Korea
Korean soldiers exhange warning shots after defection
South Korea's military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected.
Murderer to be deported back to Korea after release
A man who killed his partner when he set fire to the dentist surgery where she worked will be deported to Korea when he is released from prison. Chul Jun Cho appealed against the decision but failed… Audio
China has taken a swipe at the 'provocative United States',
Al Gillespie of the University of Waikato on China-US relations over North Korea. Audio
US naval flotilla heading for North Korea....yes really
Last week, as tensions flared on the Korean peninsula, the Trump administration announced it was dispatching the U-S-S Carl Vinson to the Sea of Japan, to send a "powerful signal" to North Korea. In… Audio
North Korea fires ballistic missile near Japan
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile on the eve of the meeting between the presidents of China and the United States, where North Korea will be high on the talking agenda. Video, Audio
Doryun Chong: M+, curation, and the Walters Prize
Kim Hill talks to Doryun Chong, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at M+ Hong Kong, and former Curator of Painting and Sculpture at MoMA. He is the judge of the 2016 Walters Prize. Audio
Reuben Paterson: glittering WOW
Kim Hill talks to New Plymouth-based artist Reuben Paterson, best known for his glitter paintings. His work will provide a backdrop to this year's World of Wearable Art showcase, and his new solo… Audio
Nights' Overseas - Vietnam
Bloomberg BNA reporter Lien Hoang on high profile visitors to Vietnam, a rare act of gun violence, bribery, and a spat with Korea over a film. Audio
Diplomatic immunity waived for NZer in Korea
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has waived diplomatic immunity for a government employee in South Korea, after an alleged altercation outside a bar. Video
Sit on your art: 2D to 3D furniture
You see some attractive objects hanging on an apartment wall, and assume they're purely ornamental. But what's this? Your host is taking the artwork down, and folding this two dimensional object into… Video, Audio, Gallery
Asia correspondent Charlotte Glennie
North Korea holds its first party congress in 36 years and the colourful Philippines election. Audio
Inside iD Fashion Week
Frankenstein's lover, pan-sexuality, torture devices and animal rights provide unexpected inspiration and stories behind the work of emerging designers at Dunedin iD Fashion Week 2016. Audio
Historic deal over 'comfort women'
Japan and South Korea have reached a historic deal to settle the issue of "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II.
The Wireless - Mava Moayyed
Mava's story about the New Zealanders finding fame in Korean show business is published in RNZ's online magazine The Wireless this week. Audio
K-Pop World Festival 2015
The annual K-POP World festival gives amateur, non-Korean K-pop performers, a chance to compete on a world stage in Changwon. Mava Moayyed meets the 2015 Kiwi K-popper finalists ahead of their onstage… Audio
Questions raised over Korea FTA
Opposition parties have raised concerns with trade negotiators over whether New Zealand's free trade deal with Korea will make the country more vulnerable to legal challenges. Audio
Trade Minister talks up FTA benefits to Northland
Talking up the merits of a trade deal has been taken to new heights by the Trade Minister, who says the Korean Free Trade Agreement could provide enormous benefit to the people of Northland, who go to… Audio
NZ's new trade deal with Korea
New Zealand exporters will automatically save 65-million-dollars a year under a trade deal signed with Korea today, rising to 230-million over the next 15 or so years. Audio
Long-awaited free trade deal with Korea to be signed
A free trade deal between New Zealand and Korea will be signed and sealed in Seoul today -- an agreement that's been tough to negotiate and has taken five years to conclude. Audio
Korean street food recipes with stall owner Eunmi Kang
28 year old Eunmi Kang learned to cook in her hometown of Busan, Korea - and she's now bringing her own twist on Korean street food to Wellingtonians through her stall, Miss Kangsta, at the Willis… Audio
