Hong Kong
Amazon opens to Kiwis, govt agrees to consumer data right
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Amazon opening its Australian store to New Zealand customers and what that might mean for New Zealand retailers and other online stores… Audio
Calling Home: Rebecca Kennedy in Macau
Rebecca Kennedy splits her time between Hong Kong and Macau, but over the past 12 months she's been more or less stuck in the latter location due to the restrictions imposed because of Covid-19. She's… Audio
'Asia's El Chapo' set to be extradited to Australia
An alleged drug lord operating across Asia who has been compared to the notorious Mexican kingpin El Chapo is set to be handed over by the Netherlands to Australia.
Hong Kong police cordon off Victoria Park
Hong Kong police have shut off parts Victoria Park - where tens of thousands usually gather to commemorate China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Police had banned the usually annual vigil for the… Audio
The travel world through Anthony Bourdain's eyes
Laurie Woolever met Anthony Bourdain in 2002, when she was hired to edit and test the recipes for his Les Halles Cookbook. In 2017 the pair discussed writing a travel guide. After his untimely death… Audio
Calling Home: Rosa Nolan in the Cayman Islands
When Cantabrian Rosa Nolan says she ended in the Cayman Islands -- which she couldn't have previously located on the map -- quite by chance, she really means it. Indeed, her original overseas… Audio
Hong Kong's election overhaul
The Hong Kong Free Press gives an updated on Hong Kong's electoral reforms as well as growing restrictions on political activity and freedom of expression. Editor-in-Chief Tom Grundy talks with Karyn… Audio
Thor's world-first adventure remains on hold in Hong Kong
Danish native Torbjørn 'Thor' Pedersen is on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. We last spoke to him in September 2020, and over six… Audio
'Pope Francis is still the biggest ally of the gay people'
In his new documentary, Francesco, openly-gay, non-Catholic filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky had unprecedented access to Pope Francis and was allowed to tackle many pressing issues. He joins the show to… Audio
The Great Firewall of China - how to control the Internet
What could the internet look like in the future, and how closely might it resemble what users in China experience?Kathryn speaks to James Griffiths, a Hong Kong-based journalist who has taken an… Audio
NZ and Australia condemn Hong Kong electoral reform by China
New Zealand and Australia have issued a joint statement, expressing deep concerns about changes to Hong Kong's electoral system.
Richard McGregor: 'China doesn't want to have to invade Taiwan'
A number of big issues were addressed at the Two Sessions, the major event of the Chinese political calendar which opened during the week. Richard McGregor is a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute in… Audio
Counting down the nights to the Lunar new year in Hong Kong
On the eve of the Lunar New Year - Friday 12 February - we check in with our regular contributor Tom Grundy at the Hong Kong Free Press. Audio
'The Western alliance needs to send a stronger message'
Former US diplomat Brett Bruen looks at the year ahead and why he thinks Joe Biden needs to start forming new coalitions with an eye to the western alliance sending a strong message to the likes… Audio
Mass arrests in Hong Kong 'over primary vote'
About 50 pro-democracy lawmakers and activists have reportedly been arrested in Hong Kong under the controversial national security law.
Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
Farmers in India are protesting new laws liberalising agricultural markets, calling for a national strike following inconclusive talks with Narendra Modi's government, and the crackdown in Hong Kong… Audio
Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy lawmakers after China ruling
Four opposition pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been disqualified with immediate effect.
Michael Wood: 'China is the greatest civilisation on earth'
Historian, author and documentary maker Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest continuous civilisation and longest lasting state, to compile a stunning new… Audio
Covid-19 puts halt on incredible no-flight world tour
Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio
Bill Birtles: 'I'd still love to be in Beijing if I could'
Journalist Bill Birtles was bundled out of China this week after officers from China's Ministry of State Security appeared at his apartment in Beijing at midnight, declaring he were banned from… Audio
