Asia

A growing taste for pastries, cakes and dairy-topped drinks in China and southeast Asia is fuelling demand for New Zealand-made cream cheese. Country Life takes a tour of Fonterra's high-tech factory… Audio

Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about over 1000 children being poisoned by free school lunches in Indonesia this week, as well as a film in China which was digitally altered to turn… Audio

Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about protests in Indonesia targeting the country's government and police which have spilled over into a second week. Audio

Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about China hosting its largest military parade in Beijing marking 80 years since the end of WWII. Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about China and India trying to warm up relations after years of frosty tensions, as well as a Peruvian woman who has been accused of smuggling drugs… Audio

Asia correspondent Adam Hancock spoke to Lisa Owen about the wife of South Korea's jailed former president being arrested, as well as Nepal opening up Himalayan mountins for free to clear congestion… Audio

Asia correspondent, Chris Gilbert spoke to Lisa Owen about the 80 year commemoraiton of the US dropping the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Audio

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia continue to escalate after multiple deaths at the nation's border. Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

Asia correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Melissa Chan-Green about a big day for trade deals in the region, as well as the man believed to be the world's oldest marathon runner who has died in a… Audio

Asia Correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about confusion over whether a trade deal has been struck between the US and China, as well as a massive beach resort set to open in North Korea… Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a volcanic eruption in Indonesia that has left many tourists, including New Zealanders, stranded in Bali, meanwhile two suspects have been… Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about a potential trip to China for Donald Trump and Japan recording its lowest birth rate in more than a century. Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Covid-19 in Taiwan, Japan cracking down on weird names for kids like Pikachu and how a Chinese paraglider accidentally flew more than 8500 metres… Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about how North Korea has had some strong words about Donald Trump's plans for a golden dome missile shield, how the new Pope seems to be turning his… Audio

China's President Xi Jinping is on a charm offensive to drum up business across the region. Checkpoint's correspondent in Taipei, Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen.  Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Hollywood films becoming the latest target in the tariff trade war, a New Zealander being arrested in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling and… Audio

South Korea's constitutional court has upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The decision comes after a short lived declaration of martial law late last year which caused political chaos… Audio