Asia

Japan, like any nation, is adjusting to different generations' expectation of how society should be. With a falling birthrate and a low if growing migrant intake; Japan faces a future where the… Audio

DJ Sir-Vere's sneaker obsession has seen him amass an impressive 500 pairs of kicks, some worth tens of thousands of dollars. Audio

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blaming "tremendous anger and open hostility" from the North. Audio

Anna Fifield discusses what the frenzy of diplomacy in north-east Asia tells us about the prospect for a deal on North Korea's nuclear programme. Also what Malaysia's elections mean for the corruption… Audio

Anna Fifield reports from South Korea which is about to host the high stakes Inter-Korea Summit which will set the stage stage for a further summit between Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump in the coming… Audio

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to meet US President Donald Trump. They used to be in lock-step on North Korea but now Trump is holding a summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and has… Audio

President Xi Jingping seeks to exert even more control in China at the National People's Congress. Audio

Plans that would allow China's president to stay in office indefinitely, while in Manlia there are signs its President doesn't plan to stick around; discussions around the pressures on women in… Audio

Anna Fifield reports from Seoul with a diplomatic coup scored at the opening of the Olympics by North Korea, the arrest of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar, Malaysia's "gay checklist" and it's the… Audio

Anna Fifield reports from Seoul where Winter Olympics' officials contend with minus 25 degree temperatures and a roof-less stadium ahead of the games starting next week with North Korean athletes… Audio

At the winter Olympics next month, the Koreas will march under one flag - united, after so long apart.

They'll also compete as one in women's ice hockey.

This comes out of the first real talks… Audio

The move from traditional throat singing to opera intrigued Glasgow-based music critic Kate Molleson so much she decided to travel to the country, crossing hundreds of kilometres to find out where… Audio, Gallery

Manying Ip been named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. The academic and author says her greatest hope is that Chinese New Zealanders will become as mainstream as Māori and Pakeha New… Audio

North Korea's denouncement of the joint military exercises between the South Korean and American militaries, and are we any closer to resolution on the Rohingya crisis? Audio

A daring defection by a North Korean soldier across the DMZ, in China's latest internet crackdown Skype has been removed from app stores and the Chinese 'Trumpchi' cars which might have to change… Audio

Nine to Noon correspondent and Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post discusses Donald Trump's State visit to China ahead of APEC. Audio