected in this country from April to August.  Professor Michael… Audio

Amnesty International has halted its work in India, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of blocking its accounts, and attempting to silence its campaigns, and Hong Kong's police have a… Audio

The latest on the Japan Coastguard's search for a missing cattle export ship. The Gulf Livestock 1 has 43 people onboard, including two New Zealanders and two Australians. One survivor has been… Audio

The arrest of Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai under the new National Security Law has resulted in police flooding Lai's Apple Daily news paper. He's now been released on bail, but his arrest shows… Audio

Pro-Democrats hold primaries in Hong Kong, angering Beijing. Japan encourages domestic tourism, as Covid-19 cases continue to rocket, and heavy monsoon rains have led to flooding and mudslides in… Audio

A scientific study of more than 45,000 women has found a link between permanent hair dye and an increased risk of breast cancer. Cancer epidemiologist Diana Sarfati from the Cancer Control… Audio

South Korea has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases, traced to the Itaewon district which has popular nightclubs, that are locally referred to as gay clubs. This has triggered a hostile homophobic reaction… Audio

Video emerged this week of a foreigner being held down with a pole by three officials in Beijing for not wearing a mask in public. Nathan van der Klippe is The Globe and Mail's Beijing correspondent… Audio

An update on South Korea's election, the death toll from Covid-19 in Indonesia where 24 doctors have fatally contracted the virus, and the social media war which has broken out between pro-Beijing… Audio

In his book Empty Planet, author Darrell Bricker bucks conventional wisdom by asserting a drastically different prediction for the future of the human species. Bricker believes human population will… Audio

Asian countries, including China, are bracing for a second wave of infections with hundreds of thousands of people flocking home as the global pandemic hits the US and Europe. Audio

The wrath of the coronavirus across Asia causing widespread disruption, angst and strained health systems. China and South Korea are the hardest his countries in the region amid concerns around the… Audio

A new study conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University Health has associated consumption of dairy milk with a greater risk of breast cancer in women. New Zealand Professor Gary Fraser was the… Audio

The impact of the coronavirus is resulting in growing anger in Hong Kong with mistrust directed towards the government. Also beyond Hong Kong and China, there's discussion about the Tokyo Olympics'… Audio

Victoria Hoult has been living and teaching in Porto Alegre for the past two and a half years. She and partner Ben have immersed themselves in the local community and culture and both love the… Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China, Edinburgh-based GP and writer Dr. Gavin Francis insists we are getting better and better at controlling these things, but he is adamant there will… Audio

Ed talks to Lynn about how Asian countries are coping with rising coronavirus infection number. Also the rise of discrimination and racism towards Chinese and Asian people since the original outbreak… Audio