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Lobster industry claws its way back
New Zealand's live lobster industry is worth about $320 million annually, much of it sold to China. However, back on January 24 exports came to a halt when China shut down its Chinese New Year…
AudioAustralia correspondent Bernard Keane
Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about the ongoing trade tussle between China and Australia, as the economic superpower confirms it'll press ahead with an 80 per cent tariff… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He discusses the big international… Audio
The mysterious disappearance of Kim Jong Un
New Zealand journalist Anna Fifield is the Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post and last year she wrote the book on controversial North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She joins the show to discuss… Audio
The hell of Okinawa: a new book on the last great battle of the Pacific War
A new book on the Battle of Okinawa looks at whether the losses led the White House to contemplate dropping the atomic bomb.
Professor Peter Doherty: No Covid-19 magic bullets yet
We're still hearing about patient trials of the Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine for treatment of Covid-19 patients, but Nobel Prize-winning professor Peter Doherty says neither option is shaping as… Audio
Covid-19: Foreigners being targetted as threats in China
Video emerged this week of a foreigner being held down with a pole by three officials in Beijing for not wearing a mask in public. Nathan van der Klippe is The Globe and Mail's Beijing correspondent… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He joins the show to look at the big… Audio
'No evidence that Covid-19 is causing huge loss of life'
Professor Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, says there is no clear evidence that Covid-19 is causing massive loss of life, despite evidence to the contrary in places like… Audio
The Great State: new book examines how China relates to the world
Historian Timothy Brook in The Great State: China and the World says China has been engaged in a debate how it relates to other nations for centuries.
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A Quiet Revolution: A Chinese writer on the struggles of his family
One of China's most controversial authors forgoes political satire to write about his family's struggles during the Cultural Revolution.
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Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He looks at the big Covid-19 talking points in a week that saw global… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: International Covid-19 update
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University who specialises in infectious diseases, immunology and antibody engineering. He joins us on the spread of Covid-19… Audio
New Zealander in China: 'Life is back to normal here'
We spoke with New Zealander Lew Dagger a few weeks back ago when China was in lockdown, but now he says life is pretty much back to normal. In fact, he has even managed a sit-down meal in a… Audio
Remdesivir looms as most likely Covid-19 drug
Remdesivir is being billed as the most promising Covid-19 drug by researchers. Andrew Joseph is a reporter at STAT covering health and medicine who has been looking into Remdesivir. Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'Don't discount a second Covid-19 wave'
New Zealander Gary McLean, a professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, says we shouldn't discount the idea of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting. Professor McLean joins the… Audio
Peter Doherty: 'People should act as though they have Covid-19'
Nobel prize-winning Australian immunologist Professor Peter Doherty says need to think like we’ve already got Covid-19 if we want to protect our most vulnerable. Audio
Professor Gary McLean: 'No age group is immune from Covid-19'
Gary McLean is a professor in molecular immunology and infectious diseases specialist. He says things are being done well here in relation to the spread of Covid-19, but offers a stark warning that it… Audio
Covid-19 has become part of the war between China and the US
Have China's draconian powers of government enabled it to kick Covid-19 to the kerb? And can we believe the figures on the virus coming out of the country? Audio
Covid-19 has become part of the war between China and the US
Have China's draconian powers of government enabled it to kick Covid-19 to the kerb? And can we believe the figures on the virus coming out of the country?
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