Beijing
China correspondent: "The world's most populous country is on hold"
The outbreak of the coronavirus in China has impacted the world's most populous country in almost every way possible, leaving it in a shut-down state. Globe and Mail Beijing correspondent Nathan… Audio
Wuhan virus is twice as virulent as Ebola
The World Health Organisation declared the flu-like coronavirus a global emergency on Friday after cases spiked more than tenfold in a week. Globe and Mail Beijing correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe is… Audio
Wuhan coronavirus continues to weave path of destruction
A coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan has now killed more than 40 people and infected more than 1,100, with the virus also spreading to at least nine other countries. Nathan VanderKlippe… Audio
'China-US resolution more of a truce than a peace deal'
Reports that China and the US have reached an initial trade deal have been met with scepticism by many commentators. Waikato University's International Law professor Al Gillespie says it's too early… Audio
Worst may be yet to come in Hong Kong
Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer and the author of City of Protest: A Recent History of Dissent in Hong Kong. He joins the show with all the latest from the protests that have now… Audio
Jung Chang: 'I still have a tremendous optimism for China'
Chinese-born British writer Jung Chang joins the show to discuss her latest book Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister and why she still remains optimistic about the future of her homeland. Audio
Learning Mandarin not as intimidating as it might seem
Mike Insley began learning Mandarin when he and his wife moved to China to work in a winery in the remote region of Ningxia in 2015. He's brushing up on his Mandarin skills as part of the NZ Chinese… Audio
Christine Loh Kung-wai: History repeating itself in Hong Kong
Christine Loh Kung-wai is a scholar at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She offers an analysis on the unrest rocking Hong Kong, and why there is a sense of déjà vu about the current… Audio
Calling Home: Anna Fifield in Beijing
Today Calling Home is from China where expat Anna Fifield is based as the Washington Post Beijing Bureau Chief. She talks about her life in the Chinese capital. Audio
Dr Roger Tyers: The no-fly return trip from Beijing to Southampton
Climate researcher Dr Roger Tyers is on his no-fly return trip from China to the U.K. Audio
The no-fly journey from England to China
Dr Roger Tyers is an environmental sociologist at the University of Southampton who's just travelled from Southampton to Beijing without flying. He speaks to Jim about taking on the no-fly challenge.
…Book critical of China ditched by publisher over legal fears
Canberra Professor in public ethics Clive Hamilton has written: Silent Invasion: How China is turning Australia into a Puppet State. It was due to be published by Allen and Unwin, but it has out… Audio
Making the modern gentleman
What does it take to make the modern gentleman? With a love of art and design New Zealand menswear label, French 83, provides a twist on classic suiting for the young professional. Add a dash of our… Audio
Beban’s Beijing - Sounds from behind the red gate
Musician and sound artist Daniel Beban shares highlights of the underground music scene with Lynda Chanwai-Earle, the locals and the more surreal moments of his time in Beijing. Audio, Gallery
Beban’s Beijing - Sounds from behind the red gate
Musician and sound artist Daniel Beban shares highlights of the underground music scene with Lynda Chanwai-Earle, the locals and the more surreal moments of his time in Beijing.
AudioHamish Bond and Eric Murray: rowing for gold
Kim Hill talks to Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won 69 rowing races from 69 starts since they first paired up at a World Cup event in Munich in 2009, most recently winning a gold medal at the Rio… Audio
More Olympic athletes fail after drugs re-tests
Forty-five athletes have failed dope tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalysed.
Elaine Yan Ling Ng: textiles and tehnology
Kim Hill talks to Hong Kong-based designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng who interweaves technology with her textiles and furnishings at The Fabrick Lab. She visited Wellington as a keynote speaker for Nature… Audio
First ever "red alert" for pollution in Beijing
Beijing has issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, with authorities in the Chinese capital ordering half the citys cars of the road and advising schools to shut. Audio
The Beijing Experimental Underground
Daniel Beban takes a tour of the underground experimental music scene in Beijing, where he discovers a tight-knit community of artists who create their music on the fringes of mainstream Chinese… Audio
