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Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Overseas Correspondent Lien Hoang joins us from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. We catch up on the latest on the covid situation there and also find out why Vietnam has found itself in the middle of a power… Audio
Covid-19: Vietnam detects new variety with transmission adaptation
Vietnam has detected a variant of the Covid-19 virus that appears to be a combination of the Indian and UK variants and can spread quickly by air, officials say.
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoan joins us from Ho Chi Mihn - Vietnam is racing to stop a Covid outbreak, with a UK strain spreading faster, especially ahead of the Lunar new year when families gather. Audio
Calling Home: Dave Cole in Hoi An, Vietnam
Wellingtonians Dave and Christie Cole live in Hoi An, Vietnam. In 2015, they quit their jobs, sold all their belongings and property and left New Zealand to explore the world, beginning in Malaysia… Audio
Search for survivors after Typhoon Molave hits Vietnam triggering landslides
Vietnam is searching for survivors after landslides triggered by Typhoon Molave, one of its strongest storms in decades, lashed a central region already reeling from weeks of heavy rains that have…
Overseas Correspondent
William Yang joins us once again from Taipei with the latest news from Vietnam. Audio
COVID-19 outbreak has made China a 'pedestrian's paradise'
Lew Dagger has been in China for the past twenty years. He lives and works in Jinghong in the south of Yunnan, close to the Myanmar border. He joins the show for an update on the impact coronavirus… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoang joins us once again from Ho Chi Minh City with the latest news from Vietnam including the tragic case of the 39 Vietnamese who died whilst being smuggled to the UK, landmark changes in… Audio
Kriv Stenders: The Battle of Long Tan
Kriv Stenders has made a movie about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers of D Company who had to battle against the odds for four hours in torrential rain. The film is Danger Close: The Battle of… Audio
Dr. Jim Salinger: Billion Trees Programme ultimately flawed
Planting billions of trees to mop up Co2 is ultimately a sensible idea, says Dr. Jim Salinger, but it has to be done in the right way. Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoang joins us from Ho Chi Minh City - where there are moves to ban motorbikes. Audio
Jean H. Lee: Breakdown in second US - North Korea Summit in Vietnam
The second summit involving US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Vietnam failed. Jean H. Lee, a North Korea expert at the Wilson Center in Washington DC, gives her analysis. Audio
Ivan Watson: Trump needs more than photo-op to win back headlines
Donald Trump's expected to front a press conference about his latest meeting with North Korean leader Kim Yong Un, but instead he's likely to face a barrage of questions about allegations he is a… Audio
Trump declares talks with Kim Jong Un as ‘very successful’
It's second date territory for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Yong Un who are talking de-nuclearisation in Vietnam. BBC's Jon Sopel joined Checkpoint from Hanoi, where the duo's… Video, Audio
Chinese student downturn drop blamed on work rights and NCEA changes
The Schools International Education Business Association is predicting Chinese enrolments could drop by as much as 20 percent at some schools this year.
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoang joins us once again from Ho Chi Mihn City. Audio
Hayley Rhind: fashion and farming
Hayley Rhind did not intend to start a New Zealand made clothing label - but that is exactly what she has done from her sheep and beef farm near Blenheim. She began designing her own clothes to save… Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Vietnam
Lien Hoang joins us once again with the latest from Vietnam. Audio
Fruitful results for Vietnam's dragonfruit industry
Plant and Food Research scientists are collaborating with partners in Vietnam to boost that country's dragonfruit industry. They've found a way to train the plants that could double production. Audio
Fruitful results for Vietnam's dragonfruit industry
Plant and Food Research scientists are collaborating with partners in Vietnam to boost that country's dragonfruit industry. They've found a way to train the plants that could double production.
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