Elizabeth Beattie

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia, where he has vowed "full and unconditional support" for President Vladimir Putin. He is expected to remain in Russia for several days. And in Tokyo, the… Audio

Treated radioactive water from Japan's severely damaged Fukushima power plant has been released into the Pacific Ocean sparking a Chinese boycott of Japan's seafood products. The UN nuclear watchdog… Audio

Fears are mounting that Manipur, in North East India, is on the brink of civil war. The state, which boarders Myanmar, is strategically significant, but tensions have long brewed with different armed… Audio

Violent protests have again broken out in Pakistan as police attempt to arrest opposition leader Imran Khan who has continued his political standoff with the current government. The courts have… Audio

Two years on from a brutal military coup in Myanmar, pro-democracy activists have held silent protests to mark the date, while others have gathered outside embassies. The Junta also announced this… Audio

Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist based in Tokyo Audio

Two senior officials of India's ruling party have made controversial comments about the Prophet Muhammad, trigging condemnation of Islamic countries, and domestic unease from the country's minority… Audio

Elizabeth talks to Kathryn about China's latest foray into the Pacific. And in Pakistan, there are reports of clashes in after ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party have pushed on with… Audio

A year's worth of rain in just three days in China's Henan province has caused more than 30 deaths, the evacuation of 100,000 people and widespread devastation. Elizabeth also talks to Kathryn about… Audio

The escalating situation in Myanmar, with the military imposing martial law and sealing of sections of Yangon. Audio

In Hong Kong three pro-democracy advocates have been remanded in custody this week after pleading guilty on charges of organising and inciting an unauthorised assembly during last year's protest… Audio

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse following China's moves to quash dissent, and Myanmar's election has been called as a victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San… Audio

An escalation of pro-democracy protests in Thailand, an arrest of a former Hong Kong student group leader attempting to claim asylum and Japan's new Prime Minister pledges Japan will be carbon neutral… Audio

An escalation of pro-democracy protests in Thailand, Bangladesh's cabinet approved an amendment that allows the death penalty for convicted rapists and North Korea has revealed previously unseen… 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

Beijing's National Security law is enacted in Hong Kong, the death toll rises after serious flooding in Japan and Thailand moves to back same sex unions. Audio