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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‘Anti-woke’ movement recruits teen boys across Asia (00:17:50)
More Asian internet users are influenced by far-right causes including white supremacism in the digital age. Listen to Post reporter Kimberly Lim explain more about the ‘anti-woke’ movement’s slow cre...
Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia through China-US tensions (00:28:02)
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 m...
Why Japan’s Harajuku is enjoying a surprising fashion revival (00:19:57)
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 y...
Unravelling China and India’s roles in the US fentanyl crisis (00:20:14)
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 an...
Will Japan give Oppenheimer a chance? (00:28:08)
Oppenheimer will finally make its Japan premier on March 29, 2024, eight months after the film’s world debut. How will the only country to suffer wartime atomic bombings react to a biopic about the Am...
Why India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is so controversial (00:27:27)
Protests continue in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which many say is a Hindu nationalist campaign targeting Muslims, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Post spoke wi...
Why Japan’s yakuza crime groups are on the verge of disappearing (00:28:08)
The yakuza are seeing a pop cultural renaissance with hit TV shows like Tokyo Vice and video games such as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In reality, however, the Japanese organised crime groups are ...
Inside China: What if Trump wins? (00:37:04)
How might a second Trump presidency affect US relations with China, North Korea, Japan, Asean, India and more? Post US bureau chief Robert Delaney compares and analyses the foreign policies of incumbe...
Ageing and fertility: why Asian women are freezing their eggs (00:22:08)
A growing number of women are freezing their eggs as a means of prolonging their fertility, but what are the economic and social barriers they face along the way? The Post spoke with Dr Geetha Venkat ...
Why the Philippines’ Duterte-Marcos alliance is disintegrating (00:18:03)
The political marriage of the Philippines’ two most powerful families appears to be crumbling. Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, explains the...
How Indonesia’s ‘TikTok general’ Prabowo won the presidential race (00:22:00)
Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s current defence minister, has won the presidential election by a wide margin, according to unofficial, but historically accurate quick count results. But there are linger...
Taylor Swift, Coldplay spark concert tourism boom in Southeast Asia (00:16:28)
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest musical acts in the world – and she’s coming to Singapore in 2024, along with Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Coldplay. For decades, so-called “world tours” have skipped ...
Is North Korea preparing for war? (00:21:55)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made the South its “principal enemy” in proposed changes to the country’s constitution. He has also ended hopes of reunification, while intensifying missile tests. ...
Coming soon: China and the Russia-Ukraine War, one year on (00:01:58)
One year after Russia's disastrous attempt to invade Ukraine and overthrow its government, Vladimir Putin finds his military bogged down in a stalemate, and his nation economically and diplomatically ...
‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy defanged; Tokyo, Seoul join the US tech war; is China easing Australia sanctions? (00:51:12)
Kinling Lo analyses a change of tone amid a staff change for Beijing’s senior diplomats; Rob Delaney on the future of US-China relations with Kevin McCarthy as Speaker; Zhou Xin reveals the deeper com...
Analysing China’s ties with the US, EU, UK, and Philippines in 2023 (00:46:27)
Brussels-based SCMP correspondent Finbarr Bermingham recaps how Russia’s Ukraine invasion changed Europe’s relationship with China, and previews how the EU may change its tact to Chinese investment an...
Xi’s Arab-China summit; Biden’s TSMC pivot in Arizona and EU EV diplomacy (00:30:45)
Post reporter Jack Lau analyses the energy and weapons deals signed by Saudi Arabia and China during Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh; hear about the historic Arab-China summit, and China’s push to expand...
Europe juggles China-US relations amid rising anger over Biden’s policies; analysing Jiang Zemin’s legacy (00:35:32)
How has the death of China’s former president Jiang Zemin inspired nostalgic memories of a different era of Beijing-Washington ties? Post North America bureau chief Rob Delaney gives his analysis on t...
Xi at G20: the optics and politics of China post-Covid as Ukraine war rages (00:38:54)
Kinling Lo reports from Bali after three days of speeches and sideline meetings, including the first face-to-face talks of presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden since China-US ties worsened. Shi Jiangta...
Asean preview: Myanmar crisis and US-China rivalry; China expands private security firms overseas (00:29:16)
Asia desk editor Bhavan Jaipragas previews a crucial Asean summit that will include US President Joe Biden sparring for relevance amid soaring Chinese investment in Southeast Asia, the ongoing Myanmar...
New US tech sanctions hit China, South Korea, Taiwan; Germany's port in a storm (00:41:16)
A week on from the harshest US sanctions yet on China’s access to semiconductor technology, Post tech-desk editor Zhou Xin unpacks the effect on China’s economy, the implications for American manufact...
Is the US preparing for war over Taiwan? Why the historic Japan-Australia defence, energy deal matters (00:32:20)
When the head of the US Navy declares his forces must be ready to “fight tonight” over the Taiwan Strait, is he referring to intelligence reports or the seasonal fight for funding? Hear from North Ame...
US names China ‘biggest threat’, announces global bans on tech; Philippines and US-China rivalry (00:43:15)
Washington-based Post journalist Kinling Lo analyses the latest US national security strategy, which focuses on China and climate change as the biggest threats. New York-based deputy bureau chief Mark...
China’s UN victory over Xinjiang report; US plans more tech sanctions; Taiwan’s new ‘red line’ (00:25:51)
Post journalist and North America deputy bureau chief Mark Magnier details the rejection of a proposed vote at the UN Human Rights Council to debate the High Commissioner for Human Rights report into ...
China reacts to US Pacific deal; beyond US-China geopolitics binary logic (00:36:08)
The US announced a historic US$810 million-aid package for 14 Pacific nations after a two-day conference in Washington. Post China desk reporter Kawala Xie reports on the reaction from China watchers ...
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